Make the case for art and culture
Arts Council England have produced a toolkit that can help you tell a story about how your work positively impacts people’s lives. It includes simple tips that you can achieve quickly to make the...
University of Sunderland Library Blog Blog
Choreographic Practices – new issue out
The latest issue of the journal Choreographic Practices is now out! It is a special issue entitled ‘Dancing Urbanisms’ to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the journal. Choreographic Practices operates from the principle that...
Art and Design degree show – National Glass Centre
Come and celebrate our students’ artistic achievements in their end of degree shows. From Saturday 15th June to Sunday 23rd June (10.00am – 5.00pm) you can view student artwork from the following university courses:...
21 years of the National Glass Centre
To celebrate 21 years since National Glass Centre opened to the public in Sunderland, we have gathered a panel of curators, academics and artists to reflect on the work of the centre, its cultural,...
Craftswomen edit-a-thon
Have you ever searched Wikipedia and wondered about the information you find? Is it up-to-date, is it comprehensive, have you found what you’re looking for? Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft in East Sussex...
Design competition run by British Library and British Fashion Council
The British Library and the British Fashion Council (BFC) are collaborating for a third time to launch a fashion design competition to inspire a new generation of fashion designers. BA and MA students from...
Heading to London this summer? Check out these British Library exhibitions
If you’re heading to London this summer, why not make time to visit the British Library and see two of their current exhibitions? Writing – Making your mark is currently running (until the end...
NHS England Primary Care Networks Webinars
As part of the development of the Primary Care Networks, NHS England are hosting a number of webinars in the next few weeks. The webinars will focus on a range of topics including how...
Creative Lives – Vincent Todd, Claire Todd and Sue Loughlin
A series of lectures about how artists work, live and thrive in the arts and creative industries. Tuesday 28th May 2019 4.00 – 5.00 pmRoom 1, The Gateway, City Campus, Chester Road, Panel discussion...
Journal of Artistic Research – call for papers
Are you a researcher in art? Have you come across the JAR journal? The Journal of Artistic Research is an international, online, open access and peer-reviewed journal that disseminates artistic research from all disciplines....
Answering exam questions- hints and tips
So you finally made it, assignments handed in, summer is just around the corner, all you need to do is sit that exam, easy right? Exams can be extremely daunting, but fear not, this...
New open access journal: ‘Computational Communication Research’
We in the library are always excited about open access journals, and the newly launched Computation Communication Research – at the junction of computing and communications – looks very promising. It uses the green...
Creative Lives – Doug Fishbone
A series of lectures about how artists work, live and thrive in the arts and creative industries. Tuesday 21st May 2019 4.00 – 5.00 pm Room 007, Prospect Building, Tom Cowie Campus, Sunderland University...
Surviving the exam- useful hints and tips.
In a previous blog, we looked at how you can prepare for your exams. This time we will offer some useful hints and tips on how to avoid stress and be prepared on the...
New name for Academic Liaison Librarian
Suzie Kitchin, the Academic Liaison Librarian, for Arts, Design and Performing Arts has recently got married. This means her name has changed to Suzie Williams. Any emails sent to her old email address will...