Archive for: October, 2025

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Grant Capture: Applications open for 2025–26 Bid Builder Programme – deadline: 23:59 on 28 November 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025–26 Bid Builder Programme, designed to support staff in developing competitive external research funding proposals.   This structured, six-session programme offers expert guidance from the Pre-Award team, RaKE Department, and experienced academic peers. Participants will build a proposal from concept to completion, with the aim of submitting a grant application within 12 months of completing the programme.   Application deadline: 23:59 on 28 November 2025 Applicants must upload a School Sign Off Form, a one-page narrative statement, and an EDI monitoring form. Please ensure your Pure profile is up to date before applying. Full guidance and application details are available on SharePoint.   If anyone is thinking of applying please let me know (j.doyle@brighton.ac.uk) and we can have a chat about your application   In addition, Uschi Klein (SAM ECR Lead, and former Bid Builder participant) and Laura Shockley (Research Development Adviser) are hosting an (in person) […]

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Grant Caputure: Julie Doyle holding Grant Support drop ins | Mondays 13 October 2-3pm, Watts 309 ; 3 November 2-3pm, Grand Parade G4 ; 1 December 2-3pm, Watts 505 and as part of SAM Research and Knowledge Exchange Festival in November – Introducing (and demystifying) the Grant Application Process 11 November, 10-11.30 am, Grand Parade, M2  

 Dear all   As SAM Grant Capture Lead, I will be hosting a one-hour monthly Grant Support drop-in session for all staff (at any career stage) for any queries about grant bidding or to discuss bid ideas. Dates and times are:   Grant support drop-in – Monday 13 October 2-3pm, Watts 309   Grant Support drop-in – Monday 3 November 2-3pm, Grand Parade G4   Grant Support drop-in – Monday 1 December 2-3pm, Watts 505   Please drop in if you: Have any questions about research grant bids/bidding (internal or external grants) Want to discuss a Research Grant or Knowledge exchange idea Want advice on where to start you grant bidding journey Have anything else you would like to discuss related to research grants and knowledge exchange   For those who would like to know more about the Grant Application process, I will also be offering the follow session during the SAM Research […]

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Event: Shifting Perspectives/Sharing Processes – PGR practice showcase exhibition 10-14 November 2025 & opening 12 November 2025 at Grand Parade, Atrium Gallery

This is part of the School of Art and Media Research Knowledge Exchange Festival. See opening event of the PGR practice showcase exhibition Shifting Perspectives/Sharing Processes and details on the exhibition:  https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/researchweek2025/2025/10/08/exhibition-shifting-perspectives-sharing-processes-pgr-exhibition-grand-parade-atrium-gallery/

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Blog – School of Art and Media Knowledge Exchange Festival 10-14 November 2025

I am delighted to share the schedule for the annual SAM R&KE Festival, from the 10th to the 14th of November 2025. There are a wide variety of events on the programme, all are welcome to attend. Below is a snapshot of some of the events on offer, see more information on the RKE Festival Blog: There are several sessions aimed at supporting funding applications, including an introduction to the grant application process by Julie Doyle and Laura Shockley (Monday), the Bid Builder Session led by Laura Shockley and Uschi Klein (Thursday) with further support on future funding from the Centre for Arts and Wellbeing Common Room hosted by Nick Gant (Tuesday). The Postgraduate Research Culture Symposium on Wednesday 12th November is hosted by Paul Sermon with sessions from Amy Cunningham and Alex Pollard and includes guest speakers Mark Dunford and Trica Jenkins presenting DigiTales. There will be research presentations from Postgraduate […]

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Grant Capture: AHRC blog – relaunch of their Follow-on Fund in January 2026

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has announced a refreshed Follow-on Funding scheme, designed to support a wider range of knowledge exchange activities across three new strands: Public Engagement, Commercial, and Policy and Practice. The scheme will open for applications in January 2026, with webinars planned for February to help applicants navigate the updated structure and opportunities. Colleagues interested in maximising the impact of their work are encouraged to explore this expanded framework. To stay informed about future funding announcements and updates, sign up to receive the AHRC blog direct via the UKRI website.  

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Grant Caputure: Pre-Award Team have introduced new SharePoint pages

The Bid Support team have been re-visiting the information and training resources  they offer on their sharepoint pages; particularly how to enhance the quality of bids and help researchers find out information about application processes.   As part of this endeavour, they have just launched two pages on their sharepoint page:   Successful Bids Library   The Successful bids library is an archive of previously successful examples of applications submitted by UoB researchers, that is open to all members of staff across the university to access.   Just a couple of things to note: They have only uploaded bids were UoB were the lead (or joint lead), and where we have been able to obtain direct permission from the PI to share. This is a work in progress – the first batch of applications have been uploaded but they are intending to send out another round of permission requests soon. […]

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Event: Workshops on Rights Retention Policy REF29 | 24 October 2025 2-3pm on Microsoft Teams

The launch of the new university Rights Retention Policy in line with open access compliance requirements for REF29. The next workshop will be on Microsoft Teams: Friday 24 October, 2pm-3pm, please see below for sign up details.  As you know we are launching a university Rights Retention Policy. Lee Christien (Libraries) and Simon Heath (RAKE) are running sessions next week at all sites plus one via Teams to introduce researchers to the policy and what it means for them. We’d be very grateful if you could encourage relevant staff in your schools to attend. The Teams meeting will be recorded for anyone that cannot attend any sessions in person. The details are in Lee’s email below, if you have any further queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch:   Open access compliance for the next Research Excellence Framework (REF 2029) requires a different approach from last time – and this is why […]

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Event: ‘What if […]?: An exhibition of speculative artworks by MA Fine Art. Exhibition until 5 November 2025 | Private view 29 October 2025 5-7pm at Grand Parade, Atrium Gallery

Dear Colleagues,   You are invited to the private view of ‘What if […]?: An exhibition of speculative artworks by MA Fine Art.’ Private View: Wednesday 29th October  5pm – 7pm. All Welcome. The grand parade café bar will be open from 5pm – 6.30pm during the event.  The exhibition continues until Wednesday 5th November. Best wishes, Amy Cunningham

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Event: Alex Fitch presents – Phantoms and Phantasmagoria – Reviving the Animated Haunted House on Screen | 20-25 October 2025 at Cine-Excess 2025

At the Cine-Excess 20th-25th October at Birmingham City University Ales Fitch will be presenting a paper about the haunted house as the original location of horror on screen. Puppetry animates phantoms, skeletons and bats in Méliès’ Le Manoir du Diable (1896), while Segundo de Chomón’s La Maison Ensorcelée (1906) brings its bewitched house to life using stop-motion animation. Indeed, any depiction of poltergeist activity on screen relies on bringing inanimate objects to life, so certain horror narratives cannot exist without animation as part of their technique. The success of de Chomón’s film might be judged by the number of copies produced, with The Haunted Hotel (1907, J. Stuart Blackton) and The Haunted House (1908, Segundo Ruiz) following in quick succession. In the introduction to the book ‘Hollywood Flatlands’, Esther Leslie notes the Nineteenth Century rise of Spiritualism, horror themed Phantasmagoria, and a peculiar Marxist interest in the inner life of […]

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Event: New Towns seen through the lens of Wolf Suschitzky – Curated by Julia Winckler / Fotohof Salzburg | Exhibition 28 October –1 November 2025 with launch 28 October 5-6.30 pm at Dorset Place Gallery

This exhibition is curated by Brighton Photography Research Group member Curated by Julia Winckler in conjunction with Fotohof Salzburg. Commissioned by the Town and Country Planning Association, renowned photographer and cameraman Wolf Suschitzky (1912-2016) photographed nine New Towns of the first wave of post-war New Town development within a decade of their initial construction. A small selection of these was shown at London’s Royal Academy in 1959 as part of the ‘Britain’s New Towns: Ten Years on’ exhibition. The bulk of the negatives were never printed, publicly displayed or published. During a research residency in 2022 at FOTOHOF Salzburg in Austria, where the Suschitzky archive is now held, Julia Winckler rediscovered the New Town photos and immediately recognised their significance. Through a sympathetic lens, and reflecting his belief in and optimism for a better post-war future, Suschitzky had captured an extraordinary record of the phenomenal achievements of post-war reconstruction and […]

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Research and Knowledge Exchange Festival 10-14 November 2025 blog now live

This is an annual event contributing to our research informed teaching and research culture in the school, as an amazing celebration of our achievements in research and knowledge exchange and enriching our learning community. See the  blog: https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/researchweek2025 for the  School of Art and Media Research  and Knowledge Exchange Festival timetable and details on each session. Throughout the week there are a  wide range of activities, presentations, workshops and other events, showcasing established and evolving research projects. Including the The Postgraduate Research Culture Symposium. These events are for students and staff. There are also satellite events outside of the week.    

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Event: CREAM 2025 Crane Kalman Brighton’s Annual Graduate Photography Exhibition | 22-30 October 2025 – Private view – 23 October 2025 5.30-7.30 pm at Edward Street

Crane Kalman Brighton and the University of Brighton warmly invite you to CREAM 2025, the annual graduate photography exhibition from across the UK,  curated by Crane Kalman Brighton. Private View: Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 5:30 – 7:30 PM Edward Street, University of Brighton (BN2 0JG) Exhibition open daily 22nd-30th Oct. 10-5pm weekdays, 10-4pm Saturdays (closed Sundays). Held at the University of Brighton’s Edward Street Gallery, this showcase features standout work by emerging photographers from across the UK. Join us for an evening of celebrating the bold visual storytelling of the next generation of photographic talent! We hope to see you there! — Posted on behalf of Crane Kalman and Rachel Gillies Image: Anna Warin

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Event: HEXTED Private view with live performance from Karen Tilley | 17 October 6-8pm 2025 Exhibition 13–25 October 2025 at Gallery 19a 

Please join us for the Private View. Venue: Gallery 19a, Hollingdean Terrace, Brighton BN1 7HB. Exhibition Open to the Public: 13–25 October, 11 am – 5 pm (closed Sundays). ‘These six artists bring their own histories, practices, and perspectives to question memory, movement, positionality, resistance, and identity. Their stories are carried through diverse media: print, moving image, fabric, light, performance, photography, and family heirlooms. Inspired by the exceptionality of everyday life and the domestic, these works hold the remarkable ability to transform ordinary objects and fleeting moments into intimate sites of reflection, renewal, and connection.’ We look forward to seeing you there. Posted on behalf of Rachel Maloney.    

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Photography REG celebrate Photoworks turning 30 | 20 November 2025 -10.00-1.30 at Edward Street 309 & 1.10-6.00 Edward Street 105

To celebrate Photoworks turning 30, we’ve teamed up with the University of Brighton to present a day of talks, workshops, and photobook launches exploring the art and practice of photobooks. Engage with leading artists, publishers, designers and curators on topics that span concept to production, including vision, sequencing, design, materiality and reaching audiences. The day will also feature an exhibition by artists from the University of Brighton Photography Research Group, plus a curated presentation of photobooks, selected for their  design, content, process and materiality, alongside a display and sale of books and magazines from Photoworks’ iconic 30 years of publishing. The day will conclude with our 30th birthday party at Brighton’s Patterns bar! Join Photoworks and friends for an evening of performance, music, book launches and prizes to help us celebrate three decades of photography. Limited ticket availability. Supported by Arts Council England and the University of Brighton. This session is […]

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Grant Capture: AHRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funding has been extended until March 2027.

Dear SAM Staff You will be pleased to hear that the AHRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) funding has been extended until March 2027. An additional £150,000 has been awarded that will enable a further   round of Ignite community-university partnership projects and responsive project funding to accelerate impact outcomes from research and to support skills and capacity building initiatives. Since awarded in 2022 the IAA has funded over 70 projects and provided impact training to over 100 researchers. Funding for interdisciplinary projects is also available. This additional funding gives us the opportunity to amplify the value and reach of our arts and humanities research and enable us to showcase the transformative impacts our researchers are making across communities, cultures, and disciplines. Further information including open calls can be found at the IAA page and the team is available to discuss potential project ideas at  ImpactAccelerationAccount@brighton.ac.uk   You are also welcome to discuss any project ideas with […]

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Call for proposals (deadline 15/10/25) for the Research and Knowledge Exchange Festival 10-14 November 2025

SAM Research and Knowledge Exchange (R&KE) Festival with a main week which will take place from 10th–14th November 2025 and with satellite events throughout November. The Postgraduate Research Culture Symposium for PGR and PGT students and staff will take place on the 12th November in the Sallis Benney Theatre from 10am-4pm. This is a great opportunity for staff to share our research and make connections between our teaching, research, and knowledge exchange. We are aiming to offer a wide range of sessions and activities focusing on research or knowledge exchange that will be open to all students and colleagues, as well as sessions targeted for staff development led by R&KE Leads and the research central team, there will also be activities organised by the REGs. We are inviting proposals for sessions that may be about research and knowledge exchange at any stage of development: it might involve sharing initial thoughts, talks about work in progress, […]

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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: SAM Postgraduate Research Culture Symposium 2025 | 12 November 2025 9-5pm at Grand Parade, Sallis Benney

Dear School of Art and Media PGR Students, Please hold the date… Wednesday 12th November 2025, 9am to 5pm for our second Postgraduate Research Culture Symposium, in the Sallis Benney Theatre, Grand Parade, as part of this year’s SAM Research Week, from 10th to 14th November 2025. Following last year’s successful symposium, we are again planning a full-day event focusing on our postgraduate research culture, and we are once again calling for your vital contributions. This could include any aspect of your PhD research, and at any stage. It could be a 10 minute talk or a longer 20 minute presentation from a paper based on a chapter or project, a demo of a practical outcome or activity, a screening of a video, a performance, a panel discussion or workshop proposal, or whatever format best suits your research. Please submit a brief outline of your proposal to me (p.sermon@brighton.ac.uk), including […]

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Event: Double book launch of publications about Austrian-British émigré photographers, Edith Tudor-Hart and Wolf Suschitzky – including presentation by Julia Winckler | 15 October 2025 7pm at the Austrian Cultural Forum, London.

Julia Winckler School of Arts and Media Lecturer and Research Ethics & Integrity Lead was  commissioned to write chapters for each of these new photography books and will be presenting at this event. This is an invitation to attend a free event: a double book launch accompanied by talks at the Austrian Cultural Forum, London.Link here: https://www.acflondon.org/events/book-launch-edith-tudor-hart-a-steady-eye-in-turbulent-times-wolf-suschitzky-exile-and-journeys/ This relates to the  Wolf Suschitzky Photography Prize 2025  and is a  special event celebrating two exciting new photography book publications about Austrian-British émigré photographers, Edith Tudor-Hart and Wolf Suschitzky. Both publications include many photographs which have been published for the first time. In their respective talks, presenters Kurt Kaindl (Salzburg), Stefanie Pirker (London) and Julia Winckler (Brighton) offer insights into the photographers’ visual archives, largely now held at FOTOHOF>archive in Salzburg, and from which these two new publications extensively draw upon. Contextual biographies of the two siblings will foreground the strength and ongoing […]

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Exhibition: Ola Teper, Kirsty Thomas and Rachel Maloney – Hexted | 3–25 October 2025 and Private view 17 October 2025 6-8pm at Hexted, Brighton

Ola Teper, Kirsty Thomas and Rachel Maloney are exhibiting works at a group show Hexted (Gallery 19a, Hollingdean Terrace, Brighton BN1 7HB) in Brighton this month. The private view is on  17 October at 6pm-8pm. All are invited to experience the creativity of Brighton’s local artists at Hexted. The exhibition, thoughtfully arranged in a way that allows for a seamless exploration of the diverse practices, runs from 13–25 October at Gallery 19a, Hollingdean, open 11 am – 5 pm (closed Sundays). Admission is free. Brighton’s vibrant art scene comes to life in Hexted. In this exciting new exhibition, six local artists showcase experimental and diverse practices across a broad spectrum of art forms, including print, moving image, fabric, light, performance, photography, and family heirlooms. Opening at Gallery 19a in Hollingdean on 13 October, the exhibition invites viewers to explore themes of home, memory, movement, identity, and belonging through the unique […]

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EVENT: Postgraduate induction welcome and get together | 8 October 2025 5.30pm at Grand Parade, café and Atrium Gallery

There will be a postgraduate welcome for PGRs and MA students. This is to be held at the Grand Parade café and Atrium Gallery  where the Cathy Lomax exhibition, “On Reflection” is on show. There will be drinks and nibbles, and a chance to network and welcome our new PGRs, introducing them to our PGR student community and supervisors, together with our new PGT students and their MA course teams. I hope you can all join us. Please RSVP to Paul Sermon