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September 2013
Wednesday 4 September 2013
Penguins on Film
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
The panel will be chaired by Lloyd Davis (Stuart Professor of Science Communication) and will include; Elizabeth White (one of the Directors of 'The Frozen Planet'), Sue Murray (General Manager, Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust), Phil Trathan (British Antarctic Survey), Professor Peter Barham and Dr Tilo Burghardt (University of Bristol).
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road BS8 1RJ,
6:00pm
A world leading panel of experts will discuss their experiences working with penguins; it will include Elizabeth White, one of the Directors of 'The Frozen Planet'. There will be a screening and discussion of BBC Natural History Unit footage on 'Criminal penguins' (stone-stealing Adelie penguins) and 'Penguins can fly' (super slow motion filming of Emperors). Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.
Contact for other enquiries Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
October 2013
Friday 4 October 2013
Bristol Poetry Institute: Sir Andrew Motion - The Customs House
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Sir Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road BS8 1RJ,
6:00pm
A new collection from the former Poet Laureate. The book is in three sections, opening with a sequence of war poems, which draws on soldiers' experiences from the First and Second World war, through to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also reads from The Cinder Path and answers questions about his writing. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.
Contact for other enquiries Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 17 October 2013
Inaugural lecture: Stromboli Volcano: Explosions, Emissions and Experiments
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Heidy Mader, School of Earth Sciences.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Stromboli volcano belongs to a class of volcanoes that explode frequently against a background of substantial continuous gas emissions. The explosions are spectacular and the continuous gas emissions have a significant effect on the Earth's atmosphere. This lecture will consider the processes involved that allow these two modes of behaviour to co-exist. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Monday 21 October 2013
E H W Wilmott Lecture: Made for Walking - Comparing Structure, Function and Stress of the Bovine and Equine Digit
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Christoph Mulling, RCVS.
Lecture Theatre 1, Bristol Veterinary School, Southwell Street, BS2 8EJ,
6:00-7:30pm
Professor Mulling will present a summary of our current knowledge on the structure, biology and function of the bovine and equine digit. It will focus on the biomechanical function of these organs and on the challenges that they face.
Free, no booking required.
Contact for other queries, Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Tuesday 22 October 2013
Autumn Art Lecture: Travels with the Mughul Emperor
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Susan Stronge, Senior Curator in the Asian Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol,
6:00pm
The Mughul emperor, Jahangir, travelled across the empire throughout his reign. The precise details of the emperor's travels are established by his own memoirs, the Jahangirnama, which sheds light on his artistic commissions, being accompanied at all times by his leading artists who produced illustrations and by master craftsmen and calligraphers. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.
Contact for other enquiries, Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 24 October 2013
Inaugural lecture: Mind over platter - A psychologist's perspective on fullness and overeating
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Jeff Brunstrom, School of Experimental Psychology.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Obesity is a major health concern. However, attempts to address this problem are often hampered by a lack of basic understanding. What governs meal size? Why do we feel full? As we shall see, intuitive answers rarely coincide with psychobiological observations in humans and non-human animals. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.
Contact for other queries, Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Monday 28 October 2013
If Mayors Ruled the World
Organised by Festival of Ideas in association with Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Benjamin Barber, Senior Research Scholar at The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society of The Graduate Center, The City University of New York.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
The issues dominating our headlines (global warming, terrorism, economic inequality) do not stop at national borders and our chief means of addressing them remains the nation-state. Political theorist Dr Benjamin Barber, author of If Mayors Ruled the World, calls for the creation of a global "Parliament of Mayors" to enable cities to run the world. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online booking form.
Contact for other queries Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk
Tuesday 29 October 2013
Autumn Art Lecture: Sitting Images - Travel Photography from my Chair
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
David Constantine, co-founder of Motivation.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol,
6:00pm
David Constantine speaks about his travels round the world photographing from his wheelchair. A travel career of twenty-five years, David has captured the world extensively using landscape portraiture to show the beauty and diversity of other cultures. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.
Contact for other enquiries, Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
November 2013
Tuesday 5 November 2013
Autumn Art Lecture: From Gorillaz to Monkey: Damon Albarn's Post-modern Chinese Opera, Monkey: Journey to the West
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Dr Ashley Thorpe, Lecturer in the Department of Drama and Theatre Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol,
6:00pm
The 2008 Beijing Olympics renewed interest in China and its performing arts. Visiting troupes from China and British theatre companies satisfied this renewed curiosity through a range of productions. However, none of them achieved the same visibility and commercial success as Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett and Chen Shi-zheng's Monkey: Journey to the West (2007). Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.
Contact for other enquiries, Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 7 November 2013
Amelia Edwards Lecture: The Epigraphic Survey/Chicago House: Ninety Years of Documentation, Conservation, Challenge and Change in Luxor, Egypt
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Dr. W. Raymond Johnson, Director, Epigraphic Survey.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, BS8 1RJ,
6:30pm
Since 1924 the Epigraphic Survey of the Oriental Institute, at Chicago House, has carried out the scientific documentation and publication of Luxor's ancient pharaonic monuments. Recent changes have resulted in increasing threat to Egypt's ancient cultural heritage sites. This lecture will focus on current documentation, conservation, and restoration projects of Chicago House at four sites.
All welcome, no booking required.
Contact Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Tuesday 12 November 2013
Autumn Art Lecture: The Journeys of the Djan'kawu Sisters - Ancestral Presence in Aboriginal Art
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Howard Morphy, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Research School of Humanities and the Arts at The Australian National University.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol,
6:00pm
The lecture will introduce people to Yalangbara, the country of the Yolngu people. Yalangbara was the destination of the Djan'kawu sisters, Ancestral women who gave birth to the clans of the region. We will follow their journey from Buralku, the land of the Morning Star, to Yalangbara through the songs, paintings, sacred objects and dances. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.
Contact for other enquiries Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Monday 18 November 2013
The State of the City - Bristol 2013: The Mayor's Annual Address and Debate
Organised by Festival of Ideas, in association with Public and Ceremonial Events
Panellist include: George Ferguson, Bristol City Mayor; Alexandra Jones, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities; Alex Marsh, Professor of Public Policy and Head of the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol; and Tony Travers, Director of LSE London.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
The first of an annual series in which Bristol City Mayor George Ferguson looks at the state of the Bristol economy and the action being taken to make Bristol a better and more prosperous city for all. The lecture will discuss a number of facets of the Bristol economy and future plans. Further information is available
Free, but booking required in advance via the online form.
Contact for other queries, Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Tuesday 19 November 2013
Autumn Art Lecture: Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Laura Mulvey, Professor of Film and Media Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London and Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol,
6:00pm
Mexico and its artistic renaissance in the post-revolutionary period of the 1920's provides the context for the work of these two women artists. The film analyses their art (one a painter, the other a photographer) in relation to Tina Modotti's modernism and internationalism and Frida Kahlo's closeness to her own national culture and heritage. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.
Contact for other enquiries Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Wednesday 20 November 2013
Inaugural lecture: Risk and protective factors in adoption of children out of care
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Julie Selwyn, School for Policy Studies.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Adoption has changed dramatically since the 1970s, as adoption is now used as intervention for children in the care system. Yet, concerns remain that adoption services are not fit for purpose. Julie will consider what we have learnt and whether the odds stacked against abused children can be beaten by placing with an adoptive family. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.
Contact for other queries, Emma Henry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8127 or
emma.henry@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 21 November 2013
Modelling Human Disease in Zebrafish
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Dr Derek Stemple, Head of Mouse and Zebrafish Genetics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Derek will introduce Zebrafish and its remarkable genetic relationship to humans; he'll discuss examples of what has been learned trying to model human genetic diseases by taking advantage of their unique combination of genetic tractability and translucency. Finally, he will explore how these approaches can be applied to yet unknown causes of human diseases. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.
Contact for other queries Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Monday 25 November 2013
A Life Without Limits
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events in association with the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health
Chrissie Wellington, MBE.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Chrissie is a multiple World Champion and World Record holder in 'Ironman' triathlon: a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a marathon - all completed on the same day. Chrissie will talk about her involvement in sport, her own "life without limits" and we can achieve things we never thought possible. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.
Contact for other queries Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Tuesday 26 November 2013
Travelling Fashion: Young, Muslim and Cool
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Reina Lewis, Artscom Centenary Professor of Cultural Studies at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol,
6:00pm
In the last decade the UK has led the way for new trends in veiling fashion. At work and play, the public spaces of Britain are enlivened by young women working seasonal high street trends as part of their cool hijabi ensembles. But, is rarely included in the celebration of British street style. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.
Contact for other enquiries, Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Thursday 28 November 2013
Inaugural lecture: From the cradle to adulthood: Babies' hearts under the knife
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Massimo Caputo, Professor of Congenital Heart Surgery, School of Clinical Sciences.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00-7:00pm
Every day, a dozen babies are born with a heart defects in the UK, making it the most common birth defect. Professor Caputo will look back over his 15-year journey into the challenging and emotional world of congenital open-heart surgery and talk about research into refining techniques to improve outcomes for these tiny patients. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.
Contact for other queries, Emma Henry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8127 or
emma.henry@bristol.ac.uk
December 2013
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Mayor of Bristol's Question Time
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
George Ferguson.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building,
7:00-8:00pm
Bristol's elected Mayor, George Ferguson, will host 'Mayoral Question Time' at the University of Bristol, an event designed to allow him to better engage and listen to Bristol citizens. The Mayor will respond to questions from residents on a range of issues. This event is aimed at residents rather than political or pressure groups. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.
Contact for other queries, Nicola Fry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or
nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk
Wednesday 4 December 2013
Inaugural lecture: Getting kids moving - How parents can help promote an active lifestyle
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Russ Jago, Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building,
6:00pm
Many children do not take part in sufficient amounts of health enhancing physical activity. This talk will examine ways in which children's families and friendship groups influence their activity levels, and will identify practical strategies that all parents can use to help their children to be more physically active. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.
Contact for other queries, Emma Henry
on
+44 (0)117 - 928 8127 or
emma.henry@bristol.ac.uk