New School of Nursing
Senior health partners joined the University of Sunderland today, (Thursday 16th June 2016), to launch a new School of Nursing in the North East region, based in Sunderland. The new School of Nursing will...
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TED Talks: Marina Abramovic – an art made of vulnerability and connection
Marina Abramović’s art pushes the boundary between audience and artist in pursuit of heightened consciousness and personal change. In her groundbreaking 2010 work, “The Artist Is Present,” she simply sat in a chair facing...
Women in Olympic Medal-Winning Coaching: A Leadership Perspective
Great article available via SPORTDiscus about coaching elite athletes, team culture and a female dynamic: The article fouses on a study regarding the leadership practices that preceded the medal-winning performance of a Canadian Olympic, and...
New issues of T.H.E. journals
The latest issues of some key tourism, hospitality and events journals are now available. Annals of Tourism Research (Volume 59, July 2016) Event Management (Volume 20, Number 2, 2016) The Journal of Sustainable Tourism...
Special Report: Children’s Mental Health
The Future in Mind national strategy and £1.4bn in funding is seeing a reorganisation of children’s mental health services that is aiming to transform the outcomes of children and young people…… https://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/feature/1158077/special-report- . . .
ART21: Bryan Zanisnik & Eric Winkler’s Animated Conversation
What if your life was a cartoon? Bryan Zanisnik and Eric Winkler meet at a Brooklyn cafe where Zanisnik shares outlandish stories of his life as an artist that Winkler turns into comics.
Announcing the development of SocArXiv, an open social science archive
It’s past time for social scientists to bring their work out into the open, to make it better, faster, more accountable, and more transparent.SocArXiv announces a partnership with the Center for...
First 100 Years
The First 100 Years is a ground-breaking history project, supported by the Law Society and the Bar Council, charting the journey of women in law since 1919. As part of the project work is...
Sheela Gowda | Studio Visit | TateShots
Sheela Gowda is an artist living and working in Bengalaru (formerly Bangalore). India. The artist moved from painting to three-dimensional work in the 1990s in reaction to India’s political unease. Gowda’s work is rooted...
Museums and galleries: Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum has been named the UK’s museum of the year. The museum is of great value across the arts and design subject areas and houses resources for the study of architecture,...
New on Frieze.com artists film: Conglomerate TV
A collaborative project initiated by Berlin artist-run space Kinderhook & Caracas. Kinderhook & Caracas is a project space in Berlin run by Sol Calero and Christopher Kline. It is named after their hometowns of...
Brexit: how does the Article 50 process work?
Following the recent EU referendum you can find out more about the implications of the vote to leave and impartial analysis at: www.parliament.uk If you are interested in finding out more about the Article...
How does personality affect youth sport?
Really useful video from Sport England about the six personas that will affect how young people engage with sport
Testosterone and Female Athletes
Interesting article about the use of testosterone and female athletes – including some issues surrounding gender and ethical issues in athletics
UK event spend falls by £2.4bn
New research from the UK Conference and Meeting Survey 2016 (UKCAMS) shows that overall spend on events is dropping, as the number of meetings increases but delegate numbers fall.