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AT A GLANCE - MARCH

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DATE TIME EVENT VENUE

MARCH

Sat 1 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm & 12.30pm

TOUR Wills Memorial tower tours WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

Sat 1 10.30am DAY COURSE Edward Thomas and Robert Frost 3/5 WOODLAND ROAD

Sat 1 10.30am DAY COURSE Writing about other people’ s lives 3/5 WOODLAND ROAD

Sat 1 2pm TASTER SESSION

What did it mean to be human?... MALCOLM X CENTRE

Mon 3 5pm TALK The third space and digital literacy... GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Tue 4 6pm TALK Nixon Watergate: an interview with Alexander Butterfield

SCHOOL OF PHYSICS

Wed 5 12.15pm & 12.30pm


Wed 5 1.15pm MUSIC Haydn sonatas, for the piano VICTORIA ROOMS

Wed 5 5pm TALK Mathematics and creativity in the primary classroom

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Thu 6 7.30pm MUSIC University Music Society chamber concert

ST PAUL’S CHURCH

Fri 7 1.15pm MUSIC Piano duets VICTORIA ROOMS

Fri 7 6.30pm TALK Women and the politics of work WATERSHED

Sat 8 7.30pm MUSIC University Wind and String Orchestra VICTORIA ROOMS

Tue 11 11am MARKET Farmers’ market CENTRE FOR SPORT, EXERCISE AND HEALTH

Tue 11 4.30pm RESEARCH SEMINAR

Lutyens, Maconchy, Williams and 20th century British Music

VICTORIA ROOMS

Tues 11 6pm INAUGURAL LECTURE

Is better animal welfare an opportunity or an obligation?

SCHOOL OF VETERINARY SCIENCES, LANGFORD

Wed 12 1.15pm MUSIC Schola Cantorum VICTORIA ROOMS

Thu 13 1pm TALK Young people, mental capital and the ‘global race’


Fri 14 1.15pm MUSIC University Brass Ensemble VICTORIA ROOMS

Sat 15 11am ACTIVITY DAY Family History Day SINGLE PARENT ACTION NETWORK

Sat 15 7.30pm MUSIC Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra

VICTORIA ROOMS


MARCH

Mon 17 4pm & 7pm DRAMA Anon: the songs of silent women THE WICKHAM THEATRE

Tue 18 4pm PUBLIC LECTURE

...local institutions, risk and sharing in the context of migration

SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES


Hearing things: musical objects at the 1851 Great Exhibition

VICTORIA ROOMS

Tue 18 6pm MEMORIAL LECTURE

400th anniversary of the English East India Company in Japan...

WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

Wed 19 1.15pm MUSIC New Music Ensemble VICTORIA ROOMS

Thu 20 6.30pm TWILIGHT TALK Primes and zeros: a million dollar mystery

HAMILTON HOUSE

Fri 21 1.15pm MUSIC University Baroque Ensemble VICTORIA ROOMS

Sat 22 7.30pm MUSIC Bristol Symphonia VICTORIA ROOMS

Sun 23 10am TOUR See the garden wake up with the Curator

BOTANIC GARDEN


Our postgraduate musicologists VICTORIA ROOMS

Wed 26 1.15pm MUSIC Trio Aporia VICTORIA ROOMS

Wed 26 - Fri 28

7pm MUSIC University Operatic Society THE STATION

Thu 27 6pm POLICY & POLITICS ANNUAL LECTURE 2014

Bringing politics alive: engaging the disengaged in the 21st century


Thu 27 8pm LECTURE University of Bristol Botanic Garden Friends’ lecture: what is a herb?

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Fri 28 1.15pm MUSIC University Wind Orchestra VICTORIA ROOMS

Fri 28 6pm INAUGURAL LECTURE

A brief history of antibiotics in primary care...


Sat 29 10.30am DAY COURSE Writing autobiography, memoir, family history

3/5 WOODLAND ROAD

Sat 29 10.30am DAY COURSE Poetry Day 3/5 WOODLAND ROAD

Sat 29 10.30am DAY COURSE Marilynne Robinson 3/5 WOODLAND ROAD

Sat 29 2pm MUSIC University Operatic Society THE STATION

Mon 31 6pm INAUGURAL LECTURE

Orthodontics: at what cost? WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

AT A GLANCE - APRIL


APRIL


Hip hop as postcolonial critique in the UK...

VICTORIA ROOMS

Tue 1 6pm PUBLIC LECTURE

Developing better treatments for pain WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

Wed 2 12.15pm & 12.30pm


Wed 2 1pm PUBLIC LECTURE

...feminist reflections on health inequalities

SCHOOL FOR POLICY STUDIES

Wed 2 1.15pm MUSIC Bristol University Loudspeaker Orchestra VICTORIA ROOMS

Wed 2 6pm INAUGURAL LECTURE

Reinventing the Internet with light and clouds

QUEEN’S BUILDING

Wed 2 7.30pm MUSIC Contemporary Music Venture Concert 2: Percussion

VICTORIA ROOMS

Sat 5 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm & 12.30pm


Fri 18 - Mon 21

10am EXHIBITION Easter art and sculpture exhibition BOTANIC GARDEN

Wed 23 6pm PUBLIC LECTURE

Crazy quasi-particles for storing quantum light

NSQI BUILDING

Sat 26 12.30pm BOAT RACE Varsity Boat Race BRISTOL HARBOURSIDE

Mon 28 6pm HUSTINGS European Parliament elections 2014: join the debate



Old Hispanic Office Project team VICTORIA ROOMS

Tue 29 6pm INAUGURAL LECTURE

Language change and sociolinguistics... WILLS MEMORIAL BUILDING

Wed 30 1.15pm MUSIC Brodowski String Quartet VICTORIA ROOMS

Tues 11 6pm INAUGURAL LECTURE

Is better animal welfare an opportunity or an obligation?

SCHOOL OF VETERINARY SCIENCES, LANGFORD

Wed 12 1.15pm MUSIC Schola Cantorum VICTORIA ROOMS

Thu 13 1pm TALK Young people, mental capital and the ‘global race’


Fri 14 1.15pm MUSIC University Brass Ensemble VICTORIA ROOMS

Sat 15 11am ACTIVITY DAY Family History Day SINGLE PARENT ACTION NETWORK

Sat 15 7.30pm MUSIC Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra VICTORIA ROOMS

PUBLIC EVENTS

Sat 1 and Wed 5 MarchTOURS

Wills Memorial tower toursTimes Saturday: 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm & 12.30pm; Wednesday: 12.15pm & 12.30pm Venue 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 the email below. E [email protected] T +44 (0)777 026 5108Supporting Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal - The Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity

Mon 3 March 5pm - 6.30pmTALK

The third space and digital literacy: what counts as ‘porous expertise’ and ‘powerful knowledge’?Based on observations of students aged between 10 and 14 involved in film projects or making simple computer games from stories, the talk will explore how these productive, digital media practices operate in curating the learner experience of wider-lived and popular culture. This will be considered in the context of what counts as ‘powerful knowledge’ and will introduce the concept of ‘porous expertise’ as a way of framing the conversation.Speaker Dr John Potter, Institute of Education, University of LondonVenue Room 4.10, Graduate School of Education, 35 Berkeley Square, BS8 1JAAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.edn.bris.ac.uk/223 E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4401

Wed 5 March 5pm - 6.30pmTALK

Mathematics and creativity in the primary classroomIn this session we will offer practical outcomes from a recent project that has been successful at tackling under-achievement in mathematics through a focus on creativity. The project was a collaboration between the University of Bristol and the charity ‘5x5x5=creativity’. The research illustrates how, in the project classrooms, teachers have been able to tap in to students’ capacity to spot patterns, combined with the idea that students are all ‘becoming a mathematician’. Speaker Dr Alf Coles, Graduate School of EducationVenue Room 4.10, Graduate School of Education, 35 Berkeley Square, BS8 1JAAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.edn.bris.ac.uk/225 E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4168

Tue 11 March 11am - 3pmMARKET

Farmers’ marketEat well with a wide range of fresh, seasonal, local produce available to try and buy at the monthly farmers’ market.Venue Outside the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TP

Tue 11 March 6pm - 7pmINAUGURAL LECTURE

Is better animal welfare an opportunity or an obligation?The last 50 years have brought a revolution in the science and politics of animal welfare. The Bristol team is helping to deliver society’s expectations. However, working in partnership with the livestock industry, we could make better use of existing knowledge and realise the commercial value of higher welfare.Speaker Professor David Main, School of Veterinary SciencesVenue Hodgkin Lecture Theatre, Pearson Building, Langford, BS40 5DU Admission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/pace/public-events/inaugural E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

Thu 13 March 1pm - 2.30pmTALK

Young people, mental capital and the ‘global race’This talk examines the overlap between political discourse about a ‘global race’ for economic dominance and growing biotechnical means for intervening in some of the human cognitive capacities associated with education. Young people, amongst others, can now be seen as bearers of ‘mental capital’. Within this vision, dietary, pharmaceutical and other biotechnical interventions that aim at ‘cognitive enhancement’ can appear to be a wise form of investment.Speaker Professor Nick Lee, University of WarwickVenue Room 4.06, Graduate School of Education, 35 Berkeley Square, BS8 1JAAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.edn.bris.ac.uk/224 E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4341

Mon 17 March Two performances: 4pm - 5pm; 7pm - 8pmDRAMA

Anon: the songs of silent womenAnon is the secret journey of millions of women, a journey continuing every day, in the shadows. You will be immersed in this new opera as you travel through hidden worlds and find yourself at the centre of heartbreaking stories. Welsh National Opera mix voices, live soundscapes and contemporary theatre in a ground breaking new opera for young people. Written by Paralympic Games opening ceremony composer, Errollyn Wallen.Performers Welsh National OperaVenue The Wickham Theatre, Cantock’s Close, BS8 1UPAdmission £5, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.wno.org.uk/anon E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 5088

Tue 18 March 4pm - 6pmPUBLIC LECTURE

Human Geography seminar series: local institutions, risk and sharing in the context of migrationAs part of the Human Geography seminar series Peter will speak about village-to-village sharing practices and local institutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the broader context of violence and global securities.Speaker Dr Peter van der Windt, Columbia UniversityVenue Hepple Lecture Theatre, School of Geographical Sciences, University Road, BS8 1SSAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/geography/events/2014/285.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 9107

Tue 18 March 6pm - 7pmMEMORIAL LECTURE

On the 400th anniversary of the English East India Company in Japan 1613 - 2013: a forgotten episode in cultural history

In 1614, the East India Company’s ship, the Clove, returned from Japan, where she had delivered gifts from King James to the Shogun and received others in return. On board she also brought Japanese artefacts including lacquer, which were sold in England’s first art auction, and paintings. The lecture will argue that this movement of goods, now forgotten, had a significant impact.This is a University of Bristol George Hare Leonard Memorial Lecture in association with The Bristol Society for the Arts of Asia and Japan400 Committee.Speaker Professor Timon Screech, University of London Venue Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/pace/public-events/autumn-art-lectures/ghl-memoriallecture.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

Thu 20 March 6.30pm - 8pmTWILIGHT TALK

Primes and zeros: a million dollar mysteryMore than 150 years ago Riemann formulated what is widely regarded today as the most famous unsolved problem in all of mathematics. This talk will explore some of the colourful history and stories about this problem and people’s attempts to solve it.Speaker Professor Brian Conrey, School of MathematicsVenue Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, BS1 3QYAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/public-engagement/events/listing E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 8313

Thu 27 March 6pm - 8pmPOLICY & POLITICS ANNUAL LECTURE 2014

Bringing politics alive: engaging the disengaged in the 21st century A vast amount of research and literature points to worryingly high levels of distrust and disengagement with conventional politics. In this lecture David Blunkett will explore why established political processes and institutions seem unable or unwilling to re-engage with vast sections of the public.Speaker Rt. Hon. David Blunkett MPVenue Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/events E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 954 6765

Fri 28 March 6pm - 7pmINAUGURAL LECTURE

A brief history of antibiotics in primary care - and using prisms to reduce repeat offending80% of all antibiotics consumed are prescribed by GPs and nurses in primary care. Professor Hay will present a brief historical perspective on the increasing use and abuse of antibiotics since the discovery of penicillin in 1928 and how recent primary care research could help prolong effectiveness for the 21st century.Speaker Professor Alastair Hay, 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.bristol.ac.uk/pace/public-events/inaugural E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

Mon 31 March 6pm - 7pmINAUGURAL LECTURE

Orthodontics: at what cost?Orthodontics is something to which many children and adults aspire and is a specialism that many dentists wish to practice. However, at what cost? This lecture will explore some of the obvious and not so obvious costs, to society, the individual patient and the orthodontist.Speaker Professor Anthony Ireland, School of Oral and Dental Sciences Venue Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/pace/public-events/inaugural E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

Tue 1 April 6pm - 8pmPUBLIC LECTURE

Developing better treatments for painDavid Wynick is Professor of Molecular Medicine and Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, where he runs the regional painful diabetic neuropathy clinic. His work aims to better understand the mechanisms that cause neuropathic pain (damage or injury to the nerves that transmit pain signals to the brain). It affects around 8% of the people in the Western World and places an enormous emotional and financial burden on patients, carers and society; more effective long-term therapies are urgently required.

Professors Wynick’s lecture will describe how his research about galanin, a small protein that seems to block neuropathic pain, may help doctors provide better treatments in the future.Speaker Professor David Wynick, School of Clinical SciencesVenue Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information contact Debora Kay E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 2265

Wed 2 and Sat 5 AprilTOURS

Wills Memorial tower toursTimes Wednesday: 12.15pm & 12.30pm; Saturday: 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm & 12.30pm Venue 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 the email below. E [email protected] T +44 (0)777 026 5108Supporting Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal - The Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity

Wed 2 April 1pm - 2pmPUBLIC LECTURE

Carry on but don’t keep calm: feminist reflections on health inequalities and public health in an age of austerityThe term ‘austerity’ can have something of a romantic ‘keep calm and carry on’ ring, but poverty and disadvantage have no romance. This talk will discuss research on managing child health in a time of austerity, considering how talk of austerity provides a lever or barrier for evidence-informed practice in public health.Speaker Professor Helen Roberts, University College LondonVenue School for Policy Studies, 8 Priory Road, BS8 1TZAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/events/2014/100.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 954 6765

Wed 2 April 6pm - 7pmINAUGURAL LECTURE

Reinventing the Internet with light and cloudsThe Internet is on the brink of collapse and a community of telecommunication researchers and computer scientists have been working for several years to redesign the network and deliver the internet of the future. The High Performance Networks group at the University of Bristol has been in the forefront of the research to reinvent the Internet. Using light communication and distributed computing, the group is pioneering a vision which will underpin the anticipated internet transformation. Speaker Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, Faculty of EngineeringVenue Pugsley Lecture Theatre, Queen’s Building, University Walk, BS8 1TRAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/pace/public-events/inaugural E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

Wed 23 April 6pm - 7.30pmPUBLIC LECTURE

Crazy quasi-particles for storing quantum lightInside your computer are millions of tiny transistors, each one less than about a millionth of a centimetre across. Instead of shrinking the transistors even smaller, scientists and engineers are working on making a completely new type of computer. This will use electrons combined with particles of light - photons - to exploit spooky quantum properties that Einstein wrongly predicted would never work. This ‘quantum computer’ will allow us to tackle the big data problems of the future.Speaker Dr Ruth Oulton, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and School of PhysicsVenue Ground floor seminar room, G.05, Centre for Nanoscience and Quantum Information (NSQI), Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1FDAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/nsqi-centre/events/2014/619.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 394 0005

Sat 26 April 12.30pm - 4pmBOAT RACE

Varsity Boat RaceEvery year students from the University of Bristol go head-to-head against the students from the University of the West of England (UWE) in a series of sporting events called the Varsity Series. The highlight is the prestigious Boat Race held on the Bristol Harbourside, attracting hundreds of student athletes and spectators cheering on the competitors. Embrace the rivalry!Venue Bristol Harbourside, BS1 5TXAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.varsityseries.com E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 8684

Mon 28 April 6pm - 8pmHUSTINGS

European Parliament elections 2014: join the debate The European Parliament election is scheduled to take place on 22 May 2014 and the University of Bristol is hosting a political debate between the first candidates from each of the five most voted parties in the 2009 European Parliamentary elections: the Conservatives, Green, Labour, Liberal and UKIP parties. The discussion will touch upon key issues of interest to the UK as part of the EU such as its future role in the EU, the free movement of citizens and the environment. Speakers Ashley Fox MEP, Conservatives; Molly Scott Cato, Green; Claire Moody, Labour; Sir Graham Watson MEP, Liberals and William Dartmouth MEP, UKIP. Venue Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, booking required in advance. For further information and to book W www.european-parliament-hustings.eventbrite.co.uk E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8127

Rachel Seed

Tue 29 April 6pm - 7pmINAUGURAL LECTURE

Language change and sociolinguistics: the role of speakers, schools and politics in the invisibilisation of dialects in 19th century GermanyUsing the case of the German-Danish borderlands in the 19th century as empirical evidence, this lecture will discuss the key topics of historical sociolinguistics: the function of language as a marker of individual and group identity and the role of political authorities in promoting and suppressing particular linguistic varieties to achieve national and cultural unity. Speaker Professor Nils Langer, School of Modern LanguagesVenue Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJAdmission Free, no booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/pace/public-events/inaugural E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515

PAST MATTERS

Sat 1 March 2pm - 4.30pmTASTER SESSION

What did it mean to be human? Taster afternoon for the Foundation Year in Arts and HumanitiesWhat did it mean to be human to people in the past? Come along to our free taster afternoon and find out! Choose from a range of workshops run by historians and other members of the Faculty of Arts. A chance to explore your options for returning to study - no qualifications necessary, and all ages and backgrounds are welcome. Venue Malcolm X Centre, 141 City Road, BS2 8YHAdmission Free, no booking required.

Tue 4 March 6pm - 7pmTALK

Nixon Watergate: an interview with Alexander ButterfieldAlexander Butterfield was sworn in as Richard Nixon’s deputy assistant at the President’s first inauguration on 20 January 1969. A trusted and loyal member of the 37th President of the United States’ staff, Butterfield’s role inside the White House expanded over the course of Nixon’s first administration. In February 1971, Butterfield was instructed to oversee the installation of the now infamous White House taping system. He remained one of the few people who knew of its existence.This interview will probe the extent of the secrecy, paranoia and deception that lay at the heart of the Nixon administrations. It will examine the nature of the scandal that, ultimately, culminated in the President’s political demise. Butterfield will answer questions on the nature of day-to-day life working under Nixon, the impact that the Watergate scandal had on the President and his closest advisors and the historical significance of the events that unfolded during this particularly turbulent period in American political history.Speakers Alexander Butterfield, former White House staffer to President Nixon will be interviewed by Dr Richard Jobson, Department of History (Historical Studies) Venue Tyndall Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TLAdmission Free, booking required in advance.

Fri 7 March 6.30pm - 8pmTALK

Women and the politics of workTo mark Women’s History Month, we are bringing together women who took action in the workplace: from Sally Groves, who played a key role in the Trico Equal Pay Strike in 1976, to Miriam Glucksmann, a sociologist who wrote Women On The Line after a year working in a motor parts factory. Venue Watershed, 1 Canon’s Rd, BS1 5TXAdmission Free, booking required in advance.

Sat 15 March 11am - 4pmFamily History DayACTIVITY DAYTogether, we have been researching the history of women’s work in the local area. This family history day sees the launch of our exhibition, art activities for all ages, storytelling and more. The café will be open, so pop in at any point during the day. Venue Single Parent Action Network, 176 - 178 Easton Road, BS5 0ESAdmission Free, no booking required.

Past Matters, the University of Bristol’s annual Festival of History, is a series of public events and this year will explore the global history of the 20th century. For more information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/public-engagement/events/listing E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 8313 Twitter www.twitter.com/Past_Matters

Nick Smith

MUSIC

Wed 5 March 1.15pm - 2pmMUSIC

Haydn sonatas, for the piano Peformer Professor John Irving (piano)

Thu 6 March 7.30pm - 9pmMUSIC

University Music Society chamber concertVenue St Paul’s Church, St Paul’s Road, BS8 1LR

Fri 7 March 1.15pm - 2pmMUSIC

Piano duetsSchubert’s Rondo in A major, along with the two latter, lesser-known sets of Brahms’ Hungarian Dances interspersed with a selection of contemporary two-hand pieces by John White, Douglas Finch and Wolfgang Rihm.Performers Bobby Chen and Douglas Finch (piano)

Sat 8 March 7.30pm - 9pmMUSIC

University Wind and String OrchestraThe Wind Orchestra will explore the music of European composers and the String Orchestra’s programme will include Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.3, Jake Bright’s Meditation for String Orchestra, Matthew Olyver’s And then he dreamt and Barber’s Adagio for Strings.Performers Kathryn Leeming and Matthew Olyver (conductors)

Tue 11 March 4.30pm - 6pmRESEARCH SEMINAR

Lutyens, Maconchy, Williams and 20th century British musicSpeaker Dr Rhiannon Mathias, Bangor University


Schola Cantorum13th century polyphony from the Las Huelgas codex, medieval liturgical chant, and a new composition by Litha Efthymiou.Performer Emma Hornby (conductor)


University Brass EnsemblePresenting works from Suppé and Robbie Williams.Performer Laureen Hodge (conductor)


University Choral Society and Symphony OrchestraElgar The KingdomPerformers John Pickard (conductor); Deborah Stoddart (soprano); Cari Searle (alto); John Upperton (tenor); Niall Hoskin (bass)Admission Balcony £15 (£10 concessions); stalls £10 (£7 concessions). Booking required in advance. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/music/events


Hearing things: musical objects at the 1851 Great ExhibitionSpeaker Dr Flora Wilson, University of Cambridge


New Music EnsembleMagnus Lindberg Coyote Blues; Mazelan Salleh Hijrah Performer Dr Michael Ellison (conductor)


University Baroque Ensemble Vivaldi Nisi dominusPerformers Adam Berman and Ben Westerman (conductors)Bach Ich habe genugPerformers Matthew Paine (countertenor) and Tom Castle (tenor)


Bristol Symphonia Bernstein West Side Story Suite; Copland Appalachian Spring; Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 Performer Richard Osmond (conductor)Admission £5 (concessions £4), booking required in advance.


Our postgraduate musicologistsBristol University postgraduate musicologists present their current work for discussion.

Wed 26 March 1.15pm - 2.15pmMUSIC

Trio AporiaTrio Aporia commemorate the 250th anniversary of the French composer, Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) with a concert including Rameau’s Pièces de clavecin en concert and three new pieces.Performers Edward Cowie, Neal Farwell and Geoffrey Poole

Wed 26 - Fri 28 March 7pm - 9.30pm Sat 29 March 2pm - 4.30pmMUSIC

University Operatic SocietyMozart The Magic FlutePerformers Rosie Purdie (director) and Michael Coleby (conductor)Venue The Station, Silver Street, BS1 2AGAdmission £7 (concessions £6); Bristol Operatic Society members £5. Booking required in advance. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/music/events

Fri 28 March 1.15pm - 2pm MUSIC

University Wind OrchestraA varied programme of both arrangements and originals for wind orchestra.Performer Kathryn Leeming (conductor)

Tue 1 April 4.30pm - 6pmRESEARCH SEMINAR

Hip hop as postcolonial critique in the UK: Juice Aleem’s Mastery of Form and Deformation of MasterySpeaker Dr J. Griffith Rollefson, University of Cambridge

Wed 2 April 1.15pm - 2pmMUSIC

Bristol University Loudspeaker OrchestraA concert of sound art curated by Neal Farwell, Sonic Voyages: to the Southern Hemisphere. Bristol University Loudspeaker Orchestra travels to the far South, to sample the rich array of electroacoustic voices in South America and Australasia.Performer Bristol University Loudspeaker Orchestra


Contemporary music venture concert 2: percussionBristol University’s finest percussionists will explore the many and varied soundworlds of percussive instruments. Including five brand new pieces written for this concert by postgraduate composers alongside core repertoire.Performers Steve Reich, John Beck, Ney Rosauro (vibraphone); Thom Hasenpflug (mixed percussion quartet) and percussion quintet with solos by Rupert Cole and George Jones

Tue 29 April 4.30pm - 6pmRESEARCH SEMINAR

Old Hispanic Office Project teamA presentation of work in progress.Speakers Elsa De Luca; Litha Efthymiou; Emma Hornby; Kati Ihnat and Raquel Rojo Carrillo


Brodowski String Quartet Mendelssohn Capriccio in E minor Op. 81 No.3; Michael Ellison Quartet No.3 (Fiddlin’) UK Première.The Brodowski Quartet is our quartet-in-residence, thanks to the generous support of The Carr-Gregory Trust.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

Sun 23 March 10am - 12pmTOUR

See the Garden wake up with the CuratorJoin an inspiring two hour special tour of the Garden with the Curator, Nicholas Wray. The early spring delights will include the highly fragrant Chimonanthus praecox (Wintersweet), the bright golden-yellow flowers of Hamamelis mollis (Witch hazel) and the deliciously fragrant Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’. Tours are an excellent opportunity to hear updates of the innumerable new developments and also learn about plants of seasonal interest. Escape the outside chill and experience the secret treasures of the Amazon rainforest in the exotic glasshouses. Enjoy enchanting orchids, bromeliads and a magical world of tropical food and medicinal plants. Come rain or shine there will be plenty to see. Please meet at Welcome Lodge.Admission Free to Friends of the Botanic Garden (on production of membership card). Visitors will be asked for a £4.50 donation. No booking required. W www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden/events

Thu 27 March 8pm - 9pmLECTURE

University of Bristol Botanic Garden Friends’ lecture: what is a herb?A fully illustrated talk covering the history of herbs and the diverse range of plants that are classed as herbs. Jekka will explain how and where to grow them and how to use them in the kitchen and in the home.Speaker Jekka McVicar, Jekka’s Herb FarmVenue Room B75, School of Biological Sciences, Woodland Road, BS8 1UGAdmission Visitors will be asked for a donation. No booking required. W www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden/events

THE BOTANIC GARDEN

Fri 18 - Mon 21 April 10am - 5pmEXHIBITION

Easter art and sculpture exhibitionCeramic pomegranate seeds, a Rust-o-saurus, soaring swans, an iridescent stained glass Sacred Lotus, and a host of botanical art including Indonesian floral batik and water colour and ink hellebores are just a few of the designs in the portfolios of our Easter weekend exhibitors. For the first time, the popular garden sculpture and Friends art exhibitions are combined to give visitors an exceptional experience of some of the best artwork available in the West Country, all displayed in the unique setting of the Botanic Garden. Includes: refreshments, tours of the garden and demonstrations.Admission Free to Friends of the Botanic Garden (on production of membership card), University staff and children under 16. Adults £3.50. No booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden/events

Further information is available from the Botanic GardenMarch opening hours Open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pmApril opening hours Open Monday to Friday and Sundays, 10am to 4.30pmAdmission Adults £3.50; University staff, students and school age children free, unless otherwise stated.Venue University of Bristol Botanic Garden, Stoke Park Road, BS9 1JG unless otherwise stated W www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4906

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ENGLISH COURSES IN MARCH

Sat 1 March 10.30am - 4pm DAY COURSE

Edward Thomas and Robert FrostEdward Thomas and Robert Frost were poets from either side of the Atlantic whose friendship had a profound influence on them both. To celebrate the centenary of their first meeting, this day course will explore the legacy of that friendship in their writing and we shall discuss individual poems by both men (copies to be provided).Speaker Philip Lyons, Department of EnglishAdmission Course fee £30, booking required in advance.


Writing about other people’s livesThis day will look at practical questions facing fiction and non-fiction writers when they write about others. How do you give a shape to a life? Can we ever really understand another person? Does a life end when a person dies? What can we learn from other people’s lives?Speaker Sarah Bakewell, Department of EnglishAdmission Course fee £30, booking required in advance.

Sat 29 March 10.30am - 4pmDAY COURSE

Writing autobiography, memoir, family historyA day for those who enjoy writing and want to explore ways of writing about their own lives. How do you recapture the past? How do you write the events of a life? How do you bring memories back and give them new life on the page? How do you weave a pattern out of the mass of events and experiences?Speaker Sarah LeFanu, Department of EnglishAdmission Course fee £30, booking required in advance.


Poetry DayThis is a day school in which we combine the study of poetry with writing our own. We will study published poems and use them as prompts to write on chosen themes, and to explore writing in various simple forms.Speaker Louise Green, Department of EnglishAdmission Course fee £30, booking required in advance.


Marilynne RobinsonThe author of three highly acclaimed novels, published over a span of nearly thirty years, Robinson writes about the struggles of ordinary people with a humane understanding and in beautiful prose. We shall discuss Housekeeping (1980), Gilead (2004) and Home (2008) - the latter two closely linked through setting and characters - and reflect on some common themes, as well as what distinguishes them as individual works of art.Speaker Philip Lyons, Department of EnglishAdmission Course fee £30, booking required in advance.

Venue Department of English, 3/5 Woodland Road, BS8 1TBAdmission For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/english/part-time/shorts.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8924

COMING UP IN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER

Friday 20 and Saturday 21 June 9.30am - 4pmSaturday 13 September 9.30am - 4pmOPEN DAYS

Undergraduate open daysAre 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• Get advice on funding and making your applicationAdmission 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

If you require additional support at any of these events, e.g. wheelchair access or sign language interpretation, please contact the organiser of the event at the earliest opportunity.

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