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Bringing together academics and professionals from Sheffield’s cultural, creative and digital industries to showcase our research in creative, entertaining and innovative ways.
University of Sheffield Player hosts Festival of the Mind, a education show with 36 episodes published.
Professor Peter Jackson, Institute for Sustainable Foods and artist Anthony Bennet discuss their collaboration on Authentic Corpse. Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022. https://fest
Professor Katie Field, School of Biosciences talks to artist Alex Ekins and Kieran from Seven Mushrooms gourmet farm about their collaboration on Fungal Figures. Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival
Dr Chris Montgomery, School of English discusses his research on the hidden understanding of language. Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022. https://festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk
Dr Richard Collins, Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, talks to Ben and Hugh from Yard Nule about their collaboration on Unseen Forms: Water Music Suite. Recorded and produced by Yard Nule as part of Festiva
Professor Renee Timmers, Department of Music, introduces the Voice Works project. Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022. https://festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk/
Dr Simon Bell, Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience, and artist Kate Sully discuss their collaboration on An Artistic Journey to Describing Dementia. Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festiva
Dr Lorna Warren (Department of Sociological Studies), Dr Pam McKinney (Information School) and Justine Gaubert (Founder of the Crone Club) discuss their collaboration on No Silence Please: The Crone Spoken Library. Recor
Hear from Dr Tom Rutter, School of English and artist Gina Allen as they discuss A Mirror of the Invisible. Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022. https://festivalofthemind.sheffield.
Dr Stephen Allen, Management School, discusses his collaboration with creative partners on Can We Fly-less. Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022. https://festivalofthemind.sheffield.
Dr Stephanie Hills, School of English talks to Lynne Chapman about their collaboration on 'Yes, it's Plastic, but...' Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022. https://festivalofthemind.
Dr Rorie Parsons, Department of Geography, and artist Gina Allen discuss their collaboration on Plastic: A Cheap Luxury. Recorded and produced by Kitty Turner as part of Festival of the Mind 2022. https://festivalofthemi
Writer, teacher and broadcaster Desiree Reynolds reads excerpts from her novel Seduce and discusses diaspora, race and protest through writing. Seduce, set on a mythical islands in the Caribbean, weaves a captivating tal
Jon Barton discusses his book Sheffield Round Walk which explores the stunning and varied landscapes of this beautiful walking route. Jon shares interesting details about Sheffield’s industrial past, the local geology, a
Dr David Clarke and Andrew Robinson explore the new folkloric customs and traditions that have emerged nationally and in the Sheffield / Peak District area as an outcome of the Covid-19 lockdown. This episode is brought
Eleanor Brown reads from White Ink Stains - a collection of poems exploring the lives of women. The volume includes pieces written in response to interviews for the Reading Sheffield oral history project. Eleanor's debut
The team behind the Breathing Space exhibition talk about the consequences and health impacts of air pollution, and what we can do as individuals and as a society to improve the air quality in our cities. Part of Festiva
Ecologists from the University of Sheffield join environmentalists from the Don Catchment Rivers Trust to tell the story of the River Don's Atlantic Salmon, and how pioneering research could help us track the recovery of
Writer Akeem Balogun presents two short stories How Many Years? performed by Kate Woods and Reuben Johnson, and Comprehensive and Assistive Robotic Enhancer performed by Rose Gray and Sile Sibanda. These stories were wri
Emma Moore, Professor of Sociolinguistics, explores how we evaluate the way other people form words and sentences, and what happens when people use grammar that is considered to be non-standard. This work is based on Pro
Olly Newton, Executive Director of educational charity The Edge Foundation talks to performer Tim Norwood, psychologist Dr Nicola Buckland and psychotherapist Claire Wood about nudity, body image and mental health. Tim's
Peter Jackson
Partner & Non-Executive Director · Nura Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy
1 appearance on this show
Dr Richard Collins
Head coach · Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
1 appearance on this show
Simon Bell
CEO, co-founder · Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience
1 appearance on this show
Jon Barton
founder and managing director · Intregal Marketing Solutions Inc.
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Robinson
ADHD Therapist · Slingshot Real Estate
1 appearance on this show
Dr. David Clarke
board-certified physician in internal medicine and gastroenterology · Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms
1 appearance on this show
Emma Moore
Professor of Sociolinguistics · Fair Ways GLADE School
1 appearance on this show
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