UK University Events

Events happening at Universities in the UK

Scams and Shams by Max Ziff & Ann Rachlin, 20 May 2012, Holgate House, Grey College
10 May 2012 04:01

“Taking for a ride”, “Pulling the wool over their eyes”, “Hoodwinking”: many are the synonyms for deceiving and defrauding – and of course it has been going on for centuries. Even Michelangelo did it! Ann Rachlin and her son, Max Ziff take us on an amusing journey, revealing the genius ruses that swindled not only the public but also the experts in the world of art and finance.

6th annual European Postgraduate Fluid Dynamics Conference
9 July 2012 18:00

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10 Jul 2012 to 12 Jul 2012, TBC

Kennedy Memorial Lecture
19 May 2012 12:23

You are warmly invited to attend a lecture event at Queen’s University Belfast on Wednesday 23 May from 4pm, when eminent American historian Alan Brinkley will give the 2012 Kennedy Memorial Lecture on ‘The Irish Prince: John Kennedy and his Legacy’. The lecture will be hosted by the Chief Executives’ Club at Queen’s and the School of History and Anthropology. It will take place in the Great Hall, Queen’s Lanyon building. Alan Brinkley is the Allan Nevins Professor of History at Columbia University in New York, specialising in the history of twentieth-century America, and has also taught at Harvard, Oxford, and Cambridge universities. His work has won a number of prestigious awards, including the US National Book Award. His most recent publication provides an incisive review of both the achievements and significant failures of the brief presidency of the United States’ youngest elected President: ‘John F Kennedy’, as part of the Barnes & Noble American Presidents Series. In his lecture at Queen’s University, Professor Brinkley will consider the strength and significance of this iconic President’s Irish roots. Refreshments will be served in the Great Hall from 4 pm and the lecture will begin at 4.30 pm. This event is free to attend. We anticipate a high demand for places and would recommend that you register as soon as you can by contacting Brenda Carabine: brenda.carabine@qub.ac.uk Tel: 028 9097 1153.

Science and Engineering open day
27 June 2012 18:00

Year 11 & 12 students are invited to attend our open day
28 Jun 2012 to 28 Jun 2012, Queen's Tower Rooms, Sherfield Building

Wild About Plymouth: River Bugs
22 June 2012 18:00

Wild About Plymouth is a partnership led by Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery organising family-friendly science and natural history events throughout the year and Plymouth University is ...

Wild About Plymouth event: Bug Hunt
6 July 2012 18:00

Wild About Plymouth is a partnership led by Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery organising family-friendly science and natural history events throughout the year and Plymouth University is ...

Wild About Plymouth event: City Spiders
20 July 2012 18:00

Wild About Plymouth is a partnership led by Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery organising family-friendly science and natural history events throughout the year and Plymouth University is ...

Wild About Plymouth event: Surf's up
4 August 2012 18:00

Wild About Plymouth is a partnership led by Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery organising family-friendly science and natural history events throughout the year and Plymouth University is ...

From judgement to atonement: Sculpture at Strasbourg, Lincoln and Naumburg
19 May 2012 12:23

Wednesday 6 June 2012: York Medieval Seminar

Developing a human immune system in a test tube: Stories from an on-going scientific adventure
19 May 2012 12:23

Wednesday 6 June 2012: For this Cafe Scientifique, Dr Mark Coles will talk abouthow the research project, 'the human artificial lymph node' has lead us to a better understanding of how tumours undergo metastasis to secondary sites in the body.

Where now for Labour?
19 May 2012 12:23

Wednesday 30 May 2012: The Rt Hon David Blunkett MP will deliver the 2012 School of Social and Political Sciences Lecture on the topic 'Where now for Labour?'.

The white bull and blue skies: Rethinking the Art History curriculum after Old Europe
19 May 2012 12:23

Wednesday 30 May 2012: An Art History lecture discussing the end of 'the Old Europe'.

The relentless march of the microchip
19 May 2012 12:23

Wednesday 23 May 2012: Professor Steve Furber from the University of Manchester will discuss research which aims to build a computer to accelerate our understanding of how the brain works and which will provide a platform for the investigation of the important issues that face the microchip industry in the near future.

Q.U.B. A.F.C. Reunion
19 May 2012 12:23

We hope very much that you will be able to join us for our special Q.U.B. A.F.C. Reunion of former members and friends. We are delighted to confirm that the arrangements for the event are as follows: Date: Friday 1st June, 2012 Venue: Canada Room, Queen’s University Belfast Programme: 6.45 p.m. Reception (Wine, soft drinks, nibbles) 7.45 p.m. Welcoming Address; Chairman, Queen’s Football Academy 8.00 p.m. Dinner (3 courses with tea/coffee and 2 glasses of wine pp) 9.00 p.m. Speeches: Most Rev. Bishop Anthony Farquahar; John Stuart; 9.30 p.m. Formal and Informal photographs, informal chat, bar service . The dress code is smart casual. A looped visual powerpoint presentation of the highlights of the years 1959 to 1966 will run throughout the dinner. An exhibition of formal photographs and memorabilia will be on display during the Reception. Tables will be allocated according to year groups so that old friends can dine together; a lay-out of tables, years and names will be on display at the Reception. QUB folders with copies of memorabilia will be presented to all participants. The cost per head is £50.00.

Reframing History: film, television and the historians
19 May 2012 12:23

We aim to provide an engaging forum to explore the potential for interdisciplinary collaboration between historians, film-makers and broadcasters concerned with the public communication of historical understanding in Ireland as we approach a 'decade of anniversaries'. The conference is open to the general public.

Undergraduate Open Days
19 May 2012 12:23

University Open Days for prospective undergraduate students, parents and careers teachers

“On the side of the angels?” The reality of humanitarian aid in a fragile world
19 May 2012 12:23

Tuesday 22 May 2012: Fergus Drake, the Director of UK Programmes and Deputy Director of Global programmes at Save the Children will deliver the College's Annual Lecture in May 2012 entitled '"On the side of angels?" The reality of humanitarian aid in a fragile world'

Then and now: Viewing the transatlantic slave trade over forty year
19 May 2012 12:23

Tuesday 12 June 2012: In this lecture, Professor James Walvin will explain how our understanding of the Transatlantic slave trade has undergone a remarkable change over the last forty years in response to political and cultural transformations in Western society.

NEPIC's Project Finance Workshop, 23 May 2012, Wynyard Hall, Wynyard
15 March 2012 04:48

To use case studies and expert input to improve understanding of the types of business/project finance available and the most effective methods of accessing it.

The last wife and first queen: The friendship of Katherine Parr and Mary Tudor
19 May 2012 12:23

Thursday 24 May 2012: Linda Porter explores the friendship between Katherine Parr and Mary Tudor and what this tells us about the fluidity of religious attitudes in mid-sixteenth century England.

On Your Marks - Truro and Penwith College Art and Design Exhibition
21 May 2012 18:00

This annual Art and Design exhibition showcases the work from all full-time and part-time art and design students studying at Truro and Penwith College.(

Plymouth Marine Science Education Fund Medal Lecture
9 September 2012 18:00

This year's lecture will be given by Professor Jan Pentreath and focus on 'Unstable atoms in the oceans: clocks, tracers and DNA'. The Plymouth Marine Science lecture programme was establi...

School of Humanities and Performing Arts Showcase 2012
22 May 2012 18:00

This year's School of Humanities and Performance Arts showcase takes place on 23rd and 24th May. The event celebrates and profiles student work from across the subject areas of theatre and...

The Eaton Lecture: Three Solitudes? - Faith. Politics and Secularism in Canada
19 May 2012 12:23

This year the lecture will be attended Dr Fred Eaton O.Ont., who generously funds this annual event as well as the Eaton Exchange Programme between Queen’s and the University of New Brunswick. The guest speaker is Bill Blaikie, a former Canadian politician, who is currently an adjunct Professor in Theology at the University of Winnipeg, and Director of the Knowles-Woodsworth Centre for Theology and Public Policy. He was elected to Parliament in 1979; was re-elected eight times and then retired from federal politics in 2008 as the Dean of the House of Commons. Over the years, he was the NDP critic for health, environment, foreign affairs, and trade; served as House Leader and Parliamentary Leader; and, in his last term, was the first New Democrat to be Deputy Speaker of the House. In 2009 he was elected to the Manitoba Legislature and served as Minister of Conservation until October 2011.

Cardiff School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies: 40th Anniversary Conference
19 May 2012 02:51

This year the School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies will celebrate 40 years of nursing and midwifery education and research. Celebrations of this milestone in the School's history will include an Anniversary Conference on Saturday 19th May ... more

Bulgarian music, 27 May 2012, Fountains Hall, Grey College, Durham
17 May 2012 03:26

This talk and recital, given by Antonina Lax and Nick Browne, will focus on aspects of Bulgarian music, particularly the Bulgarian Suite for flute and Piano by Assen Karastoyanov. The venue is the Lattin Chapel in Fountains Hall in Grey College.

History Talk: Making Time for the Past
19 May 2012 04:27

This session introduces you to what happened in prehistory – and crucially, when it happened. You will think about how archaeologists order the past, get a quick overview of some dating methods and then try to date your very own long barrow. ... more

Edward Burra: first major exhibition in 25 years
1 March 2012 05:58

This is the first major exhibition for over twenty-five years of the work of Edward Burra (1905-1976), providing the opportunity to reassess one of the most individual and celebrated British artists of the twentieth century.ED WARD BURRA is a Pallant House Gallery touring exhibition, curated by Simon Martin. The exhibition has been sponsored by Lefevre Fine Art Ltd and supported by the Pallant House Gallery Edward Burra Supporters' Circle.

Edward Burra: first major exhibition in 25 years
1 March 2012 05:58

This is the first major exhibition for over twenty-five years of the work of Edward Burra (1905-1976), providing the opportunity to reassess one of the most individual and celebrated British artists of the twentieth century.ED WARD BURRA is a Pallant House Gallery touring exhibition, curated by Simon Martin. The exhibition has been sponsored by Lefevre Fine Art Ltd and supported by the Pallant House Gallery Edward Burra Supporters' Circle.

Edward Burra: first major exhibition in 25 years
1 March 2012 05:58

This is the first major exhibition for over twenty-five years of the work of Edward Burra (1905-1976), providing the opportunity to reassess one of the most individual and celebrated British artists of the twentieth century.ED WARD BURRA is a Pallant House Gallery touring exhibition, curated by Simon Martin. The exhibition has been sponsored by Lefevre Fine Art Ltd and supported by the Pallant House Gallery Edward Burra Supporters' Circle.

Edward Burra: first major exhibition in 25 years
1 March 2012 05:58

This is the first major exhibition for over twenty-five years of the work of Edward Burra (1905-1976), providing the opportunity to reassess one of the most individual and celebrated British artists of the twentieth century.ED WARD BURRA is a Pallant House Gallery touring exhibition, curated by Simon Martin. The exhibition has been sponsored by Lefevre Fine Art Ltd and supported by the Pallant House Gallery Edward Burra Supporters' Circle.

Edward Burra: first major exhibition in 25 years
1 March 2012 05:58

This is the first major exhibition for over twenty-five years of the work of Edward Burra (1905-1976), providing the opportunity to reassess one of the most individual and celebrated British artists of the twentieth century.ED WARD BURRA is a Pallant House Gallery touring exhibition, curated by Simon Martin. The exhibition has been sponsored by Lefevre Fine Art Ltd and supported by the Pallant House Gallery Edward Burra Supporters' Circle.

Edward Burra: first major exhibition in 25 years
1 March 2012 05:58

This is the first major exhibition for over twenty-five years of the work of Edward Burra (1905-1976), providing the opportunity to reassess one of the most individual and celebrated British artists of the twentieth century.ED WARD BURRA is a Pallant House Gallery touring exhibition, curated by Simon Martin. The exhibition has been sponsored by Lefevre Fine Art Ltd and supported by the Pallant House Gallery Edward Burra Supporters' Circle.

'The Arts in History' Postgraduate Conference
14 June 2012 18:00

This interdisciplinary postgraduate conference seeks to examine how the 'arts' and the way they have been studied over time, offer an insight into the societies of the past and present. Fo...

Engaging with Identities: Medieval Postgraduate Symposium
2 June 2012 08:02

This interdisciplinary conference is aimed at postgraduate students exploring medieval topics during the course of their research. ... more

Short course: ECSA Nutrients Workshop
25 June 2012 18:00

This hands-on workshop will focus on methods for the determination of the macronutrients nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P). Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about, and discuss, q...

Highlands College Foundation Degree Exhibition
27 May 2012 18:00

This exhibition will feature work by students from the FdA Art and Design foundation degree course at Highlands College's School of Art and Design.Please contact the college for furth...

QUMS Postgraduate Open Evening
19 May 2012 12:23

This event will provide prospective postgraduate students with the opportunity to talk to programme directors, lecturers and current students about the range of postgraduate taught and research programmes on offer. There is also an opportunity to tour our state-of-the-art facilities to include lecture theatre, computer suites and postgraduate common room.

Executive MBA Open Evening - Derry
19 May 2012 12:23

This event will provide prospective MBA participants with the opportunity to talk to the programme director and senior staff, as well as MBA alumni. Programme: 5.45 pm Registration 6.00 - 7.00 pm Presentation and Q&A session

BA Management and Business Studies (part-time) Open Evening
19 May 2012 12:23

This event will provide prospective BA Management and Business Studies students (part-time) with the oportunity to talk to the programme director and find out more detailed information about the programme. Programme: 5.30 pm to 8.00 pm Presentation presentation commencing at 6.30 pm

Queen's Executive MBA Open Evening - Newry
19 May 2012 12:23

This event will provide potential Executive MBA participants with the opportunity to talk to the programme director, senior staff as well as MBA alumni. Programme: 5.45 pm Registration 6.00 - 7.00 pm Presentation with Q&A session

Executive MBA Open Evening
19 May 2012 12:23

This event will provide potential Executive MBA participants with the opportunity to talk to programme director, senior staff and MBA alumni about the part-time 2-year MBA programme at Queen's University Management School. You will also be able to view the state-of-the-art facilities at Riddel Hall.

Post-budget breakfast event
6 March 2012 17:00

The economic and political impact of the Chancellor’s economic plans will be analysed at a special Post-Budget Breakfast event on Wednesday 21 March.

1967 Medical Reunion
19 May 2012 12:23

The class of 1967 will celebrate their 45th reunion on the 15th and 16th June 2012. If you have any information, or photos, relevant to the Class of 1967, please send same to Adele McMahon (a.mcmahon@qub.ac.uk) and it will be added to our page. There is a link to the Reunion venue, the Radisson Hotel, Limavady (www.radissonroepark.com).Booking is by credit card (but no deduction is made until checking out of the hotel).  The contact in the hotel is Samantha Ferguson.   The Reunion is on Friday 15th, Saturday 16th, and Sunday 17th June 2012.However, we want to maximize the use of the time, so we will have arrangements for much of Friday and Sunday, for those who are not pushed for time.eg golfers, walkers, etc. As previously stated, there is the opportunity to book further accommodation before and after the nights of the 15th and 16th.

Vice-Chancellor's Teaching and Learning Conference
5 July 2012 18:00

The call for papers is now open please visit  http://www2.plymouth.ac.uk/vcsconference/ for full details. Abstract submission dea...

May Fest 2012: the university's annual community open day
24 February 2012 06:59

The University's 3rd annual fun, interactive open day for the community and friends of the University. With topical debates, hands-on activities and fantastic demos, there's something for all ages. Last year's event attracted around 5,000 people.

Olympic Torch Weekend
3 April 2012 04:09

The Olympic Torch will come to town through the The Big Screen in Derby. The weekend showing will take place from 29 June to 1 July. Screen ...

CCRCB Seminar Series: CR-UK Lecture
19 May 2012 12:23

The Nobel Laureate, Professor Harald zur Hausen, Germany Cancer Research Centre Heidelberg. Title: "The Search for Infectious Agents in Human Cancers"

JAM Concert
19 May 2012 12:23

The Junior Academy of Music (JAM) at the School of Creative Arts presents their end-of-the-year concert. During the morning more than 130 children from four different JAM programmes will be showcasing their musicianship through choir singing, brass band playing as well as through performing with current digital technologies. Everyone welcome. Entrance free of charge.

Diet's don't work - now what? Mapping an ethical agenda for public health nutrition
30 May 2012 18:00

The Institute of Health and Community Seminar Series Angela Meadows (Never Diet Again UK) Britain is said to be in the midst of an obesity crisis that could bankrupt t...

Volunteer Awards 2012
6 June 2012 18:00

The Inspiring Volunteering Awards in its 4th year is a partnership with The Plymouth Herald, Plymouth University and Plymouth Guild. Nominations are now being sought across eight cate...

The Freud Memorial Lecture 2012
30 May 2012 18:00

The Freud Memorial Lecture is an annual event, open to the public and given by an eminent guest speaker.

Yorkshire Graduate Recruitment Fair
19 May 2012 12:23

The Edge, University of Leeds. 11am - 3.30pm.

Last Night of the Proms
11 May 2012 03:17

The BBC Big Screen Derby present Last Night of The Proms a live broadcast direct from The Albert Hall on Saturday 8 September. There will be ...

Graduate Recruitment Fair
19 May 2012 12:23

The Armitage Centre, Fallowfield, Manchester 10.30 - 16.00

Tania Carver in Conversation
31 May 2012 18:00

Tania Carver is the pseudonym of husband and wife writing team Martyn and Linda Waites - tonight Martyn talks about his influences and read from his work.

Lecture: Clouds, Veils and Nights in the Mystical Theologies of Islam and Christianity
23 May 2012 18:00

Speaker: Professor Ian Netton, University of Exeter Islam and Christianity Lecture Series Ian Richard Netton is the Sharjah Professor of Islamic S...

Lecture: After Abercrombie - What Plymouth Did Next
13 June 2012 18:00

Speaker: Jeremy Gould, Emeritus Professor of Architecture, Plymouth University.This event, hosted by the Ford Park Cemetery Trust is free though donatiions are welcome. There is free parki...

South Devon College: University Level Open Day
19 August 2012 18:00

South Devon College has planned Open Events to give you the opportunity to meet staff and students and to ask any questions relating to your chosen course or College life. Course tutors are on hand to...

Maladjusted Schooling Revisited - a time to re-imagine 21st Century Education?
19 May 2012 12:23

Simon Assembly Hall, Didsbury Campus

A Midsummer Night's Dream
16 May 2012 18:00

Set in a secluded glade in idyllic Wivenhoe Park; see Shakespeare’s popular romantic comedy performed at sunset in a perfect natural environment.

Seeking Beyond the Surface
24 April 2012 18:00

Seeking Beyond the Surface explores reflections, distortions and mirroring in the work of five international contemporary artists.

Life Sciences post-doc symposium
13 June 2012 18:00

Second Life Sciences post-doc symposium.
14 Jun 2012 to 14 Jun 2012, Lecture Theatre G34

Film screening: THE ENIGMA OF FRANK RYAN
19 May 2012 12:23

Screening of the drama doc film THE ENIGMA OF FRANK RYAN at QFT1, as part of the Belfast Film Festival. A sympathetic but searching exploration of the life of Frank Ryan (1902- 1944) - Irish radical, International Brigade volunteer in Spain and Nazi collaborator in Berlin. There will be a panel discussion with the director Desmond Bell and with historian Fearghal McGarry after the screening

Green Woodworking Event & Traditional Crafts, 26 May 2012, Botanic Garden, Hollingide Lane, Durham
18 May 2012 04:58

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th MayLocal green woodworker, Chris Helliwell, will be in the garden. He will be demonstrating, and giving people a chance to try using a pole lathe and shave a horse.Silversmith Les Howe and his with Vivienne an artist and card designer, will also be idemonstrating their skills in the garden this weekend.

Traditional Crafts Weekend, 26 May 2012, Botanic Garden, Hollingside Lane, Durham
8 March 2012 07:39

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, will be demonstrating their skills in the garden

Family Activities at Fulling Mill - A House for the Dead, 26 May 2012, Old Fulling Mill Museum of Archaeology
12 April 2012 05:46

Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May Learn how ancient people thought about death and dying and make a prehistoric long barrow burial with a living roof.

Film: Archive Re-Scored
17 June 2012 18:00

Returning for a third year, archive re-scored provides a unique opportunity to see an eclectic mix of short films and clips from the South West's regional film and television archive re-scored by Plym...

May 24: Three Times Philosophy
24 May 2012 11:00

Research students from the Department of Visual Cultures present their PhD work

Fourth UK-US Medical Sociology Conference
19 May 2012 12:23

Registration is now open for The FOURTH UK-US MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY CONFERENCE which will be held from June 14-16 at Queen’s University in Belfast. The Fourth US-UK Medical Sociology conference is a meeting designed to bring together scholars with common interests in a small group-setting to network, debate, share ideas and forge new ground in medical sociology. Participation is limited to approximately 100 delegates. Previous conferences at Royal Holloway, Edinburgh and Boston have been very successful, so we suggest early registration for participants. This is a residential conference and thus all participants will stay at one of the conference accommodations options. All attendees take meals together and attend all plenary sessions and working groups. The registration fee is all-inclusive except for accommodation. University accommodation is available at a very reasonable cost. The Conference convenes on June 14 at 5:00 pm and continues through 3:00 pm on June 16. US and UK Ph.D. students can apply for funding bursaries for Registration and Accommodation (consult the website). Applications for Ph.D. student funding are due by February 15, 2012. Click here (or paste address in browser) to go to conference information and registration webpage: http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/US-UKMedSoc2012/ Our thanks to the Medical Sociology Section of ASA, Foundation for Sociology of Health and Illness, and Queen's University Belfast School of Sociology, Social Work and Social Policy for their support of the conference. Lindsay Prior and Joe Duffy, Queen’s University, Belfast; Peter Conrad, Brandeis University, on behalf of the Organizing Committee

Maritime Crisis Leadership Conference Workshop
2 October 2012 18:00

Recent events in the maritime industry have highlighted some of the challenges and responsibilities which face ship managers. The 'Maritime Crisis Leadership Conference Workshop' is the in...

Fluid Images: Óscar Muñoz
16 May 2012 18:00

Rebecca Breen engages with themes of disintegration and frustration in Colombian artist Muñoz’s image-making.

The 11th International Mammalogical Congress 2013
19 May 2012 12:23

Queen's University is pleased to host the 11th International Mammalogical Congress on behalf of the International Federation of Mammalogists and The Mammal Society. Additional information may be obtained from the Congress web site at: http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/IMC11/

QUMS Parents' and Guardians' Evening
19 May 2012 12:23

Queen’s University Management School invites parents/guardians and their children that are considering going to university in September 2013. The purpose of this event is to give you an opportunity to speak informally with staff and students within the School, to find out more about the specific degree programmes which we offer, to learn more about Queen’s University Management School and life at Queen’s University in general.

May 21: PureGold: Goldsmiths Music Presents Final Performance Recitals: Wind & Brass
21 May 2012 11:45

PureGold: Goldsmiths Music Presents Final Performance Recitals: Wind & Brass

May 25: PureGold: Goldsmiths Music Presents Final Performance Recitals: Vocal
25 May 2012 13:00

PureGold: Goldsmiths Music Presents Final Performance Recitals: Vocal

May 24: PureGold: Goldsmiths Music Presents Final Performance Recitals: Violin
24 May 2012 12:15

PureGold: Goldsmiths Music Presents Final Performance Recitals: Violin

May 23: PureGold: Goldsmiths Music Presents Final Performance Recitals: Piano
23 May 2012 10:00

PureGold: Goldsmiths Music Presents Final Performance Recitals: Piano

Love to Death: Transforming Opera
2 June 2012 04:19

Programme of free public events organised by the School of Music ... more

Love to Death: Transforming Opera
1 June 2012 04:19

Programme of free public events organised by the School of Music ... more

Love to Death: Transforming Opera
31 May 2012 04:19

Programme of free public events organised by the School of Music ... more

Annual Religious Studies Lecture at QUB
19 May 2012 12:23

Professor Mark Noll (Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame) will talk on the theme of 'The Bible, Race, and Slavery as an Enduring American Problem' and on behalf of the Religious Studies Research Forum at QUB. Further information on the event can be found at the following web address: http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/InstituteofTheology/ReligiousStudiesForum/Events/AnnualReligiousStudiesLecture/

Spacetime and the Quantum: united by history
26 June 2012 18:00

Professor Fay Dowker's Inaugural Lecture
27 Jun 2012 to 27 Jun 2012, Lecture Theatre 1, Blackett Lab

Children’s Voices: Visual and Participatory Research Methods with Children
19 May 2012 12:23

Professor Anita Rampal, Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Delhi, India with Professor Ruth Leitch, School of Education, Queen’s University. This workshop is open to students (and staff) who are interested in learning more about creative possibilities for engaging children and young people in research. Professor Rampal has had extensive experience of researching with children (e.g. literacy campaigns) in India using creative verbal and visual methods and Professor Leitch will share her experience of analysing visual images and children’s narratives. Cross-cultural differences will be discussed. Students may bring children's writings/recordings/drawings and activities and commentary will be provided on possibilities for understanding/analysing such data with children.

Bioversity Conservation in a Changing World
21 May 2012 04:41

Prof Mike Bruford, School of Biosciences Wednesday 23rd May 2012, 15:30 -16:30 Optometry Building, Lecture Theatre 0.05 followed by drinks reception. Postgraduates and staff from all disciplines are welcome to attend. To reserve a place, please email UGC@cf.ac.uk by Monday 21st May 2012. ... more

Plymouth Tree Partnership Annual General Meeting
26 June 2012 18:00

Plymouth Tree Partnership brings together community groups and individuals with the City Council to conserve and improve trees as a key element of good quality public places. It runs the local network...

Mensa supervised IQ test session
22 June 2012 18:00

Please note: spaces are limited and candidates must be pre-booked onto Mensa supervised test sessions.For a copy of the booking form, visit

The Human Library
26 May 2012 08:43

Part of the Transeuropa Festival ... more

Climate Change: Engineered Solutions?
29 May 2012 02:18

Part of the Earth and Ocean Sciences Climate Change Lecture Series ... more

Brave New Worlds
9 June 2012 08:11

Part of the 'How the Light Gets In' Festival ... more

Size Matters- Responsible Innovation and New Technologies
3 June 2012 05:48

Part of The Cardiff Series at the Hay Festival. ... more

Geoengineering: Plan B or Pandora's Box?
1 June 2012 05:32

Part of The Cardiff Series at the Hay Festival. ... more

Motherhood and the Mind- The Link Between Childbirth and Madness
9 June 2012 05:54

Part of The Cardiff Series at Hay Festival. ... more

River Landscapes: Safeguarding Vital Services
2 June 2012 05:59

Part of The Cardiff Series at Hay Festival. ... more

What we know about Alzhemiers
6 June 2012 06:01

Part of The Cardiff Series at Hay Festival ... more

The Eureka Moment
9 June 2012 08:03

Part of 'How the Light Gets In' Festival ... more

May 21: Open Philosophy User Testing Workshop & Reading Group
21 May 2012 07:00

Paid workshop for students

Public Administration Committee (PAC) Conference 2012
17 July 2012 18:00

PAC2012 focuses on the key themes of sustainability, regionalism and changes in public administration, and brings together academics and practitioners to discuss common issues, challenges and ideas. <...

Owain Glyndwr: Prince or Outlaw
19 May 2012 04:31

Owain Glyn Dwr ‘s attempt to establish an independent Welsh state has ensured his position as one of the most significant figures in the nation’s history. ... more

Short course: Identifying and Inspiring your Students in Triple Science
8 July 2012 18:00

Organised by the Science Learning Centre South West.This one-day course has been developed to help teachers effectively identify appropriate triple science students from Key Stage 3 data. ...