The rise of robots is undoubtedly a hot topic and the focus of this year's Best Research Film of the Year winner. Find out more about this prize-winning film that poses a very serious but provocative question on robotics and pain.
Read more about Best Research Film of the Year Winner 2017: Pain in the Machine
It is not just old books or out-of-print books that are lost. New ones can be too. And this warehouse can be either a port of discovery, a place of disembarkation and possibility. Or it can be a graveyard built from paper and card.
Read more about Lost Nature Classics: How Little Toller is reviving forgotten books
Dr Charlotte Crofts walks us through Cary Grant’s Bristol in the lead up to her event ‘Looking for Archie’ which maps the Hollywood star’s life onto his hometown. Learn about Grant’s connection to the city and the places he returned to throughout his life.
Antibiotics are at the heart of modern medicine, but the efficacy of these miracle drugs is waning. Non-scientific disciplines have their part to play in helping apply lessons learned in the laboratory to the real world.
Read more about Antimicrobial Resistance: Infection prevention through design
The winning film in the International Development Award category provides a voice to those living on the frontline of climate change.
Read more about Research in Film Awards Winners 2017: The Lived Experience of Climate Change
Find out about the interactive pantomime, the imaginarium and the graphic novel that will bring Swift to life in our festival hub in Dundee.
Read more about Being Human: Jonathan Swift at 350 – University of Dundee hub
In this post, learn about supernatural beings and shapeshifters responsible for boots up chimneys and cats in bricked walls. These stories are the basis of the Being Human event ‘Hidden in the home: the concealed revealed roadshow‘ organised by the University of Hertfordshire.
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Where does inspiration come from? Is it only for the ‘geniuses’ amongst us, or could anyone conjure it up with a few clever tricks? Anna Kemp tells us about her upcoming creative writing workshop for the Being Human festival ‘The inspiration machine'.
Read more about Being Human: The inspiration machine, or how writers break the block
We’ve let the organisers of Being Human take over the AHRC website so you can check out lots of fascinating updates from festival.
Read more about Being Human Takeover: Lose yourself and find yourself in the Being Human Festival
New discoveries in the Arctic tell us about historic responses to climate change.
