Events Diary : November 2013
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Friday, 1st November 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
The 8.2 ka BP event
Angus Lunn is the former head of Adult Education at Newcastle University and will be exploring a unique combination of at least three separate geological processes. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Tuesday, 5th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Doctors aren’t what they used to be
Professor Sir Peter Rubin, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham
Tuesday, 5th November 2013
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Bede House Catholic Chaplaincy, 14 Windsor Terrace, NE2 4HE
Faith&Food
Stop Climate Chaos!
Fr Ignacio Blasco SJ will lead this discussion as part of the Hungry for Change campaign. We'll share some food too! Admission: £1 Contact for further information: Mia Fox Tel: 07713 259173 Email: mia.fox@ncl.ac.uk
Thursday, 7th November 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
A centenary celebration of Benjamin Britten
James Geer (tenor)
Ronald Woodley (piano)
Songs of Benjamin Britten, including a selection from the intense, post-WWII settings of the Holy Sonnets of John Donne, the rarely heard Six Hölderlin Fragments, and Cantitle I My Beloved is Mine. There will also be a sample of Britten's highly personal realisations of songs by Henry Purcell.
Free admission
James and Ronald will also be appearing in the INSIGHTS' Public Lecture, 'Britten and the voice', given by Professor Eric Cross at 5.30pm in the Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building.
Thursday, 7th November 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Including Andrew Parr (concertina), Marcus Adams (voice)
Free admission
Thursday, 7th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Britten and the voice
Professor Eric Cross, Newcastle University, featuring James Geer and Ronald Woodley
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Friday, 8th November 2013
10:00AM - 5:00PM
Research Beehive, Old Library Building, Newcastle University
Workshop
Workshop: Genocide Studies
Sound, Image, Archive
Newcastle University's Genocide Studies Group is hosting a one-day workshop. More details on our website. Admission: Free, but please register with organisers. Contact for further information: Dr Beate Muller / Dr Ian Biddle Tel: 01912228844 Email: beate.muller@ncl.ac.uk
Friday, 8th November 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
Roe Deer in the North East of England
Ian Smailes looks at Roe Deer ecology, management issues and regional population variances (and interlopers). Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Tuesday, 12th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
The making of Margaret
Charles Moore, writer and biographer
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Thursday, 14th November 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
KIng's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Programme to include:
Saint-Saens: Romance, Op. 37
Copland: Duo
Enescu: Cantabile et Presto
Juliettte Bausor (flute)
Alisdair Beatson (piano)
Free admission
Thursday, 14th November 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Free admission
Thursday, 14th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
The role played by plants, animals, fungi and soils in forensic investigation
Dr Patricia Wiltshire, University of Aberdeen
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Friday, 15th November 2013
10:15AM - 2:00PM
CRF Seminar Room, Clinical Research Facility
Seminar
Taking cell therapies into the clinic
Newcastle Biomedicine Cellular Therapies Facility Showcase
Talks on: - islet transplantation for chronic pancreatitis - tolerogenic dendritic cells for rheumatoid arthritis - autologous limbal stem cells - Miltenyi Clinimacs Prodigy. Admission: Free. Contact for further information: Helen Kelt Tel: 0191 208 3246 Email: helen.kelt@ncl.ac.uk
Friday, 15th November 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
Kielder Forest: past, present and future
Graham Gill (forest Manager for the Forestry Commission's forests in the north) describes the process of transformation from the post-war plantation into a diverse-structured forest. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Sunday, 17th November 2013
7:30PM - 9:30PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Bach: Cantata 79, Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79
Bach: Mass in F Major, BWV 233
Zelenka: Miserere in C Minor, ZWV 57
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Joanne Lunn (soprano)
Beth McKay (alto)
Peter Harvey (baritone)
Newcastle Bach Choir
Newcastle Baroque
Eric Cross (conductor)
Tickets: £15 and £12, with a £2 reduction for senior citizens, half-price for students, and free for 18s and under. Available from Newcastle TIC on 0191 277 8003 or Windows on 0191 232 1356
Wednesday, 20th November 2013
5:00PM - 7:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Celebrating student research scholarships and expeditions 2013
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Thursday, 21st November 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
VAMM
Catriona Macdonald (fiddle)
Patsy Reid (fiddle and viola)
Marit Falt (latmandola)
Contemporary tunes of Aidan O'Rourke and Jim Sutherland sit alongside 19th-century reels, as well as the group's own compositions. VAMM's sound is led by the strength of melodic and harmonic beauty rather than their cultural backgrounds, combining intricate, lyrical arrangements and bass-thumping rhythms.
Free admission
Thursday, 21st November 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Including Amy Leach (voice)
Free admission
Friday, 22nd November 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
The harlequin ladybird: an alien invader
Helen Roy (NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) will explore insights we have gained on the life history of the Harlequin Ladybird in Britain. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
Tuesday, 26th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
The dilemmas of transition: opposing and inheriting colonial regimes
Professor Judith M Brown, University of Oxford and Professorial Fellow, Balliol College
British Scholar Society Lecture
Free admission, no pre-booking required.
Wednesday, 27th November 2013
8:30AM - 5:30PM
Central Newcastle
Conference
Return on Innovation (ROI) Conference
Line-up of academic experts to ground-breaking practitioners from the UK and beyond, the new annual event aims to share their expertise and knowledge on applying innovation to businesses successfully. Admission: Register interest via website to receive ROI conference alerts & qualify for the Super Early Bird price of £99+VAT. Contact for further information: Emma Jones Tel: 0191 4909150 Email: info@roiconf.co.uk
Thursday, 28th November 2013
1:10PM - 2:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Biscoe & Co
Chris Biscoe (saxophones, clarinets, flute)
John Pope (double bass)
Roger Turner (percussion)
In the world of jazz and improvisation it's not just the music that is constantly changing - the combinations of musics can also be very flexible. So it is with this afternoon's artists; working together for the first time, united by mutual admiration, trust, and a curiosity "to see what happens". The music will be wholly improvised, without any pre-determined constraints.
Free admission
Thursday, 28th November 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
King's Hall, Armstrong Building
King's Hall Music :
Student Performances
Including Kate Lewis (voice)
Free admission
Thursday, 28th November 2013
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University
Public Lectures :
Climate change: what’s virtue got to do with it?
Mike Hulme, Professor of Climate and Culture, Department of Geography, King’s College London
Friday, 29th November 2013
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Great North Museum: Hancock
Seminar
East Scotland Sea Eagles
Rhian Evans ( East Scotland Sea Eagle Officer for the RSPB) will talk about the ecology of White-tailed Eagles and east coast reintroduction. Admission: Free but donation suggested. Contact for further information: Hazel Makepeace Tel: 0191 232 6386 Email: nhsn@ncl.ac.uk
