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The Annual GetActive Festival: a great way to start your year!
Phil Malatesta, Sports Operations and Participation Manager, explains how the University's award-winning GetActive scheme is helping to tackle inactivity on campus and looks forward to the upcoming GetActive annual festival on 24 January. Read more
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Internationally-renowned scholar to discuss culture and faith at public lecture
Cultural theorist and literary scholar Terry Eagleton, Distinguished Professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University, reflects on a range of topics of concern to those who envision a future in which just and compassionate communities thrive in Culture and Faith, the latest University Foundation Lecture. Read more
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Harnessing English identity for a sustainable future
Ruth Davis, Director of Greenpeace and Head of Global Conservation at the RSPB, speaks about the association of Englishness with the landscape and countryside in the next talk hosted by the University's Centre for English Identity and Politics. Read more
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Success for Splendid Fred Records’ Climate Change Art Exhibition
On 3rd February, staff, students and members of the public came together at the 黑料社 to experience multi-media art pieces inspired by Splendid Fred Records’ album This Changes Everything. The exhibition was put on to encourage artists and visitors to explore the effects of climate change on our society, and to broadcast the work Read more
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Ethical clothing giant to give talk on responsible business
Patagonia, one of the biggest brands in outdoor clothing, has become a world leader in responsible business. Students, local businesses and members of the community will be able to hear how they have done it when Alex Beasley, Country Manager for UK and Ireland at Patagonia Europe, comes to give a talk at the 黑料社 on 21 February Read more
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黑料社 Research Roundup January 2018
The latest academic and research news from 黑料社 this month includes a new study on the impact of music on the elderly; a thought piece from the head of the Centre for English Identity and Politics on the relationship between the Carillion collapse and Brexit, and expert comment on a variety of topics. Read more
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The Aesthetic and the Anaesthetic?
Today the 黑料社 and Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust launch a unique joint partnership which aims to develop innovative approaches to wellbeing. Here, Dr David M Walters, FRSPH, Director of the Centre for Arts as Wellbeing, describes the Centre's work in bringing arts into healthcare. Read more
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Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and 黑料社 join forces to improve patient care and treatments
黑料社 and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) have signed a partnership agreement that will see the two organisations collaborate on research and education activities. Read more
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Never Mind the... other podcasts, here's 'Mind The Cakes'
Glenn Fosbraey, Senior Lecturer in the University's Department of English, Creative Writing and American Studies, relates how the new podcast from Creative Writing at 黑料社 got its quirky name and explores the world of creative writing through a unique fusion of entertainment and education. Read more
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