Events Calendar

The Researchers Careers Day promises to offer an exciting range of sessions designed to inspire researchers and provide them with information about different job opportunities both within academia and industry. Careers consultants will be joined by University of Southampton alumni and academics for panel discussions, a networking lunch and employer information sessions.

To participate, simply choose a session title that piques your interest and book it through the MyCareer Portal. Feel free to select as many or as few sessions as you’d like! 

Event Agenda

A seminar and book launch event has been programmed to accompany the current exhibition by Pia Arke at John Hansard Gallery.

The exhibition Pia Arke: Silences and Stories has been organised in collaboration with KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, and is the first major survey outside of Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), and the Nordic countries. 

Seldom exhibited outside the Scandinavian context, Pia Arke was a Greenlandic Inuk and Danish artist (1958-2007) who strove to make visible the colonial and complex relationship between Denmark and Greenland, and to address significant questions of identity and representation. Arke remains a significant international figure within both artistic practice and post-colonial discourse, who spoke of an identity outside of being defined as either Danish or Greenlandic; a ‘third place’ that allowed for hybridity and resisted polarisation. By working closely with the Pia Arke Estate, and numerous lenders across Scandinavia, the exhibition includes photography, film, sculpture, performance and rare archival material.

The partner exhibition, Pia Arke: Arctic Hysteria will be shown at KW in Berlin from 6 July – 20 October 2024.

Seminar event, 2 – 5.30pm
To mark the publication of the book, Pia Arke, John Hansard Gallery are hosting a seminar event which will include, amongst others, some of the publication’s contributors.

2 – 3.30pm – Session 1: Practice
Speakers: Ros Carter (John Hansard Gallery), Alice Maude-Roxby (Artist and Fine Art Programme Leader, Middlesex University), Mette Sandbye (Professor of Photography Studies, University of Copenhagen), including 30 mins panel discussion and questions.

(3.30 – 3.50pm – break)

3.50 – 5.20pm – Session 2: Legacy
Speakers: Sofie Krogh-Christensen (KW, Berlin), Siri Paulsen (independent researcher and creative producer, Copenhagen), Lise Autogena (Artist and Professor of Cross-Disciplinary Art, University of Sheffield), including 30 mins panel discussion and questions.

Book Launch, 5.30 – 7pm
Reception and drinks, with a chance to view the exhibition
The book, Pia Arke, has been co-published by John Hansard Gallery and KW and will be available from 4 May. The publication has been edited by the curators of the two respective exhibitions at John Hansard Gallery and KW – Ros Carter and Sofie Krogh Christensen.

It examines the work of Pia Arke and discusses it within the contemporary context. It also positions Arke within a wider international framework and explores connections with other significant artists working internationally during the same period. It introduces significant new voices to the dialogue surrounding Arke’s work, including contributions by Alice Maude-Roxby, Tiara Roxanne, Mette Sandbye, Trinh T. Minh-ha, Nivi Christensen, Siri Paulsen, Sofie Krogh Christensen and Ros Carter.

BOOK HERE

The University's Palestine Solidarity Network invites all students and staff to join weekly vigils in solidarity with Gaza, Palestine. Stand together for justice and peace.

Every Tuesday (during term time) from 11.30am - 12.30pm.

Location: The Redbrick (outside SUSU Shop), except for 7 and 28 May which will be held at the same time at Jubilee Plaza (next to B85) on Highfield Campus. 

​For more information and to register, visit Wellbeing Events (sharepoint.com)

Natalie Dekel, MPhil, was born and raised in a remote region in communist Russia, and escaped with her family to the Western world in 1991. Natalie will share her experience, her process of emigrating, and how art has always been a guiding light for her.
Free. Open to all students, staff and families. Book: https://forms.office.com/e/b4XWdtHcN2  Contact: uosfriendsofisrael@gmail.com

A Hindu palace echoing with the melodies of the finest court musicians. An enchanted night garden, full of curious insects and talking plants. A disco the size of a three story building….

A folk song in an echoing square, a cave sighing in the wind, a cathedral awaiting its congregation.

BOOK HERE

Three performances:
12–1pm
2–3pm
4–5pm

We’ll Find Out When We Get There is a major new inter-disciplinary work exploring sound, space and human perception. A site-responsive collaboration between composer/creative director Drew Crawford, the virtuosic musicians of Plus Minus Ensemble and Tim Hand (audio), the one-hour work lies at the intersection of musical performance, art installation, choreography and acoustic experiment, designed to respond to and illuminate the aural architecture of the multi-chamber gallery spaces in which it is performed.

The term “site-responsive” refers to the way in which the work has been designed to adapt to a variety of multi-space gallery venues, activating those spaces and responding to their acoustic properties and choreographic/theatrical potentials.

In the process, our deeply emotional and often unconscious relationship to space is made conscious and audible: sounds expand to fill the whole gallery, then contract to a single, intimate corner; melodies are moved around physically in myriad ingenious ways; sine waves completely frustrate our sense of the built environment.

Playful, thoughtful, immersive, accessible and engaging, yet emotionally complex – come and experience John Hansard Gallery in a new way.

This project has been developed with support from the University of Southampton Department of Music, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Southampton Institute for the Arts and Humanities, and Public Engagement with Research Unit.

About the performers:

Drew Crawford is UK-based Australian composer, producer, sound-designer, songwriter and educator. His work spans opera, theatre, dance, pop, cabaret, installation, sound design, radio, TV, film, the concert hall, and digital platforms. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Music at the University of Southampton and his current research projects foregrounds music-making as embodied, relational, and situated within wider ecologies.

Plus-Minus Ensemble is one of Europe’s leading proponents of New Music, committed to commissioning new work and placing it alongside recent and landmark modern repertoire, distinguished by its interest in performative, electroacoustic and conceptual pieces.

Tim Hand is a leading audio engineer and production manager. Working across disciplines and genres, Tim has delivered sound solutions for London Jazz Festival (Southbank Venues, Barbican), BT River of Music (Somerset House Stage) and large-scale outdoor site specific art performances and exhibitions as part of major festivals including Brighton and Greenwich and Docklands. In 2021 he was the sound designer for the Aurora Orchestra’s immersive surround sound performance of Beethoven’s 7^th Symphony at Printworks, London.

This project has been developed with support from the University of Southampton Department of Music, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Southampton Institute for the Arts and Humanities, and Public Engagement with Research Unit.

The University's Palestine Solidarity Network invites all students and staff to join weekly vigils in solidarity with Gaza, Palestine. Stand together for justice and peace.

Every Tuesday (during term time) from 11.30am - 12.30pm.

Location: The Redbrick (outside SUSU Shop), except for 7 and 28 May which will be held at the same time at Jubilee Plaza (next to B85) on Highfield Campus. 

Measuring the student learning experience and student satisfaction has perhaps never been more important, however standard student feedback still pays scant regard for the importance of non-verbal communications. Non-verbal communication is acutely important with students from high-context cultures such as China, where what you say is often not only less important to how you say it but the two are often in direct contradiction.

This seminar will discuss some of the most common aspects of non-verbal communication and their meaning with a particular focus on Chinese students.

As a result, attendees will be better placed to incorporate non-verbal communication into their student feedback processes and procedures as well as improve their ongoing assessment of the student learning experience through observation of common forms of non-verbal communication.

To celebrate two years since the formation of the Research-on-Research (RoR) Registry and Hub, we are delighted to invite you to our online festival on Thursday 16 May at 13:00 GMT where we will explore the potentials, limitations, and challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within research.

The rise of AI is offering unparalleled opportunities for researchers and is transforming the way we analyse data, detect patterns, and disseminate knowledge. However, this potential does not come without risks.

With a series of thought-provoking lightning talks followed by an expert-led panel discussion of AI, we will delve deep into some of the biggest questions facing researchers today, including:

- Is AI technology a friend or foe?

- Can AI break barriers to solve unintended bureaucracy in research?

- How does AI influence research integrity and equality?

The University's Palestine Solidarity Network invites all students and staff to join weekly vigils in solidarity with Gaza, Palestine. Stand together for justice and peace.

Every Tuesday (during term time) from 11.30am - 12.30pm.

Location: The Redbrick (outside SUSU Shop), except for 7 and 28 May which will be held at the same time at Jubilee Plaza (next to B85) on Highfield Campus. 

​​For more information and to register, visit Wellbeing Events (sharepoint.com)

The University's Palestine Solidarity Network invites all students and staff to join weekly vigils in solidarity with Gaza, Palestine. Stand together for justice and peace.

Every Tuesday (during term time) from 11.30am - 12.30pm.

Location: The Redbrick (outside SUSU Shop), except for 7 and 28 May which will be held at the same time at Jubilee Plaza (next to B85) on Highfield Campus. 

This online workshop aims to give participants a range of practical approaches they can adopt when writing about methodology in the social sciences, with a particular focus on writing a PhD methodology chapter.

Using a range of exercises throughout, the course focuses on 20 or so writing strategies and thought experiments designed to provide more clarity and power to the often-difficult challenge of writing about methods.

The course also looks at common mistakes and how to avoid them when writing about methods. The focus throughout is on building confidence and increasing our repertoire of writing strategies and skills.

Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13141

Join artists and musicians from the University of Southampton, the Winchester School of Art and around the world to explore how AI and the arts are coming together in media from photography, fashion and literature to comedy and jazz, in a festival of installations, demonstrations, comedy sets, readings and discussions.  

The festival is excited to welcome special guests the ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE JAZZ  – to perform an exploration of improvisations between instrumentalists and a machine within a large jazz orchestra.  

The interactive all-day event is open to the public and will showcase the ways in which the University of Southampton is using the convergence of AI and the arts to explore crucial questions around how we are going to live responsibly and in harmony with powerful machines unleashed by revolutions in computing power and machine learning.  

Is AI just a new chapter in the long story of humans living with machines? Or is it a new, threatening reality? Come along and find out for yourself.  

The festival culminates with a lively panel discussion into these questions, featuring Dame Wendy Hall, BBC technology journalist Bill Thompson and other special guests. Followed by a late-night standup comedy set all about AI, from fantastic local comedians.  

Register for your free day time tickets here, and buy your evening ticket for the ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE JAZZ, panel discussion and late-night comedy here. Space is limited so be quick!  

AI Arts Festival is a production of the University of Southampton organised by the Web Science Institute in collaboration with the Winchester School of Art and the Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities.    .

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This is a practical workshop designed to help you develop effective strategies for communicating with diverse cohorts of students in lectures and seminars.

We will consider some of the challenges faced by students learning in an international context and how communication, teaching methods and language can facilitate learning.  We will also focus on the importance of lecture delivery and how volume, pace, word stress and intonation can enhance student engagement.

There will be an opportunity to exchange and share ideas of strategies that help communication and student engagement during lectures.

By the end of this event, you should:

• Have an insight into how language and vocabulary can help understanding.
• Understand the importance of cultural inclusivity and how cultural differences can impact communication and learning.
• Develop strategies for engaging with diverse cohorts of students effectively and encourage student engagement.
• Be aware of how lecture delivery can enhance communication.

Session led by: Tina Kirk, Senior Teaching Fellow, Academic Centre for International Students (ACIS)

This workshop will be an opportunity to discuss strategies concerning the linguistic medium of learning. 

The question: “what is the optimal way to deal with students' languages in a lesson” will be discussed. 

Then participants will be pointed to diverse teaching and learning resources for supporting international students, ranging from programmes and services international students can sign up for to tips on helping them thrive not survive during their time at university. 

The workshop will finish by providing the arena for participants to share challenges and insights.

Whether we refer to reading or producing information, accessibility affects everyone.  Accordingly, the purpose of this workshop is to explore how this is the case, and to provide practical approaches that everyone can employ to ensure that they produce content that is as accessible as possible in their various roles at the institution and lives beyond work.

Participants of this in-person workshop will be able to contribute to the culture of accessibility and inclusivity at the University of Southampton, aligned with the University of Southampton’s Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) policy suite. 

This work is aimed at “recognising the value of every individual … [through a] commitment to creating a University community where everyone feels valued and recognises their rights and responsibilities in respect of EDI” (University of Southampton, 2023, par 1).

It is expected that you will bring the following 4 important things to the workshop: 

-A laptop, tablet or other electronic device that you use to build content in your work; 

-An inquiring mind; 

-Readiness to undertake case study activities with others; 

-Enthusiasm to learn. 

Book your ticket here

Join us at the Boldrewood Innovation Campus for an exciting in-person event showcasing final-year student projects from the School of Engineering.

Thursday 13 June, 14:00 - 18:00 - Student, Staff and Family Afternoon

This is our long-running afternoon event, open to all students, families and staff. The Design Show will be open from 2 pm for viewing until the last admission at 5.30 pm.

Alongside the main Design Show, we will have an exhibition and prize-giving for our partners at Primary Engineer - a charity with a mission to engage children with Engineering, from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Each ticket holder will receive a free refreshment, ice cream and meal of choice.

Visit the Staff Wellbeing SharePoint for more information.

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In this one day online course (taught over 2 mornings) we will explore how to use R to import, manage and process spatial data.

We will also cover the process of making choropleth maps, as well as some basic spatial analysis.

Finally, we will cover the use of loops to make multiple maps quickly and easily, one of the major benefits of using a scripting language to make maps, rather than traditional graphic point-and-click interface.

Bursaries are available to cover course fees for research staff.

Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13142

For more information and to register, visit Wellbeing Events (sharepoint.com)

For more information and to register, visit Wellbeing Events (sharepoint.com)

Undergraduate Open Days 6-7 July 2024

Undergraduate Open Days 6-7 July 2024

Spark Innovation - Health, Wellbeing, Life Sciences, Nature and Environment Knowledge Exchange, Innovation, and Enterprise Networking Event    

Event hosted by the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences and dedicated to highlighting achievements, fostering partnerships, and sparking innovation. 

There will be a range of projects showcased at the event:

→ Active Living Cafes: raising public awareness of pathways to physical activity for the self-management of long-term conditions. Dr. James Gavin  

→ Black Climate Futures: a participatory dialogue for the city of Hull’s Black community on climate change, ensuring Black voices are heard in policy and disaster risk planning.                     Michael Lomotey (Postgraduate Researcher) 

→ From the City to the Sea: a co-created online immersive music and art story resource to support the wellbeing of care home staff. Cindy Brooks (Research Fellow) 

→ Growing Wild Citizens @ School: encouraging children to take a citizen science approach to thinking about food. Jenny Baverstock (Senior Enterprise Fellow) 

→ Investigating Female Body Temperature: to guide innovation in sportswear design. Hannah Blount (Postgraduate Researcher) 

→ Tranquility Mapping: for urban greenspace access and healthier journeys. Dr. Efstathios Margaritis 

→ Tales of Discovery: uniting the fragmented records of the RRS Discovery. Michael Grant (Senior Enterprise Fellow)  

→ Understanding Looked After Young People’s Experiences and Needs: co-producing recommendations for moving towards independence. Dr. Becky Ward 

More projects announced soon…

Register your interest: fels-re-support@soton.ac.uk

Undergraduate Open Day 8 September 2024

This workshop is an opportunity for all staff teaching University of Southampton students. Whether you are new to teaching in the UK or at this university, are returning to teaching after a research break or interact with students in your daily job this workshop is for you.

This brief Introduction to Learning and Teaching in HE will help you to make a start on developing your education practice and will support you in managing your education role/s (however big or small). This is a preliminary workshop to building your education portfolio and teaching expertise and will support your professional and academic development in the areas of learning and teaching.

By the end of this event, participants should be able to:

• Identify key elements of learning and teaching practice in HE
• Design a learning and teaching session (and/or critique the design of a L&T session)
• Share examples of teaching and learning practice
• Familiarise with the UK Professional Standard Framework for Learning and Teaching

Session led by: Dr Erika Corradini, Principal Teaching Fellow in HE practice, Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHEP)

This workshop is an opportunity for all staff teaching University of Southampton students. Whether you are new to teaching in the UK or at this university, are returning to teaching after a research break or interact with students in your daily job this workshop is for you.

This brief Introduction to Learning and Teaching in HE will help you to make a start on developing your education practice and will support you in managing your education role/s (however big or small). This is a preliminary workshop to building your education portfolio and teaching expertise and will support your professional and academic development in the areas of learning and teaching.

By the end of this event, participants should be able to:

• Identify key elements of learning and teaching practice in HE
• Design a learning and teaching session (and/or critique the design of a L&T session)
• Share examples of teaching and learning practice
• Familiarise with the UK Professional Standard Framework for Learning and Teaching

Session led by: Dr Erika Corradini, Principal Teaching Fellow in HE practice, Centre for Higher Education Practice (CHEP)

Undergraduate Open Days 5-6 October 2024

Undergraduate Open Days 5-6 October 2024

Winchester School of Art Open Day - 30 October 2024

For more information and to register, visit Wellbeing Events (sharepoint.com)

Winchester School of Art Open Day - 16 November 2024