What’s on at the University of October 2011

Public events bristol.ac.uk/events Lecture Mon 24 October

Lecture Thu 20 October

Talk Tue 25 October

Concert Wed 26 October PUBLIC EVENTS THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER 6 pm INAUGURAL LECTURE A thimble, a pimple, or an egg on legs? Working out how working memory works Psychologists assume that humans use working memory to carry out complex tasks, but what form does our working memory take and does it really do anything useful for us? In this talk Professor Jarrold will answer these questions, drawing particularly on research with children and with individuals with developmental conditions. Speaker Professor Chris Jarrold, School of Experimental Psychology Venue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJ Admission Free, no booking required. For further information contact Nicola Fry tel: +44 (0)117 92 88515, email: [email protected], web: bristol.ac.uk/pace/public-lectures/inaugural/2011/jarrold.html

Organised by the Public and Ceremonial Events Office

MONDAY 17 OCTOBER 6 pm TWILIGHT TALK Photography and the discovery of the universe In 2009 we celebrated the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of the telescope to usher in the era of modern astronomy. The second major revolution in our understanding the nature of the Universe came with the invention of photography in 1839. This enabled us to see the unseen and allowed astrophysics to flourish. Eventually it also allowed us to photograph the Universe in colour, revealing cosmic landscapes of surprising beauty and variety. This talk is a profusely illustrated, non- technical description of photographic developments to capture the universe and the interesting characters and unexpected ideas that were involved. Speaker Professor David Malin, British-Australian astronomer and photographer, former Anglo-Australian Observatory Venue The Bristol Gallery, Unit 2, Building 8, Millennium Promenade, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TY Admission Free, but booking required in advance by contacting Diane Thorne; tel: +44 (0)117 33 18318, email: [email protected] FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 6 pm TWILIGHT TALK The changing faces of the heavens The exhibition in The Bristol Gallery shows us the heavens as we have come to expect them – images from deep space which appear to reflect the world around us, from horses heads to foxes, from cigars to eyes. However, images of the heavens were there from at least since Mesopotamian times. This talk will compare and contrast images from the exhibition with the way that the Mesopotamian world, the Hellenistic world, and the Italian /French medieval world saw the heavens. Speaker Darrelyn Gunzburg, Department of History of Art Venue The Bristol Gallery, Unit 2, Building 8, Millennium Promenade, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TY Admission Free, but booking required in advance by contacting Diane Thorne; tel: +44 (0)117 33 18318, email: [email protected]

MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 6 pm 2011 RICHARD GREGORY LECTURE Perspectives on animation Considering expression, with examples from ‘Morph’ and ‘Gromit’, the lecture will explore how we can read emotions from inanimate objects and if we have a pre- formed language of expression that is universal. How do we read faces, even if they are not human and how do animated designs still connect with audiences? Speaker David Sproxton, Co-founder of Aardman Animation Venue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJ Admission Free, but booking required in advance by visiting web: davidsproxtonlecture.eventbrite.com For further information contact Nicola Fry; tel: +44 (0)117 92 88515, email: [email protected] Organised by the Public and Ceremonial Events Office and Bristol Vision Institute

TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 6 pm AUTUMN ART LECTURE Physical culture: sport and sculpture in nineteenth-century Britain Examining plastic representations of pugilists and wrestlers, body builders and devotees of physical culture, as well as the occasional cricketer, this lecture will explore the curious relationship between sculpture and sport in Victorian Britain. Speaker Professor Michael Hatt, University of Warwick Venue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJ Admission Free, no booking required. For further information contact Nicola Fry tel: +44 (0)117 92 88515, email: [email protected] Organised by the Public and Ceremonial Events Office TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 7.30 pm TWILIGHT TALK Synthetic biology: hope and hype Synthetic biology is an emerging area of scientific research at the interface of biology, chemistry and engineering. The research promises cheaper and faster routes to drugs, biofuels, and new materials for medical applications. However, synthetic biology also has an ethical dimension because it aims to ‘engineer biology’. Join scientists and ethicists from the University of Bristol for a lively evening discussion at this Science Café. Speakers Dek Woolfson, School of Chemistry and Ainsley Newson, Centre for Ethics in Medicine Venue At-Bristol, Anchor Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5DB Admission Free, but booking required in advance by contacting Amanda Edmondson; tel: +44 (0)117 33 18313, email: [email protected] MUSIC TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER 4.30 pm MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINAR Stupid singer? Speaker Rosemary Hardy Venue Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SA Admission Free, no booking required.

WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER 1.15 pm LUNCHTIME Joseph Tong & Waka Hasegawa (piano duo) Mozart: Sonata in F Major K497; John McCabe: Upon entering a painting; Ravel: La Valse. Venue Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SA Admission Free, retiring collection, no booking required. Concert given as part of Bristol International Piano Duo Festival 2011

WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER 1.15 pm LUNCHTIME CONCERT Brodowski Quartet John Pickard: String Quartet no. 3; Mozart: String Quartet in C major, Dissonance. This concert marks the beginning of the Brodowski Quartet’s three year residency at the University of Bristol, generously funded by The Carr- Gregory Trust. Today’s programme forms part of InsideArts – the University of Bristol Festival of the Arts and Humanities. It will be followed by a composition masterclass at 2.30 pm in the Recital Room, in which John Pickard will discuss his String Quartet no. 3, with live illustrations from the Brodowski Quartet. David Brodowski (); Catrin Win Morgan (violin); Felix Tanner (); Vanessa Lucas-Smith (). Venue Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SA Admission Free, retiring collection, no booking required. TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 4.30 pm MUSIC RESEARCH SEMINAR Emotion and identity in music Speaker Martin Stokes, University of Oxford Venue Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SA Admission Free, no booking required.

WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER 1.15 pm LUNCHTIME CONCERT Raymond Clarke (piano) A programme of music by Franz Liszt (born 22nd October, 1811). Polonaise no. 2 in E; Sunt Lacrymae Rerum; Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este; Funérailles, Après une lecture du Dante. Venue Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SA Admission Free, retiring collection, no booking required.

Further information is available from the Department of Music Tel: +44 (0)117 33 14044 Email: [email protected] Web: bristol.ac.uk/music

THE BOTANIC GARDEN SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 10.30 am TOUR Special tour An excellent opportunity to hear of new developments and learn about plants of seasonal interest. Venue The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol BS9 1JG Admission Adults £4.50. Free to Friends of the Botanic Garden, University staff, students and children. No booking required.

SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER & 22 OCTOBER (2 day course) 1 pm to 4 pm COURSE Autumn kaleidoscope In this course you will be shown how to incorporate your design ideas and photographic images to produce a collage reflecting an autumnal theme. Please bring a digital camera. All other materials provided. Tutor Lisa Yardley Venue The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, BS9 1JG Admission £40, booking required in advance. SUNDAYS 9 OCTOBER – 20 NOVEMBER (6 week course, excl. 30 Oct) 10 am to 12.30 pm COURSE An introduction to beekeeping This course will cover the technical aspects of beekeeping including bee behaviour, necessary equipment, how to set up and manage a hive, swarm control, products, processing and marketing. Tutor David Gillard Venue The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, BS9 1JG Admission £75, booking required in advance, limited places.

MONDAYS 17 OCTOBER – 7 may 2012 (21 week course) 1 pm to 4.30 pm COURSE Traditional botanical painting and drawing Designed for both beginners and those with existing skills, this course provides a sound foundation for drawing and painting botanical plants from observation. Materials not provided. Tutor Jenny Brooks Venue The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, BS9 1JG Admission £360, booking required in advance.

THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER 7.30 pm LECTURE Tales from the potting shed Peter Jones was head gardener at Sudeley Castle, Leonardslee in Horsham and Ramsbury Manor in Wiltshire. He restored Denmark’s oldest garden and has created gardens on the Greek island Symi. Peter has written the book Gardening on Clay and is currently writing Gardening on Stony Ground. Venue Room B75, School of Biological Sciences, Woodland Road, BS8 1UG Admission £5 donation; free to Friends of the Botanic Garden. No booking required.

Further information is available from the Botanic Garden Tel: +44 (0)117 33 14906 Email: [email protected] Web: bristol.ac.uk/Depts/BotanicGardens STUDENTS’ UNION WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER 2.30 pm WORKSHOP Accessing student volunteers A chance for local voluntary sector organisations to find out about opportunities to recruit student volunteers and to meet volunteers looking to set up links with local charities. This will be followed by the annual volunteering fair. Charities can register to attend either or both events. Venue University of Bristol Students’ Union, Queen’s Road, Bristol, BS8 1LN Admission Free, but booking required in advance by visiting web: ubu.org.uk/activities/sca/placements for more information and to register. For queries please contact Rachel Miller on tel: +44 (0)117 95 45768, email: [email protected]

WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER 7.30 pm CONCERT Lead vocalist of the band , Charlie Simpson also plays guitar, keyboard, piano and drums. His first full-length solo , was released in August. Venue Anson Rooms, University of Bristol Students’ Union, Queen’s Road, Clifton, BS8 1LN Admission £12.50 plus booking fee (age restriction: 14+), tickets available online at web: ubu.org.uk/events/26072011/charlie-simpson

THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER 7 pm CONCERT The Pierces The Pierces, sisters Catherine & Allison Pierce, are a New York-based alternative folk/ duo. Venue Anson Rooms, University of Bristol Students’ Union, Queen’s Road, Clifton, BS8 1LN Admission £13.50 plus booking fee (age restriction: 14+), tickets available online at web: ubu.org.uk/events/25072011/the-pierces

SPORT, EXERCISE AND HEALTH TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER 11 am to 3 pm MARKET Farmers’ market Eat well with a wide range of fresh, seasonal, local produce available to try and buy at the monthly farmers’ market. Venue Outside the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TP University of Bristol Festival of the Arts and Humanities Various times and venues Take a closer look at what is happening in the creative academic world this autumn. With a programme of free events including workshops, lectures, , film screenings, student presentations, exhibitions and recitals, the festival offers something to stimulate everyone’s creative imagination.

TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2 pm Arts Faculty Complex, 3-5 Woodland Road, BS8 1TB TALK Penguin and Bristol: The archive and the archive project Speakers Dr John Lyon, George Donaldson and Hannah Lowery

2 pm Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television, 21 Park Row, BS2 5LY EXHIBITION/TOUR Unfurl Speakers Jo Elsworth, Director of the Theatre Collection, and Artist-in-Residence, Clare Thornton

4 pm Arts Faculty Complex, 3-5 Woodland Road, BS8 1TB WORKSHOP Reading groups with Tania Hershman Speakers Tom Sperlinger with Science Faculty Writer-in-Residence Tania Hershman

6 pm Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJ LECTURE Inscribed on the heart: The power of medieval music Speaker Dr Emma Hornby, Department of Music

WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER 1.15 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SA LUNCHTIME CONCERT The Brodowski Quartet

2.30 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SA MASTERCLASS The Brodowski Quartet plays John Pickard

4 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SA WORKSHOP & RECITALS Voice and Text Sponsored by Faber and Faber 6 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SA LECTURE Poetry and song Speaker Professor Daniel Karlin, Department of English

THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER 2 pm Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television, 21 Park Row, BS2 5LY FILM SCREENING Film-making at Bristol Speakers Peter Metelerkamp and postgraduate students

2 pm Graduate School of Arts and Humanities, 7 Woodland Road, BS8 1TB OPEN DAY Open Day at the Graduate School of Arts and Humanities

3.30 pm Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, 43 Woodland Road, BS8 1UU STUDENT PRESENTATIONS Postgraduate research i n the Faculty of Arts Speakers Professor James Clark and postgraduate students

6 pm Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJ LECTURE Death-defying magic: Languages, poetry and the search for sense Speaker Professor Michael Basker, Head of the School of Modern Languages

7.30 pm Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, BS1 5YX PUBLIC DISCUSSION Art for art’s sake? Public spending in the Arts has been significantly reduced and it is vital that we present their value to society… but how? Join the discussion about how we determine the role of the arts and humanities at a time of rapid global change in our economies. Chair Professor Jon Keating, Dean of the Faculty of Science Speakers Miles Chambers, International Poet; Professor Susan Harrow, Department of French; Professor James Ladyman, Department of Philosophy; John Manley, Research Director, HP Labs; Professor Elizabeth Prettejohn, Department of Historical Studies; Tom Trevor, Director, Arnolfini

Further information is available from InsideArts Admission Free to all events but booking is required in advance by contacting InsideArts on tel: +44 (0)117 92 88515, email: [email protected] or web: bristol.ac.uk/inside-arts Full programme on web: bristol.ac.uk/inside-arts/programme Bookings for the Watershed event only by: Email: [email protected] or tel: +44 (0)117 92 88515 Follow us on Twitter @insidearts at a glance

DATE TIME EVENT VENUE SAT 1 10.30 am Special tour Tour BOTANIC GARDEN SAT 1 & 22 1 pm Autumn kaleidoscope Course BOTANIC GARDEN SUN 9 10 am An introduction to beekeeping Course BOTANIC GARDEN TUE 11 11 am Farmers’ market Market TYNDALL AVENUE TUE 11 4.30 pm Stupid singer? Seminar VICTORIA ROOMS WED 12 1.15 pm Joseph Tong & Waka Hasegawa Concert VICTORIA ROOMS WED 12 2.30 pm Accessing Student Volunteers Workshop STUDENTS’ UNION THU 13 6 pm A thimble, a pimple or an egg on legs? Lecture WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING MON 17 1 pm Traditional botanical painting & drawing Course BOTANIC GARDEN MON 17 6 pm Photography and the discovery of THE BRISTOL GALLERY the universe Twilight talk TUE 18 2 pm Penguin and Bristol Lecture ARTS FACULTY COMPLEX TUE 18 2 pm Unfurl Exhibition/tour DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA TUE 18 4 pm Reading groups with Tania Hershman Workshop ARTS FACULTY COMPLEX TUE 18 6 pm Inscribed on the heart... Lecture WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING WED 19 1.15 pm The Brodowski Quartet Lunchtime concert VICTORIA ROOMS WED 19 2.30 pm The Brodowski Quartet plays John Pickard Masterclass VICTORIA ROOMS WED 19 4 pm Voice and text Workshop/recitals VICTORIA ROOMS WED 19 6 pm Poetry and song Lecture VICTORIA ROOMS WED 19 7.30 pm Charlie Simpson Concert ANSON ROOMS THU 20 2 pm Film-making at Bristol Screening DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA THU 20 2 pm Open day Open Day GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES THU 20 3.30 pm Postgraduate research in the Faculty of Arts DEPARTMENT OF Student presentations ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY THU 20 6 pm Death-defying magic... Lecture WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING THU 20 7 pm The Pierces Concert ANSON ROOMS THU 20 7.30 pm Art for art’s sake? Public discussion WATERSHED THU 20 7.30 pm Tales from the potting shed Lecture SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES FRI 21 6 pm The changing faces of the heavens Twilight talk THE BRISTOL GALLERY MON 24 6 pm Perspectives on animation Lecture WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING TUE 25 4.30 pm Emotion and identity in music Seminar VICTORIA ROOMS TUE 25 6 pm Physical culture: sport WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING and sculpture... Lecture TUE 25 7.30 pm Synthetic biology: hope and hype Twilight talk AT-BRISTOL WED 26 1.15 pm Raymond Clarke (Piano) Lunchtime concert VICTORIA ROOMS For a full listing of events, see the October programme on the website at: bristol.ac.uk/events/#October-2011

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