Archive for: January, 2025

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Event: Exhibition – Alt: Analog 16 January – 15 February 2025 Phase 2 of the Chennai Photo Biennale (CPB) – Forum Art Gallery, Adyar, Chennai, India

School of Art and Media Lecturer Holly Birtles’s work Fighting Fish features in the Phase 2 of the Chennai Photo Biennale (CPB) –  Alt:Analog exhibition at the Forum Art Gallery, Adyar, Chennai, India. This work was created during the 45 day dark room residency at the CPB Darkroom ( December and into January) awarded to Holly Birtles (see post SAMRKE) and two other artists (Arun and Soham Joshi). For details about the outcome of the residency and all exhibition see the CPB website – https://chennaiphotobiennale.foundation/biennale/projects/darkroom-residency-2024 FIGHTING FISH – produced by HOLLY BIRTLES during the residency   Holly  reflects on her work inspired by the Thames River and Estuary, where performers embody ‘Thames Monsters.’ In Chennai, she engages with the Adyar and Cooum rivers, exploring sentimentality, myth, care, and destruction. Her work juxtaposes environmental ecologies with personal responses to the sites, highlighting the paradox between devotion to sacred rivers and the environmental […]

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Award: Holly Birtles Darkroom Residency Awarded – for the Chennai Photo Biennale (CPB) India

The  Chennai Photo Biennale (CPB) –  CPB Foundation and Photoworks  supported by the British Council, selected  three artists for their Darkroom Residency. School of Art and Media Lecturer Holly Birtles was one of the artists selected. This took place in Chennai, India from 5 December 2024 to 20 January 2025 with the objective to produce a body of work for display the Chennai Photo Biennale Phase 2 (See SAMRKE post for work produced/exhibited), Edition IV and the forthcoming Photoworks Festival, UK. The scope for Holly Birtles’s work  (during the residency) was to continue working on her projects exploring the manifestation of histories and ecologies through performance images, landscapes, seascapes, and the creation of surreal creatures in recognizable spaces. Alongside photographs of local land, soil, water bodies, flora and fauna, Holly will also use Midjourney (software) to create images based on her own prompts. The digital and physical negatives will come […]

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Call for staff research methods expertise to be rendered on Padlet – deadline 29 January 2025

We are currently collecting examples of staff research methods expertise in the school on the Padlet below: https://universityofbrighton.padlet.org/cgould37/SAMResearchMethods This request comes from the central research team, as we would like to establish a record of the researchers, and their research methods used in each of the schools. Please ensure that your entry includes your name, you may add images or examples of theorists or simply name your research methods, as you wish. The deadline is the 29th January 2025 To add an entry, click the red plus + button on the bottom right-hand corner of the Padlet page and type, you can edit later. It would be great if we can collate a good range of examples from across the school. If you have any questions please contact Charlotte Gould.    

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Call for Papers: Trans Asia Photography invites submissions for a general issue – deadline 1 April 2025

CALL FOR PAPERS – Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring 2026) Trans Asia Photography invites submissions for a general issue, Volume 16, Number 1 (Spring 2026). The journal examines all aspects of photographic history, theory, and practice by centering images in or of Asia, conceived as a territory, network, and cultural imaginary. It welcomes: articles (5,000–7,000 words) that broaden understanding of Asian photography in transnational contexts shorter pieces (1,000–2,000 words) in formats that include interviews, curatorial or visual essays, and portfolios Deadline: April 1, 2025. Trans Asia Photography is an international, refereed, open-access journal based at the University of Toronto and published by Duke University Press. It provides a venue for interdisciplinary exploration of photography and Asia. Guidance for authors on submissions can be found at: transasiaphotography.org/submit For more information, contact the editors: transasiaphotography@gmail.com The TAP Editorial Team Deepali Dewan, Royal Ontario Museum & University of Toronto Yi Gu, University of Toronto Thy Phu, University of […]

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Events: Upcoming various Research and Knowledge Exchange Workshops and Training – February 2025

See forthcoming Research and Knowledge Exchange workshops. Tuesday 4 Feb – Creating an effective research poster A workshop to get attendees thinking about their R&KE Week Research Poster Competition entry. Winners will receive prizes of £350 towards research costs.   Friday 21 Feb – Introduction to R for statistical analysis Content will address the R environment and how to navigate its features, plus the core concepts and syntax of R and basic operations. Additionally, you will learn how to perform simple statistical analyses using R, such as descriptive statistics and simple linear regression. This workshop is suitable for those with no prior experience with R, as well as those who have some knowledge but need a refresher.   Monday 10 – Tuesday 11 March – Introductory NVivo training Provided by QDAS, the content of this training will be decided by attendees: please complete this MS Form by 10 February to let us know what […]

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Grant Capture: University of Brighton Demand Management – UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Round 10

Round 10 of the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships scheme opens 03 February 2025 with a deadline of 18 June 2025 and the University of Brighton is limited to a maximum of 2 bids. An internal demand management process will be undertaken to assess interested candidates so that potential applicants can complete the required steps. Full details of the scheme including eligibility* requirements can be found on the: UKRI website   UoB RaKE SharePoint pages *UKRI are not willing to provide individual feedback on an applicant’s eligibility for the FLF scheme – it is therefore the responsibility of the individual to determine if they are eligible. Bids submitted by applicants not deemed eligible may be rejected at the technical checks stage. UoB Internal Demand Management Process: Any interested parties (internal and external candidates) must complete the Expression of Interest (EOI) Proforma ( available  UoB RaKE SharePoint site) and an Equality, Diversity and […]

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Call for recruitment of participants by 16 January 2025 for the Blind Paper Peer Review for the Domesticity Under Siege conference (April 2–4, 2025), hosted by the School of Architecture Technology and Engineering.

We seek blind peer reviewers for draft papers submitted to the Domesticity Under Siege International Architectural Conference (April 2–4, 2025), hosted by the School of Architecture Technology and Engineering. This is an excellent opportunity for PhD students and academic colleagues who have expertise, connection, or interest in the topic, to gain valuable experience in academic blind peer-reviewing processes. The conference explores themes such as: Domesticity under threat from wars, disasters, and climate change. The uncanny and invasive agents in domestic spaces. Gender, labour, and technology concerning the home. For more information, visit our website: https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/domesticityundersiege/   If interested, please email by 16th January 2025 to: Terry Meade: T.Meade@brighton.ac.uk or Judit Pusztaszeri: J.Pusztaszeri3@brighton.ac.uk   We look forward to your participation! Best regards, The Domesticity Under Siege Conference Team    

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Event: UOB ECR NETWORK – RESEARCH ROUNDTABLE ON INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH | 29 January 2025 13-14 at Moulsecoomb Campus – Cockcroft 808

Roundtable discussants include: Prof Rusi Jaspal (Pro Vice-Chancellor Research & Knowledge Exchange) Dr Nicholas Gant (Director Centre for Arts and Wellbeing) Dr Linda Tip (Principle Lecturer, Psychology) Facilitated by Dr Barbara Grabher (ECR Ambassador) The discussion is followed by a work along session (2hours), with the ambition to protect time and space to advance ongoing or emerging projects. For Registration click here: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=kLsAqf6UWEaLNN1yCExQZNhPbx6CprtJtQFKp2JsEOtUQVozUFU5SzJXQjlLRkZGRVFRQTNGWDJTMi4u&route=shorturl For further information contact Dr Barbara Grabher (b.grabher@brighton. ac.uk)