Data scientists and humanities scholars are uniting for a bold new project that seeks to dispel the myth of 'the lone scholar' and provide new insights into the human impact of the Industrial Revolution.
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Dr Steve Ashby, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology, University of York, tells us about his research, and offers us some ideas for an alternative festive feast.
To mark the anniversary of this tragedy, researchers have developed an online application, 'Visualising the Iolaire', which provides a virtual map of the disaster.
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So you’ve made a film, but what’s next? Richard Davidson-Houston, Head of All 4, and RIFA 2018 judge, gives his top five tips on how best to approach commissioning editors.
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People living with advanced dementia often become withdrawn, depressed and 'locked in'. But play can offer a way back out, according to a remarkable multidisciplinary project based at Cardiff Metropolitan University.
“I am now viewed a little differently both within my specialist peer group, and in my academic department”
Dr Richard Bramwell – a Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies at Loughborough University – reflects on what he’s learned moving beyond his PhD to become a full-time academic.
“Without this project, I would never have been able to amass the data to make that jump between texts to thinking more about their contexts of production.”
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Why do we fight? And what happens to us when we stop? These deceptively simple questions are at the heart of About A War, a remarkable feature-length documentary.
Dr Alinka Greasley talks about her life as an Early Career Researcher which she described as a valuable time, which brought unique opportunities, that helped her build a strong foundation for a successful future career.
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