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Earliest Cave Paintings feature on Human Universe with Brian Cox

Brian Cox (Bob Lee) – Flickr/ Wikipedia Hand stencils and other cave art, in El Castillo Cave, Spain features in the BBC Two documentary Human Universe, to be broadcast on 4th November. Some of the art in El Castillo Cave was recently dated by my team, showing it to be the earliest in Europe, dating to at least 40,800 years ago. In the show, Brian Cox suggests the art demonstrates the ability of these early painters to envision not just the past and the present, but also the future. Continue reading →

‘Cultural collision’: the challenges of cultural adaptation for international students

The PIE News has published an article discussing the challenges related to cultural differences that many international students encounter when studying abroad. The article also considers what educators can do to help prepare their students for cultural assimilation in a new study environment. To read the article, visit The PIE News. Continue reading →

CLLEAR seminar: “Linguistic variation in monolingual and bilingual contexts: The size of rules & the role of economy, complexity and frequency”

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar will take place on Wednesday 29 October 2014 from 5:00-6:30pm in Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus. The talk is entitled “Linguistic variation in monolingual and bilingual contexts: The size of rules & the role of economy, complexity and frequency” and will be delivered by Professor Marit Westergaard from UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Continue reading →

CLLEAR seminar Wed 29 Oct: Professor Marit Westergard, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Please join us for the next CLLEAR Seminar: “Linguistic variation in monolingual and bilingual contexts: The size of rules & the role of economy, complexity and frequency” Wednesday 29 October 2014  17:00 – 18:30 Avenue Campus, Lecture Theatre C Professor Marit Westergaard (UiT The Arctic University of Norway) Abstract: In this talk I will first sketch a research program that considers variation in the primary linguistic data that children are exposed to, mainly focusing... Continue reading →

Italian film showing today: Allacciate le cinture (Ferzan Özpetek, 2014)

The Italian film, Allacciate le cinture (Ferzan Özpetek, 2014), will be showing in Lecture Theatre A at 6.30pm on Monday 27 October 2014. Review, introduction and discussion by Paola Visconti. All welcome! ************************************************* È un film sull’imprevedibilità dell’amore ed il potere che ha nella vita delle persone. Continue reading →

Summer in the Theatre

Continuing our ‘What I did over the summer vacation’ series, Catherine Underhill (year 3) tells us about her fantastic introduction to the music theatre business:  Back in May, I received an email from Youth Music Theatre (YMT) about a position of Assistant Music Director (AMD) for their shows over the summer. I knew a little bit about the company, so applied online and to my surprise I received an interview. Continue reading →

CLLEAR Seminar: Dr Roger Barnard, University of Waikato

Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) Seminar Language Learner Autonomy: Asian perspectives Dr. Roger Barnard, University of Waikato 5.00-7.00pm Wednesday 22nd October 2014, Lecture Theatre C (Avenue Campus) Abstract: Developing language learner autonomy has been discussed and applied in many contexts for more than thirty years. Continue reading →

Instruments in Istanbul

In the first of a series of posts on ‘What I did over the summer vacation’, postgraduate Anna Borg Cardona, who is researching instrument-making and musical culture in 17th-century Malta, tells us about the instruments she encountered on her trip to Turkey: Destination Istanbul – finally! This was the magical Constantinople which attracted so many Europeans in the 19th century. Continue reading →