by aseifert | Nov 26, 2013 | Analysis & Comment, Interviews, Languages & Literature
A day of debate and discussion on Saturday, 7 December 2013 will (re)launch the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies under its new name, the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR). The (re)launch will emphasise the Institutes continuing mission to...
by aseifert | Nov 25, 2013 | Analysis & Comment, CenSes, Events, Features
Next month the School of Advanced Study will award Heston Blumenthal the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa, in recognition of his pioneering research and achievements. For this year’s Annual Review (published next week) we talked to the innovative chef about...
by aseifert | Nov 20, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival in a Box, Public Engagement
Meetings: At 9am on Monday morning a fairly disparate group of people gathered for a meeting and training session for the Festival in a Box project. Alongside myself and other researchers, in attendance were one local Bloomsbury artist (last seen leading a walk at...
by aseifert | Nov 11, 2013 | Digital, The Social Scholar
The second free public #socialscholar seminar on social media features Mark Carrigan talking specifically about ‘blogging’. The emphasis will be on discussion, with Mark offering practical advice and encouraging us all to share ideas on how to get started...
by aseifert | Nov 8, 2013 | Analysis & Comment, Digital, Events, The Social Scholar
Julian Harrison is the curator of pre-1600 manuscripts and books at the British Library; he also helps to manage the British Library’s Medieval Manuscripts blog. In this talk for The Social Scholar seminar Julian explains what the British Library has gained from...
by aseifert | Nov 7, 2013 | Digital, The Social Scholar, Training and Research
I’ll be signposting a lot of blogging projects but I’ll be doing so with the intention of offering examples which can help people who are taking part on the day come to a clearer understanding of why and how they would blog as academics. The second free public...
by aseifert | Nov 6, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival in a Box, Public Engagement, Training and Research
The First Box: Earlier this week a plain, slightly damp cardboard box was delivered to my office. Whilst hardly looking like anything to get excited about, I knew that this was in fact a very important package indeed. It was nothing less than the first ‘output’ of my...
by aseifert | Oct 31, 2013 | Digital, The Social Scholar, Training and Research
The Social Scholar is a free public lunchtime seminar series run by the School of Advanced Study. Each seminar takes one aspect of social media or focuses on a specific social media tool or platform. This is the first of a series of posts archiving online what...
by aseifert | Oct 21, 2013 | Digital, Events, The Social Scholar, Training and Research
The Social Scholar is a new lunchtime series of seminars starting this week looking at the pros and cons of social media in the humanities sector and investigating current best practice. We had a quick word with Dr Matt Phillpott who is convening the seminar for the...
by aseifert | Oct 17, 2013 | Bloomsbury Festival, Events, Public Engagement
Looking for something a bit unusual for the weekend? Why not learn some Parkour at the Bloomsbury Festival! Parkour is an athletic discipline based around free and efficient movement through urban space. Here’s your chance to learn the basics and see Parkour...
