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DATE TIME EVENT VENUE

SEPTEMBER

Wed 3 12.15pm & 12.30pm TOUR Wills Memorial tower tours WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

Wed 3 12.45pm PUBLIC TALK Inequalities in cardiovascular health, healthcare and disease - reversible or irreversible?

CANYNGE HALL

Sat 6 & Sun 7

10am FESTIVAL Bee and Pollination Festival BOTANIC GARDEN

Sat 6 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm & 12.30pm

TOUR Wills Memorial tower tours WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

Tue 9 6.30pm TOUR Enjoy the Botanic Garden on a summer’s evening

BOTANIC GARDEN

Wed 10 12.45pm PUBLIC TALK Outcomes for abused women's safety

CANYNGE HALL

Sat 13 9.30am OPEN DAY Undergraduate open day VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Sat 13 10am PUBLIC EVENT Bristol Doors Open Day VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Mon 15 - Fri 31 Oct

Various EXHIBITION Corresponding with conflict THEATRE COLLECTION

Thu 18 7.30pm PUBLIC TALK Wildside SCHOOL OF PHYSICS

Sun 20 10.30am & 2pm TOUR Goldney historic garden tour GOLDNEY HALL

Fri 19 6pm PUBLIC TALK …Letting the evidence speak on climate change

VICTORIA ROOMS

Tue 23 6pm PUBLIC TALK The hockey stick and the climate wars

VICTORIA ROOMS

Tue 23 7.30pm PUBLIC TALK …From the Industrial Revolution to the globalisation of democracy

WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

Fri 26 12pm PUBLIC EVENT Bristol Bright Night 2014 VARIOUS VENUES

Sat 27 10am EXHIBITION Tangible Memories installation M SHED

Sat 27 10am COURSE NEW Get your garden buzzing BOTANIC GARDEN

Mon 29 6pm PUBLIC TALK …What extreme physiology tells us about patients

M SHED

Tue 30 4.30pm RESEARCH SEMINAR

Classics for the masses VICTORIA ROOMS


OCTOBER

Wed 1 12.15pm & 12.30pm TOUR Wills Memorial tower tours WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

Fri 3 10am & 1pm SHORT COURSE Fiction writing workshop PERCY COMMUNITY CENTRE, BATH

Fri 3 1.15pm MUSIC Cullin Sound VICTORIA ROOMS

Sat 4 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm & 12.30pm

TOUR Wills Memorial tower tours WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

Sat 4 10.30am WORKSHOP Digimakers AT-BRISTOL

Sat 4 5.30pm TOUR NEW Ballast barge tour ARNOLFINI

Sun 5 2pm PUBLIC TALK …John Addington Symonds GOLDNEY HALL

Mon 6 Various PERFORMANCE The Conquering Hero WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

Mon 6 1pm SHORT COURSE NEW Traditional botanical drawing...

BOTANIC GARDEN

Tue 7 4.30pm SEMINAR Diasporic memory and the topologies of listening

VICTORIA ROOMS

Tues 7 6.15pm PUBLIC LECTURE

NEW Two nights with Borges 3/5 WOODLAND ROAD

Wed 8 6pm TALK NEW A Precariat Charter... SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES

Wed 8 7.30pm PERFORMANCE NEW Number 1, The Plaza WICKHAM THEATRE

Thu 9 5pm PUBLIC TALK An evening with Thomas Glave ROYAL FORT HOUSE

Fri 10 1.15pm MUSIC Trevor Wishart... VICTORIA ROOMS

Fri 10 3pm LECTURE NEW Drug and alcohol research


Fri 10 6pm PUBLIC TALK …Mervyn Morris WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

Fri 10 6.15pm PUBLIC EVENT NEW A brush with immortality TRINITY CENTRE

Sat 11 10am COURSE NEW Introduction to garden writing

BOTANIC GARDEN

AT A GLANCE - OCTOBER


OCTOBER

Sat 11 1.30pm SCREENING NEW The Abominable Crime ARNOLFINI

Sat 11 4pm EXHIBITION NEW Bristol’s African Caribbean music heritage

TRINITY CENTRE

Sat 11 10.30am DAY COURSE Tools for fiction writing 3/5 WOODLAND ROAD

Tue 14 10.30am SHORT COURSE Literature for life BATH ROYAL LITERARY SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION


The German Democratic Republic on tour…

VICTORIA ROOMS

Tue 14 6pm SHORT COURSE NEW European literature in translation

3/5 WOODLAND ROAD

Wed 15 1.30pm SHORT COURSE The monthly read 3/5 WOODLAND ROAD

Wed 15 6pm INAUGURAL LECTURE

Vibration of flexible structures QUEEN’S BUILDING

Wed 15 7.30pm PERFORMANCE Trust in ideas WICKHAM THEATRE

Thu 16 7.30pm PUBLIC TALK Hidden gems & ghastly gremlins…

SCHOOL OF PHYSICS

Fri 17 1.15pm MUSIC Vice Chancellor's Scholars VICTORIA ROOMS

Sat 18 10am WORKSHOP NEW It’s a wrap… BOTANIC GARDEN


Postgraduate musicologists… VICTORIA ROOMS

Tue 21 6.15pm PUBLIC LECTURE

NEW Two nights with the Borges part 2

3/5 WOODLAND ROAD

Thu 23 6pm PUBLIC TALK …Catastrophe 1914: how Europe went to war


Fri 24 1.15pm MUSIC VOCES8 VICTORIA ROOMS

Mon 27 6pm INAUGURAL LECTURE

…A bioinspired future for advanced materials

PUGSLEY LECTURE THEATRE


Fiddling with the string quartet

VICTORIA ROOMS

Tue 28 6pm AUTUMN ART LECTURE

Rose Macaulay - non-combatants and others


Wed 29 1.15pm MUSIC The University of Bristol Baroque Ensemble

VICTORIA ROOMS

Cover image (clockwise from left) Nick Wray, ‘Dog Tired’ by Christopher Nevinson copywright Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Nick Wray

PUBLIC EVENTS

Wed 3 & Sat 6 SeptemberTOURS

Wills Memorial tower toursTimes Wed: 12.15pm & 12.30pm; Sat: 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm & 12.30pmVenue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission £4 (concessions £3); free to children aged 8-11 (no under 8’s). Advance booking recommended. To book, ask inside the Wills Memorial Building for the Head Porter or contact E [email protected] T +44 (0)777 026 5108Supporting Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal - The Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity

Wed 3 September 12.45pm - 1.45pmPUBLIC TALK

Inequalities in cardiovascular health, healthcare and disease - reversible or irreversible?Dr Zaman will be presenting some of his work from the last decade in the field of cardiovascular disease, from ethnic to social to global to age inequality.Speaker Dr Justin Zaman, University Hospital, NorfolkVenue Room LG.08, Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, BS8 2PSAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/social-community-medicine/seminars/2014/outputurl-62016-en.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 0124

Wed 10 September 12.45pm - 1.45pmPUBLIC TALK

Outcomes for abused women’s safety, health and functioning following a treatment intervention of shelter or justice servicesAbuse of women is a global epidemic with severe physical and mental health consequences for women and the children who witness the abuse of their mothers. Worldwide, two intervention models dominate for abused women: social services of counselling and safe shelter, and legal actions of arrest and protection orders.Speaker Dr Judith McFarlane, Texas Woman’s UniversityVenue Room LG.08, Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, BS8 2PSAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/social-community-medicine/seminars/2014/129.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 0124

Sat 13 September 9.30am - 4pmOPEN DAY

Undergraduate open dayAre you looking to study in higher education? There’s so much to think about when you’re choosing a university. With so many options on offer, it’s important you get a real feel for the universities you are applying to. We think Bristol is a great place to live and study, but don’t just take our word for it. Find out for yourself by visiting us on an open day where you will have the opportunity to: visit academic schools and facilities; meet the academic and support staff; talk to current students about their experiences; visit student accommodation; get a feel for the city and area and get advice on funding and making your application.Venues VariousAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/opendays/ E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8623

Sat 13 September 10am - 4pmPUBLIC EVENT

Bristol Doors Open DayThe University of Bristol will be opening its doors to four university buildings: Clifton Hill House; Theatre Collection; Royal Fort House; and the Wills Memorial Building as part of Doors Open Day. Venues Clifton Hill House, Lower Clifton Hill, Clifton, BS8 1BX; Theatre Collection, 21 Park Row, BS1 5LY; Royal Fort House, BS8 1UJ; Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, no booking required with the exception of tower tours which are booked on the day on a first-come, first-served basis. For further information please contact Diane Thorne W www.bristol.ac.uk/public-engagement E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 8318

Mon 15 September - Fri 31 OctoberEXHIBITION

Corresponding with conflict Times Mon: 12pm - 4pm; Tue - Fri: 10am - 4pmCurated by the Theatre Collection’s Artist in Residence to commemorate the WW1 anniversary, the exhibition ‘Corresponding with conflict’ will showcase objects and materials from the Collection together with new works inspired by the original artefacts. Venue University of Bristol Theatre Collection, 21 Park Row, BS1 5LYAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/theatrecollection E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 5086

Fri 19 September 6pm - 7.30pmPUBLIC TALK

Dogma versus consensus: letting the evidence speak on climate changeJohn Cook led the Consensus Project which found that 97% of relevant climate papers endorsed the consensus that humans were causing global warming. John will discuss his research both on the 97% consensus and on the cognitive psychology of consensus. He will also look at the broader issue of scientific consensus and why it generates such intense focus from climate deniers.Speaker John Cook, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland and Skeptical ScienceVenue Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SAAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bris.ac.uk/cabot/events/2014/488.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 954 6339

Tue 23 September 6pm - 7.15pmPUBLIC TALK

The hockey stick and the climate wars - the battle continuesIn this special Cabot Institute lecture, in association with Bristol Festival of Ideas, Michael E Mann will discuss the science, politics, and ethical dimensions of global warming in the context of his own ongoing experiences as a figure in the centre of the debate over human-caused climate change.Speaker Dr Michael E Mann, Penn State UniversityVenue Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SAAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bris.ac.uk/cabot/events/2014/479.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 954 6339

Tue 23 September 7.30pm - 8.30pmPUBLIC TALK

Political order and political decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the globalisation of democracyFrancis Fukuyama is the author of The End of History, The Great Disruption, Our Posthuman Future, State Building and After the Neocons. All were international bestsellers promoting worldwide debate. He comes to Bristol to discuss his bestselling landmark work on the history of the modern state. Speaker Francis Fukuyama, Stratford UniversityVenue Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.ideasfestival.co.uk/2014/events/francis-fukuyama/ E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

Fri 26 September 12pm - 12amPUBLIC EVENT

Bristol Bright Night 2014On Friday 26 September, Bristol Bright Night will hit Bristol for the very first time and for one night only the entire city will be lit up with scientific research. From science-inspired performances on the streets to interactive exhibitions at At-Bristol and inspirational talks at Watershed - join us for this exciting event, one of 300 events happening in cities across Europe. Find out how academic research from the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England affects your day-to-day life.Venues Various across Bristol Admission Free, some events may require booking in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristolbrightnight.com/ E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 8313

Sat 27 September 10am - 4pmEXHIBITION

Tangible Memories installationOn 27 September the University of Bristol’s installation, entitled ‘Tangible Memories’ will be on display at M Shed. The installation will encourage audience members to re-imagine care homes of the future. Audience members will be able to drink tea, eat cake and engage in conversation with older people, academics and community experts working with researchers, to discuss their experiences of being involved in research where technology is being co-designed with older people. You will be able to engage meaningfully in thinking about community, object-based storytelling and explore tangible technologies in care home settings. Join them to experiment with and reflect on some of their cutting-edge technological prototypes, tell your own stories and consider your own ideas about care homes of the future.Venue M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RNAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/education/events/2014/1053.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4401

Mon 29 September 6pm - 10pmPUBLIC TALK

Going to extremes: what extreme physiology tells us about patientsIt can be hard to understand disease states; the causes are often unclear and may have acted for many years. Meanwhile, for those more seriously unwell, pretty much everything one measures is abnormal, and it can be hard to identify cause from effect, pathology from ‘healthy response’. One approach to resolving this issue is to expose healthy people to extreme environmental pressures - intense exercise, or the lack of oxygen on a high mountain. Professor Montgomery will discuss this approach, and some of the insights he has gained from its application.Speaker Professor Hugh Montgomery, UCL Institute for Human Health and PerformanceVenue M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, BS1 4RNAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/extreme-medicine-tickets-10936811297 E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 0098

Wed 1 & Sat 4 OctoberTOURS

Wills Memorial tower toursTimes Wed: 12.15pm & 12.30pm; Sat: 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm & 12.30pmVenue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission £4 (concessions £3); free to children aged 8-11 (no under 8’s). Advance booking recommended. To book, ask inside the Wills Memorial Building for the Head Porter or contact E [email protected] T +44 (0)777 026 5108Supporting Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal - The Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity

Fri 3 October - Fri 28 November Morning session 10am - 12pm Afternoon session 1pm - 3pmSHORT COURSE

Fiction writing workshop (1) Autumn termThis course aims to inspire, encourage and support students in writing fiction. Through writing exercises, examples from literature, and workshopping, students will be offered help in such areas as: developing characters and plots, improving style and working with structure. Each session is divided into a general creative writing session and a feedback workshop during which students will have the opportunity to have their writing appreciated/critiqued on a rota basis.Speaker Rachel Bentham, Department of EnglishVenue Percy Community Centre, New King Street, Bath, BA1 2BNAdmission Course fee £115, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/english/part-time E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8924

Sat 4 October 10.30am - 4.30pmWORKSHOP

DigimakersA series of free community technology events, specialising in computing and electronics workshops, aimed at children aged 7 – 17, parents and educators. These events aim to inspire the next generation of technical innovators and engineers by providing an introduction to ‘making’ in the digital word. From programming software to hacking hardware, we will show you more ways to have fun with technology. The day consists of a series of hands-on-workshops, a show-and-tell section, and a drop-in centre for Raspberry Pi users.Venue At-Bristol, Anchor Road, BS1 5DBAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.digimakersoct.eventbrite.com E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 5193

Sun 5 October 2pm - 5pmPUBLIC TALK

Happy 174th birthday John Addington Symonds!Join us for a garden party to kick off the new academic year by celebrating the legacy of scholar and gay-rights pioneer John Addington Symonds. Born in Bristol in 1840, Symonds was the author of numerous works, including The Renaissance in Italy, in seven volumes, and the first major study of ancient sexuality, ‘A Problem in Greek Ethics’ published in just ten copies in 1883. All are welcome at this relaxed event, which will include refreshments and brief introductions by local experts to Symonds’ life, works, and relationship to Clifton and Bristol. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition (IGRCT) and OutStories Bristol.Speakers Bristol IGRCT and OutStories BristolVenue Goldney Hall, Lower Clifton Hill, BS8 1BHAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 8460

Mon 6 - Sun 12 October Various times PERFORMANCE

The Conquering Hero Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory and the University of Bristol are delighted to announce a co-production in the commemoration of the outbreak of WW1: a fully staged, ‘script-in-hand’ performance of The Conquering Hero by Allan Monkhouse. This event is in association with the Bristol Festival of Ideas. Venue Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Timings and prices vary. Booking is required in advance. For more information and to book W www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/detail/the_conquering_hero_by_allan_monkhouse/ E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 902 0344

Tue 7 October 6.15pm - 7.30pmPUBLIC LECTURE

NEW Two nights with Borges (part 1): ‘The riddle of poetry’In 1967-68, Jorge Luis Borges gave the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard University. The series, titled This Craft of Verse, offered breath-taking insight into the poetics of one of the most extraordinary literary minds of the twentieth century. Making use of live readings and audio recordings long thought lost, we shall seek to relive some of the magic of the first two lectures. Refreshments served from 6.15pm and lecture will start at 6.30pm.Speaker Dr Laura Jansen, Department of Classics and Ancient HistoryVenue Lecture Theatre 3, 3-5 Woodland Road, BS8 1TBAdmission Free, no booking required.For further informationW www.bris.ac.uk/arts/research/collaborations/igrct/events/2014/30.htmlE [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 8460

Wed 8 October 6 - 7pmTALK

NEW A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to CitizensGuy Standing argues that today’s emerging mass class is the precariat, a growing number of people with insecure labour, no occupational identity, erratic earnings and exposure to unsustainable debt. Successive governments have reduced their political, civil, cultural, social and economic rights in appealing to the plutocracy and privileged elements of the middle class. Standing, drawing on the Magna Carta, proposes a Precariat Charter, a progressive politics to reduce inequality and insecurity, promote associational freedom, promote work over labour, and revive the commons in an ecologically sustainable way.Speaker Dr Guy Standing, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of LondonVenue Peel Lecture Theatre, School of Geographical Sciences, University Road, Clifton, BS8 1SSAdmission Thanks to the support of the University of Bristol this event is free, booking required in advance. For further information and to bookW www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bristol-festival-of-ideas-guy-standing-tickets-12736658689E [email protected]

Wed 8 October 7.30pm - 9pmPERFORMANCE

NEW Number 1, The PlazaRed front door. Gold number 1. Tiny peephole. Take a look around.GETINTHEBACKOFTHEVAN want to open up and let you in. Right in. So you can really get a feeling for what it’s like on the inside. This is an ‘evening with’ – conversation, songs, shit like that. Someone’s left a passive aggressive note on the kitchen table; it’s about entitlement, property and privacy. Welcome to the show home, everyone.‘Number 1, The Plaza’ is a souvenir album from a joyride through extravaganza, cabaret, reality, live art, theatre and filth. This performance is unsuitable for under-16s.Performer GETINTHEBACKOFTHEVANVenue Wickham Theatre, Cantock’s Close, BS8 1UPAdmission £9 (£5 concessions). Booking required in advance. For further information and to bookW www.bristol.ac.uk/theatre/events/E [email protected] +44 (0)117 331 5088

Thu 9 October 5pm - 6.30pmPUBLIC TALK

An evening with Thomas GlaveThe O. Henry Award-winning Jamaican-American author and activist Professor Thomas Glave will give an intimate reading followed by discussion from his current work and work in progress. He is the Lamba Award-winning author of Words to Our Now: Imagination and Dissent, Whose Song? and other stories, The Torturer’s Wife and editor of the anthology Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles.Speaker Professor Thomas Glave, University of Warwick/ Binghamton UniversityVenue Verdon-Smith Room, Institute for Advanced Studies, Royal Fort House, BS8 1UJAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/ias/diary/2014/327 E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 0829

Fri 10 October 3pm - 4pmLECTURE

NEW Drug and alcohol research: time for a new scientific enlightenment The Enlightenment changed the way western society viewed science and overcame the oppression of the Church’s teachings. However over the last 50 years a new censorship has emerged under the guise of the UN charters on drug control. These have inappropriately punished millions of people worldwide and severely limited medical research to the detriment of millions of patients. Professor Nutt’s talk will illustrate these little known facts and explain why we need a new Enlightenment movement to rectify this censorship of research.Speaker Professor David Nutt, Imperial CollegeVenue Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, booking required in advance.For further information and to bookW www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/drug-and-alcohol-research-time-for-a-new-scientific-enlightenment-tickets-12969747865E [email protected]

Fri 10 October 6pm - 7pmPUBLIC TALK

Bristol Poetry Institute public lecture - Mervyn Morris The Bristol Poetry Institute is honoured and delighted to host a reading by Mervyn Morris, newly appointed Jamaican Poet Laureate. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Mervyn Morris has made an immense contribution as a poet, scholar, and critic to West Indian literature and is the first Poet Laureate to be appointed by Jamaica since independence in 1962. His poetry collections include Examination Centre, The Pond, Shadowboxing and I been there, sort of: New and Selected Poems. This event has been made possible by generous support from Public and Ceremonial Events (PACE), from Bristol Institute for Research in the Humanities and Arts (BIRTHA), and from the Vice-Chancellor’s Fund.Speaker Mervyn Morris, Poet Laureate of Jamaica Venue Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.mervynmorris.eventbrite.co.uk E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

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Fri 10 October 6.15pm - 9.30pmPUBLIC EVENT

NEW A Brush with Immortality – Henrietta Lacks This exhibition and screening of documentary by local artist Helen Wilson-Roe highlights the forgotten history of Henrietta Lacks, a young African-American mother who unknowingly had an incredibly impact on medical history. Lacks died of an unusually aggressive cervical cancer and is remarkable because a sample of her cancer cells became the first cells to survive and multiply outside the human body, forming an ‘immortal’ cell line known as HeLa. Millions of people have benefitted medically from the advances this enabled including the development of the polio vaccine, cloning and gene sequencing. Working with University of Bristol scientists, Wilson-Roe’s project invites us to consider questions around permission, recognition and the role of the individual in large scientific projects. Through her portraits and documentary this aims to bring the Lacks’ family story to the fore.

On Friday 10 October, University of Bristol scientists and Helen Wilson-Rose will be holding a Q & A followed by performance and spoken word. The exhibition will run from 10 – 17 October. Speakers Professor Craig McArdle, School of Clinical Sciences; Dr John Lane & Professor Harry Mellor, School of Biochemistry & Helen Wilson-Roe, ArtistVenue Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, BS2 0NWAdmission Free, booking required in advance.For further information and to bookW www.3ca.org.uk/events/trinity/2014/201ca-brush-with-immortality-henrietta-lacks201dE [email protected] +44 (0)117 935 1200

Sat 11 October 1.30pm - 3.30pmSCREENING AND DISCUSSION

NEW The Abominable Crime The Abominable Crime is a documentary that gives voice to gay Jamaicans who, in the face of endemic anti-gay violence, are forced to flee their homeland. The film follows Simone Edwards, a mother, and Maurice Tomlinson, a human rights activist, as they navigate the conflict of loving their homeland and staying alive. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion led by J-FLAG founder, Thomas Glave, Dr Keon West and Professor Alison Donnell.

This event has been organised by University of Bristol and Bristol City Council.Speaker Professor Thomas Glave, University of Warwick/ Binghamton University; Dr Keon West, Goldsmiths Univesrity and Professor Alison Donnell, University of Reading. Venue Auditorium, Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, BS1 4QAAdmission £6 (£4 concessions). Booking required in advance. For further information and to bookW www.bristol.ac.uk/events/E [email protected] +44 (0)117 331 0829

Sat 11 October 4pm - 9pmEXHIBITION

NEW Bristol’s African Caribbean music heritageDuring Black History month, join us to discover Bristol’s African Caribbean music scene of the 1970s and ‘80s and the legendary venues of this era. This rich part of Bristol’s music heritage is little documented in official archives - maybe you can help? Bring a story, memory, poster, programme, or ticket stub to share and help build a better picture of Bristol’s musical history.Venue Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, BS2 0NWAdmission Free, no booking required.For further information W www.knowyourbristol.blogs.ilrt.org/event/bristols-african-caribbean-music-heritage/E [email protected] +44 (0)117 331 8321

Sat 11 October 10.30am - 4pmDAY COURSE

Tools for fiction writingThis course will look at some of the key elements in any fiction writing - such as plot, character, and form - to help you start, improve or develop your stories.Speaker Louise Green, Department of EnglishVenue Department of English, 3/5 Woodland Road, BS8 1TBAdmission Course fee £30, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/english/part-time E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8924

Tue 14 October - Tue 9 December 10.30am - 12.15pmSHORT COURSE

Literature for life: Winds of change (1)In this course we shall study three 19th century novels: Henry James, The Bostonians (1886); George Sand, Indiana (1831); and Anthony Trollope, The Warden (1855). What can we discover in these novels about attitudes to social and political change and the idea of progress?Speaker Barbara Grodecka Lewis, Department of EnglishVenue Bath Royal Literary Scientific Institution, 16/18 Queen’s Square, Bath, BA1 2HNAdmission Course fee £115, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/english/part-time E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8924

Tue 14 October 6pm - 8pmSHORT COURSE

NEW European literature in translationThis eight-week course offers an introduction to some of the most justly famous works of European literature from Romanticism to the post-war period. These are books to stimulate, provoke and amuse. Come prepared to share your ideas!Texts: Geothe, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Gogol, The Nose; Tolstoy, The Cossacks; Kafka, Metamorphisis; Mann, Death in Venice; Levi, Christ Stopped at Eboli; Camus, The Plague and Sagan, Bonjour Tristesse.Speaker Steven Lovatt, Department of EnglishVenue Department of English, 3/5 Woodland Road BS8 1TBAdmission Course fee £115 per term, booking required in advance.For further information and to bookW www.bristol.ac.uk/english/part-timeE [email protected] +44 (0)117 928 8924

Wed 15 October 1.30pm - 4pmSHORT COURSE

The monthly read: The heart of the matter - three literary classicsAn ideal format for readers who can spare one afternoon each month, you will explore three works, literary classics: Emma, Jane Austen; Hard Times, Charles Dickens; Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad.Speaker Sally Coniam, Department of EnglishVenue Department of English, 3/5 Woodland Road, BS8 1TBAdmission Course fee £100, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/english/part-time E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8924

Wed 15 October 6pm - 7pmINAUGURAL LECTURE

Vibration of flexible structuresIn the drive for increased efficiency, structures are becoming more slender and flexible. Unfortunately, the more flexible structures become, the more difficult they are to model and so predict their behaviour. In this lecture Professor Neild will discuss the challenges with analysing such structures and how they can be addressed. Speaker Professor Simon Neild, Department of Mechanical EngineeringVenue Pugsley Lecture Theatre, 1.40, Queen’s Building, University Walk, BS8 1TRAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bris.ac.uk/pace/public-events/inaugural/ E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

Wed 15 October 7.30pm - 9pmPERFORMANCE

Trust in ideas Each time Impermanence Dance Theatre perform, every piece is unique, never before performed and never to be seen again; creating an ecstatic live event full of beauty, poetry, physical mastery and humour. Impermanence are developing a unique strain of dance theatre that draws on a combination of exceptional technique and brave theatricality, mixed with visceral live music from multi-instrumentalists and a recorded soundtrack of eclectic music from Wagner to Dolly Parton via the Pixies. Venue Wickham Theatre, Cantock’s Close, BS8 1UPPerformers Impermanence Dance TheatreAdmission £9 (concessions £5). Booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/drama/theatre/booking.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 5088

Tue 21 October 6pm - 7pmAUTUMN ART LECTURE

Vaughan Williams in the First and Second World WarsVaughan Williams enlisted as a Private in the Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force on New Year’s Eve 1914. A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3) was conceived while he was on active service in France and premiered in 1922. With the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, being too old for military service, he contributed music to wartime films. Daniel Grimley examines the extent to which the composer’s wartime experiences influenced his work.Speaker Dr Daniel Grimley, University College, OxfordVenue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/autumn-art-lectures E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

Tue 21 October 6.15pm - 7.30pmPUBLIC LECTURE

NEW Two nights with Borges (part 2): ‘Metaphor’In 1967-68, Jorge Luis Borges gave the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures at Harvard University. The series, titled This Craft of Verse, offered breath-taking insight into the poetics of one of the most extraordinary literary minds of the twentieth century. Making use of live readings and audio recordings long thought lost, we shall seek to relive some of the magic of the first two lectures. Refreshments served from 6.15pm and lecture will start at 6.30pm.Speaker Dr Laura Jansen, Department of Classics and Ancient HistoryVenue Lecture Theatre 3, 3-5 Woodland Road, BS8 1TB.Admission Free, no booking required. For further information and to book W www.bris.ac.uk/arts/research/collaborations/igrct/events/2014/30.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 8460

Thu 23 October 6pm - 7pmPUBLIC TALK

Sir Max Hastings - Catastrophe 1914: how Europe went to warColston Research Society are pleased to host this public lecture by Sir Max Hastings an author, journalist and broadcaster whose work has appeared in every British national newspaper. He now writes regularly for the Daily Mail and reviews for the Sunday Times and New York Review of Books. He has published 23 books, his latest being Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War. Speaker Sir Max HastingsVenue Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bris.ac.uk/pace/public-events/crs-symposia/ E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

Mon 27 October 6pm - 7pmINAUGURAL LECTURE

Damage and repair - a bioinspired future for advanced materialsThe deployment of lightweight, high performance composite materials will become a necessity if sustainability is to be achieved across a wide range of applications. Currently, the use of such materials is impaired by their sensitivity to damage. The research by Professor Bond takes inspiration from nature which has evolved a range of damage mitigation and repair techniques.Speaker Professor Ian Bond, Department of Aerospace EngineeringVenue Pugsley Lecture Theatre, 1.40, Queen’s Building, University Walk, BS8 1TRAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bris.ac.uk/pace/public-events/inaugural/ E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

Tue 28 October 6pm - 7pmAUTUMN ART LECTURE

Rose Macaulay - non-combatants and othersRose Macaulay was both a poet and novelist during the First World War, her work reflecting the dramatic change in the popular perception of the war that took place as news of mounting horrors filtered home. Sarah LeFanu, author of the biographies Rose Macaulay and Dreaming of Rose: A Biographer’s Journal, will trace the trajectory that took Macaulay from her early romantic idealisation of the war through to being one of its fiercest critics. Speaker Sarah LeFanu, Department of EnglishVenue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/autumn-art-lectures E [email protected] T + 44 (0)117 928 8515

Thu 30 October 6pm - 7pmINAUGURAL LECTURE

Making sense of evidence in healthIt is important that health care decisions are appropriately informed by research evidence. Systematic reviews are routinely conducted to collate worldwide sources of such evidence. Professor Higgins will describe some of his contributions to this endeavour, with particular attention to how we can deal with scientific weaknesses in the studies and with non-replicability of their findings.Speaker Professor Julian Higgins, School of Social and Community MedicineVenue Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bris.ac.uk/pace/public-events/inaugural/ E [email protected] T + 44 (0)117 928 8515

MUSIC

Tue 30 September 4.30pm - 6pmRESEARCH SEMINAR

Classics for the masses: Repertoire under Lenin and StalinSpeaker Dr Pauline Fairclough, Department of Music

Fri 3 October 1.15pm - 2pmMUSIC

Cullin SoundTwo members of one of the UK’s most inspirational woodwind trios, Cullin Sound present a programme of original works for clarinet(s) and bassoon.Performers Sarah Watts (bass clarinet); Laurence Perkins (bassoon)

Tue 7 October 4.30pm - 6pmRESEARCH SEMINAR

Saudade of the present: Diasporic memory and the topologies of listeningSpeaker Professor Jason Stanyek, University of Oxford


Trevor Wishart: Encounters in the republic of heavenTo launch their season of ‘Sonic Voyages’, Bristol University Loudspeaker Orchestra (BULO), is delighted to welcome special guest Trevor Wishart for a solo concert of his recent work. Wishart is one of the most influential electroacoustic composers and thinkers on the UK and international scene. ‘Encounters’ brings together everyday stories told by adults and children with the possibilities of sound-transformation offered by the computer. The concert is followed by a public lecture and discussion with the composer.Performers Trevor Wishart and the Bristol University Loudspeaker Orchestra


The German Democratic Republic on tour: Music, cultural diplomacy, and the Cold WarSpeaker Dr Elaine Kelly, University of Edinburgh


Vice Chancellor’s ScholarsThe Vice Chancellor’s Scholars are performers who have exceptional talent. They will be giving a concert which showcases the best of Bristol. Programme to be announced.Performers Vice Chancellor’s Scholars


Postgraduate musicologists discuss their workBristol University students present their current research for discussion. Speakers Postgraduate musicologists


VOCES8As VOCES8, an a cappella octet, hits the shuffle-button, audiences can expect to hear a wide range of vocal repertoire from a selection of compositional styles and periods. This fully mixed programme includes a selection of sacred choral music, spirituals, madrigals, jazz standards and pop classics. Performers VOCES8


Fiddling with the string quartetSpeaker Dr Michael Ellison, Department of Music

Wed 29 October 1.15pm - 2pmMUSIC

The University of Bristol Baroque EnsembleThe University of Bristol Baroque Ensemble starts its year with an exciting concert featuring the music of Vivaldi, Handel (conducted by Jacob Garside) and Bach (conducted by Corey Moore). Performers University of Bristol Baroque Ensemble


Brodowski String QuartetMendelssohn: Capriccio in E minor Op. 81 No. 3Michael Ellison: Quartet No. 3 Fiddlin’ (UK Premiere) Performers Brodowski String Quartet

Venue Victoria Rooms, Queen’s Road, BS8 1SA unless otherwise statedAdmission Free, no booking required unless otherwise stated. Some lunchtime concerts take place in the Recital Room of the Victoria Rooms with limited seating. For further information and to book (for bookable events) contact Concerts and Music Resources Office W www.bristol.ac.uk/music/events E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4044

Sat 6 & Sun 7 September 10am - 5pmFESTIVAL

Bee and pollination festivalLearn how you can help the bees. Main exhibitors include the Avon Beekeepers Association, and their highly popular Honey Festival, the University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences, Butcombe Brewery, Riverford Organic Farms, Writhlington School Orchid Project, Bristol City Council Allotments Team, nurseries selling insect-friendly plants, and wildlife charities. Demonstrations and talks will range from beekeeping techniques and the workings of a live hive, to research projects about urban pollinators, building insect hotels and willow weaving. Tours will also be taking place and refreshments available.Admission Free to Friends of the Botanic Garden, University staff and students, children under 16. Adults £3.50 including tours, no booking required. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden E [email protected] T + 44 (0)117 331 4906

Tue 9 September 6.30pm - 8.30pmTOUR

Enjoy the Botanic Garden on a summer’s eveningThere will be a number of fascinating evening tours of the Garden throughout summer this year. The tours kick off with a glass of wine or elderflower pressé in the Linnaeus study room at 6.30pm before one of the experienced guides will walk you through the Garden from 7pm. Tour leader Botanic Garden volunteer guideAdmission £7.50, refreshments included. Booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bris.ac.uk/botanic-garden/events/ E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4906

THE BOTANIC GARDEN

Thu 18 September 7.30pm - 9pmPUBLIC TALK

Wildside Since 2004 Keith and Ros Wiley have created from a bare field a ‘dazzling new garden... the perfect showcase for his radical and exciting ideas on planting’ which in time ‘will surely change the perception of future gardeners.’ (The Garden, Feb 2008.) In this talk, Keith follows the development of the garden from its modest beginnings and shows how they are attempting to make the garden look good every month of the year. This lecture is supported by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). Speaker Keith WileyVenue The Powell Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TLAdmission Visitors will be asked to make a donation. Free to Friends of the Botanic Garden (on production of their membership card), no booking required. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden/events/ E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4906

Sat 27 September 10am - 4pmCOURSE

NEW Get your garden buzzing A one-day workshop to promote welcoming well-planted habitats for nature’s pollinators. Are you keen to make your outdoor space a haven for pollinators? Keen to do your bit to create bee and butterfly-friendly habitats? This workshop will encourage and enlighten you on some key action points for improving pollination biodiversity and help you draw up an action plan to cover monitoring, planting and constructing with pollinators in mind. Tea and coffee on arrival; remember to bring a picnic lunch.Tutor Steve Collins Admission £35. Booking required in advance W www.bris.ac.uk/botanic-garden/events/ E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4906

Sat 4th October 5.30pm - 7pmTOUR

NEW Ballast seed garden boat tour Join us for an in depth look at the design, planting and plants on central Bristol’s floating garden, the ballast seed barge. Your guide will focus on origins, adaptations and look at some of the more unusual plants such as the squirting cucumber. Tour leader Botanic Garden volunteer guide Venue Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA Admission £7 (£5 concessions). Booking required in advance.For further information and to book W www.arnolfini.org E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4906

Mon 6 October 1 - 4pmSHORT COURSE

NEW Traditional botanical drawing and paintingThis 21 week course is aimed at both beginners and those wishing to improve existing skills. You will gain a sound foundation in drawing and painting botanical plants from observation. The use of line, texture, tone and light on form are the key learning elements in the drawing sessions. The use of watercolour, mixing colours will then follow. Bring paper and a drawing pencil to your first class when the tutor will talk through recommended purchases for the future.Speaker Jenny BrooksAdmission £360 (payable in stages if preferred). Booking required in advance.For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/courses E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4906

Sat 11 October 10am - 4pmCOURSENEW Introduction to garden writingThis one-day workshop is aimed at those interested in writing about gardens for pleasure or publication. It should appeal to anyone with an interest in gardens and landscapes, but no prior professional writing experience is needed. Tea/coffee on arrival; remember to bring a picnic lunch.Speaker Jackie BennettAdmission £45. Booking required in advance.For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/coursesE [email protected] +44 (0)117 331 4906

Thu 16 October 7.30pm - 9pmPUBLIC TALK Hidden gems & ghastly gremlins in the treasure chest of the fungal kingdomPat O’Reilly is an expert on the magical kingdom of fungi. For millennia the mysterious nature of fungi has intrigued the intrepid. Fungal fruits of the field and forest have fed the fearless, while the (surprisingly few) resulting fatalities have fuelled myths and legends. Pat is a self-employed broadcaster, writer and publisher based in Llandysul in Carmarthenshire. He has written 21 books, including Fascinated by Fungi, and is currently the Managing Director of First Nature, a publishing enterprise specialising in wildlife, ecology and environmental education topics.Speaker Pat O’ReillyVenue The Powell Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TLAdmission Visitors will be asked to make a donation. Free to Friends of the Botanic Garden (on production of their membership card), no booking required. For further information and to bookW www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden/events/E [email protected] +44 (0)117 331 4906

Sat 18 October 10am - 4pmWORKSHOP

It’s a wrap with gift fripperyA relaxed and creative workshop covering the basics of gift-wrapping and moving on to more imaginative decoration where you will have the chance to unleash your creativity incorporating upcycled materials. Tutor will demonstrate how to wrap a bottle, box and an awkward shape. You will print your own wrapping paper with rollers as seen on The Great Interior Design Challenge (BBC). All materials included.Speaker Amanda WhiteAdmission £35. Booking required in advance.For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/coursesE [email protected] +44 (0)117 331 4906

Venue University of Bristol Botanic Garden, Stoke Park Road, BS9 1JG unless otherwise statedAdmission Adults £3.50; children, Friends of the Botanic Garden, University staff and students free and no booking required unless otherwise stated.September opening hours Open seven days a week, 10am - 4.30pm October opening hours Open Monday to Friday and Sundays, 10am - 4.30pmW www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4906

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COMING UP IN NOVEMBER

Sat 1 - Sat 8 NovemberFESTIVAL

Thinking FuturesJoin us for a week of public events that will make up an exciting festival programme presented by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law.W www.bristol.ac.uk/thinking-futures

Sat 8 - Sun 30 November WORKSHOPS

5Hz labs5Hz is a collaborative project by artist Emma Smith and researchers from Bristol and Plymouth Universities to imagine a new evolution of voice. Join a series of workshops this Autumn and contribute to developing an artwork. W www.arnolfini.org.uk/learning/projects/5hz

Fri 14 - Sun 16 NovemberFESTIVAL

Great British Bioscience FestivalThis free festival will be a culmination of a year-long programme of activities marking the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council’s (BBSRC) 20th anniversary. It brings together 19 engaging exhibits from world-leading bioscience research groups.W www.bbsrc.ac.uk/news/events/

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