Archive for: December, 2024

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Research and Knowledge Exchange Magazine – Issue 18

I am delighted to share the latest Research and Knowledge Exchange magazine with you. Research and Knowledge Exchange Magazine, Issue 18 At the University of Brighton, we are proud of our research and knowledge exchange activity, which enriches our teaching, drives important partnerships and collaborations, and produces new knowledge and positive societal impact. We know that many throughout the University contribute to our endeavours and impact and are interested in finding out more. The digital magazine provides a snapshot of our activity. Find out more about how we address global challenges, from improving health outcomes both locally and around the world to contributing to creative, sustainable economies, as well as shining a light on inequalities and creating a cleaner, greener planet. Discover why the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology is championing our new Health Innovation Hub, which professor has been awarded the prestigious Ernest Rutherford Medal for […]

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Gavin Ambrose has published a new book with the ALTA Museum World Heritage Rock Centre in Norway and Norwegian Salmon Rivers

This features Jan Ekman, who fished the Alta in Norway for nineteen years, 1970-1988. He was a keen photographer and took over 6,000 photos from his trips. A few were used in his 1983 book about the river and the dam (re-published in English in 2013: Seven Nights on the Alta), but most of them were only shared with a few fishing friends. After Jan passed in 2004, his family donated the negatives to the Alta Museum so they could be properly archived and the Museum has kindly agreed to let almost 200 images be included in this book. These photos were taken long before the modern digital cameras that capture great images, even in low light. Fishing was done at night, often with clouds and rain. The midnight sun helped, but it didn’t reach the canyon floor so even though Jan used Kodak Tri-X film, apertures were large and shutter […]

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Grant Capture: Now open two funds – R&KE Development fund (closes 24 January 2025) and Excellence fund (closes 7 February 2025)

Two internal funding opportunities now open. The R&KE Development Fund The Research and Knowledge Exchange (R&KE) Development Fund supports a broad range of exploratory R&KE projects that require seed funding. The fund supports various activities, including: Partnership building activities; Co-developing research with community partners; Data collection/pilot projects to enable external funding proposals; Evaluation activities to assess a potential market or demand; Activities designed to test use of research in non-academic contexts; Stakeholder, partnership or audience engagement activities and events to increase reach of research into a wider audience. Maximum award amount: £10,000 Applications are now open until 24 January 2025. The R&KE Excellence Fund The R&KE Excellence Fund offers seed funding to help staff initiate outstanding research and knowledge exchange projects. This fund covers staff time, enabling the start of unique and original projects with the potential for excellence. Maximum award amount: £25,000 Applications are now open until 07 February 2025. For application guidance and the application forms, please visit […]

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Event: Holiday collage with Material Histories Group | 12 December 2024 2-5.30 pm at Grand Parade, G62

The Material Histories Group members invite you to our holiday collage session on 12 December. Please come along to G62 from 2pm and spend time in a wonderland of colour photocopies, scissors, craft paper and glue. Please RSVP to mathistgroup@gmail.com so we can cater our festive refreshments for the right numbers. This will also be an opportunity to meet Visiting Research Fellow Cathy Lomax, who will be with us from January. Drop in anytime from 2.00pm – we’ll start packing up around 5.30-6.00pm. We hope to see you there. All very best wishes, Tamar for the Material Histories Group

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Sustainable Photography Call Out for Conference – The Institute of Photography at Falmouth University, in partnership with the Sustainable Darkroom – July 2025.

The Institute of Photography at Falmouth University, in partnership with the Sustainable Darkroom, are pleased to announce a conference in July 2025 on the theme of(un)sustainable photography. INVITATION FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS We invite proposals for 15-minute presentations. Contributions can take the format of indoor or outdoor presentations such as papers, workshops, performances, multimodal presentations, and co-designed experiments. Proposals can explore the question from any perspective: · Analogue or digital · Theoretical or practical · Past, present or future See the PDF about Sustainable Photography Call Out Do contact Fergus Heron should you wish to discuss.

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Event: Global Challenges | 2-5 December 2024 – University of Brighton

Get involved in the Global Challenges week from the 2nd to the 5th of December. We celebrate the unique contribution that University of Brighton staff and students make to addressing the major challenges faced on our planet. Today we want to remind all students and staff of two major events.   The Global Challenges Prizegiving offers substantial prizes that recognise the extraordinary contributions of all of our staff and students. Prizes range from £50 to £500 for students, for staff and for our student societies. Nominate your friends and colleagues here: Global Challenges Award Nomination form – https://forms.office.com/e/fxAxUxt56S?origin=lprLink and join us to celebrate the best of our University on Friday the 6th of December   The Changemaker Challenge gives all students the opportunity to work with community, business and University leaders to creatively address the many problems we face across the globe. For one day – Tuesday the 3rd of December – you will collaborate across the Schools […]