Events Programme
- Health
- Live
- Sustainability
Sheffield Carescapes – Live Event
Dr Matthew Lariviere talks about the Sheffield Carescapes exhibition and his work on the future of care technologies and practices
- Health
- Live
Brain Orchard – Live Event
Artist Kate Sully and researchers from SITraN talks about their collaboration on the Brain Orchard exhibition
- Climate Change
- Hope
- Live
- Sustainability
Project 2050 – Live Event
Engineering students from SELA talk about developing an interactive film where the player has to make potentially word-saving, engineering-based decisions
- Climate Change
- Health
- Live
Invisible Pollution – Live Event
Damien Bemben, Rohit Chakraborty talk about the development of the SheffSense air pollution monitoring system - an ambitious project to make pollution data easier to access and understand
- Climate Change
- Live
- Sustainability
Nanocade: Light Journeys – Live Event
Dr Andrew Parnell and artist Paul Evans will discuss the ideas, inspiration, art and physics behind the Nanocade exhibition
- Health
- Live
The Broken Crab – Live Event
A Q&A session with Dr Sam Pashneh-Tala and Joe Skelton discussing the ethical issues surrounding human enhancement raised by the audio play The Broken Crab
- Hope
- Podcast
What did you say? – Podcast
Emma Moore, Professor of Sociolinguistics, explores how we evaluate the way other people form words and sentences, and what happens when people use non-standard grammar
- Podcast
- Sustainability
Salmon of Steel: Steel City River Walk – Podcast
Local historians, environmentalists and ecologists take you on a journey along the River Don to tell the story of the river and how it has shaped Sheffield
- Health
- Hope
Women’s Movement 100: Angels of the North – Film
A film about Women's Movement 100 - a dance performance inspired by Julie Gottlieb's research on the suffrage movement and Claudia Mazza' work on biomechanics
- Health
- Hope
- Podcast
Women’s Movement 100: Angels of the North – Podcast
The people behind Women's Movement 100: Angels of the North talk about their involvement in this ambitious community dance and film project
- Health
- Hope
Who’s the Man – Film
Music video by Kweku Sackey, of KOG & the Zongo Brigade, and producer Tom Excell. Inspired by the work of cultural historian Dr Lucy Brown
- Extinction
- Podcast
- Sustainability
Bittersweet Air – Podcast
Sculptor and mixed-media artist Anthony Bennett talks about working with soil microbiologist Professor Tim Daniell on a playful but powerful installation
- Health
- Sustainability
Physical Education – Film
In this high flying, science circus extravaganza film Dr Nate Adams and aerial performers take a humorous look at the energy in our bodies and the world - Climate Change
- Health
- Podcast
Invisible Pollution – Podcast
Harley Everett and Rohit Chakraborty discuss the dangers of air pollution and the Sheffield Climate Monitor tool
- Extinction
- Live
Feed the Beast – Live Event
Musician Sarah Watts performs new pieces for solo contrabass clarinet on the theme of endangered species, with visuals by Peter and Paul and voiceover by the actor Jon Iles
- Sustainability
Life of a Cookstove – Film
Professor Vanessa Castan Broto, Sean Lovell present an animated documentary examining everyday cooking practises in Maputo, Mozambique where people depend on polluting charcoal to get by
- Health
Dis-sociated – Film
Screening of documentary 'Dis-sociated’ about dissociative seizures, a baffling and misunderstood neurological condition, with Professor Marcus Reuber, Clea Varga
- Off the Shelf
- Podcast
Folkloric Customs in the Time of Covid-19 – Podcast
Dr David Clarke and Andrew Robinson explore the new folkloric customs and traditions that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown
- Off the Shelf
- Podcast
Sheffield Round Walk – Podcast
Jon takes you on a gentle ramble around the Sheffield Round Walk with fascinating detail about the city’s industrial past, geology and surprising wildlife
- Off the Shelf
- Podcast
Seduce – Podcast
Désirée Reynolds discusses race and protest through writing as well as talking about her novel Seduce set on a mythical island in the Caribbean
- Off the Shelf
- Podcast
Poetry with Eleanor Brown – Podcast
Eleanor’s collection White Ink Stains draws on women’s lives with many poems written in response to interviews made for the Reading Sheffield oral history project
- Health
- Hope
- Live
It’s OK to Be Naked – Live Event
Tim Norwood performs a fun and intimate one-man show exploring hang-ups around nudity and body image, developed with Dr Nicola Buckland
- Health
- Hope
- Podcast
It’s OK to Be Naked – Podcast
Olly Newton, Tim Norwood, Dr Nicola Buckland and Claire Wood talk about nudity, body image and mental health
- Health
- Hope
Food for the Soul – Film
A film exploring the role arts events play in living a fulfilled life with Dan Bale, Dr Sarah Price, Tommy Wilson, Steve Rimmer, Professor Stephanie Pitts
- Off the Shelf
- Podcast
Hidden Histories: Stories from Sheffield General Cemetery – Podcast
Laura Alston looks at the history of Sheffield General Cemetery and the stories of some of the people buried there
- Podcast
- Sustainability
Salmon of Steel: The Story of Sheffield’s Salmon – Podcast
Ecologists and environmentalists tell the story of the River Don's Atlantic Salmon, and how pioneering research could help us track the recovery of this iconic species
- Health
- Live
Phoenix: Impact of domestic violence and Abuse – Live Event
Dr Parveen Ali talks about her project Phoenix - an art installation exploring the psychological and physical impacts of domestic violence and abuse - Health
- Podcast
Phoenix: Impact of domestic violence and Abuse – Podcast
Ceramicist Angie Hardwick and Dr Parveen Ali talk about using art explore the psychological and physical images of domestic violence and abuse
- Climate Change
- Podcast
Whisper Drifter Trickster – Podcast
Luis Hernan, Katja Peijnenburg and Carolina Ramirez-Figueroa discuss their installation exploring climate change and the effects of ocean acidification on marine life
- Health
Suicide Monologues – Film
Professor Brendan Stone, Kathryn Littlewood, Penny Capper present a series of short films presenting the testimonies of people who have been affected by suicide
- Artificial Intelligence
What does it feel like? – Film
Professor Dorothy Ker and Terry O'Connor ask what are the limits of interaction with robots/AI? How musical and conversational can they be? - Health
- Podcast
- Sustainability
Sheffield Carescapes – Podcast
Writer Akeem Balogun presents two short stories inspired by Dr Matthew Lariviere's work on the future of care technologies and practices - Climate Change
- Podcast
- Sustainability
Light, the Universe and Everything – Podcast
Artist Paul Evans and physicist Andrew Parnell answer crowd-sourced questions about light, the universe, and what it's like working together on an art-science project
- Health
- Podcast
I Walk the Line – Podcast
Dr Chris Blackmore and Nick Bax talk about using virtual reality as a storytelling and therapeutic tool for improving mental health and wellbeing
- Hope
Creating Hope: A Choir Concert – Live Event
A choir concert of uplifting popular songs on the theme of hope, inspired by engineering research with Professor Matt Carrė, Andrew Booth
- Extinction
- Live
Cassirer’s Oedipus: Distant Takes – Live Event
At this live event, Dr Iona Hine and the cast of Oedipus at Colonus discuss developing this unique production - Hope
- Podcast
Creating Hope – Podcast
Choir leader Andy Booth and engineer Matt Carré talk about the Creating Hope choir concert and explore ‘hope’ with Engineering colleagues
- Off the Shelf
- Podcast
The Land That Made Us – Podcast
The Land that Made Us explores eighty years of Peak District farming history as farmers reflect on what could make farming sustainable in the future
- Live
- Sustainability
Common Ground – Live Event
A talk on the issues of unsustainable production, food waste, environmental cost and new technologies presented by Professor Duncan Cameron
- Hope
Castlegate Sheffield: Excavating the Past; Building the Future – Film
Launch of Sheffield Castle book and film, with panel discussion on heritage and Castlegate regeneration with John Moreland, Carolyn Butterworth, Friends of Sheffield Castle - Health
- Podcast
The Broken Crab – Podcast
Dr Sam Pashneh-Tala, Joseph Skelton and Hannah Goraya present a drama about an “enhanced” Olympian in the future, exploring the ethics of tissue engineering and redesigning our bodies
- Climate Change
- Health
- Podcast
Breathing Space – Podcast
The team behind the Breathing Space exhibition talk about the consequences of air pollution, and what we can do to improve the air quality in our cities
- Health
- Podcast
Brain Orchard – Podcast
Artist Kate Sully and researchers from SITraN talk about their exhibition on how brain connections work in a state of disease
- Health
- Podcast