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Inclusive film screening… A Different Lens, 21st March, 40 Duke St, Brighton

Orchestral/ ensemble music making and its real impact on us with Andy Sherwood, 7th Feb 12.30 – 1.30pm, M2 boardroom Grand parade campus

Andrew Sherwood has performed in many parts of the world as conductor and violinist. Born and educated in Africa, he then studied violin and composition at the Royal College of Music in London. He has been, since 1991, a Professor of Violin at TrinityLaban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London (formerly Trinity College of…

Poetic Auto-ethnographies: Exploring the Potential of Collaborative Arts-based Research with Dr Helen Johnson – 13th April 2017

Date: Thursday 13 April, 1.30 – 5pm Location: Room 204, City centre campus, Grand Parade, University of Brighton Helen’s workshop is free and aimed at poets, academics and community groups interested in exploring ways in which we can work together. The timetable on the day will include: Sharing the results of a collaborative research project…

Multi-Million Pound boost to support access into Higher level education across Sussex

Efforts to increase the participation in higher education of disadvantaged groups across East and West Sussex and Brighton & Hove received a major boost today as it was confirmed that the Sussex Learning Network has been successful in its bid for a share of a new £60 million per year programme. The National Collaborative Outreach…

The call for abstracts is open for the Brighton and Sussex Food Network’s symposium!

The call for abstracts is open for the Brighton and Sussex Food Network’s symposium. The symposium is multi-disciplinary and open to non-academics. Next year’s theme is Food Agendas in a Post-Brexit Future See attached for details. Deadline 16 Dec 2016. There is also a reading group and seminar series – scroll down for more details. If…

Music, singing and wellbeing: what works?

https://whatworkswellbeing.org/music-singing/ See this link for reports from the What works – wellbeing research group that reviews the evidence on the effectiveness of interventions based on music and singing for wellbeing. These reports might be useful evidence for voluntary projects who utilise music or singing.

Blog #7 Knowledge Exchange Trip: Florescer by Bethan Prosser

My last visit in Sao Paulo was to the first trans homeless shelter in Brazil, named Florescer (to bloom /flower), which opened 4 months ago. I visited with Denise, one of the professors setting up the Gender Identity clinic at UNIFESP, and Eduardo, Phd student doing research with the trans homeless community. It was impressive to meet…

Blog #6 Knowledge Exchange Trip: Nursing School Extension Projects

Blog #6 Knowledge Exchange Trip: Nursing School Extension Projects Following on from my meeting at UNIFESP, I was able to have a meeting with an academic, Luiza Tanaka, who is heavily involved in ‘extension’ projects in health/nursing. Luiza is part of a project called ‘Knowing How to Care’ (Saber Cuidar), which sits alongside 3 other…