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Public Events at the University Of Portsmouth
| Published: 16th October 2013 14:51 |
The University of Portsmouth has released its latest programme of public events for the Autumn 2013 season.
Public Lectures
Toward a Unified Framework for Intelligent Systems and Biomedical Robotics
A Professorial Inaugural lecture by Honghai Liu, Professor of Intelligent Systems, School of Creative Technologies,
University of Portsmouth
Date: Wednesday 23 October 2013
Time: 6.00-7.00pm, followed by a drinks reception
Venue: Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH
In this lecture, Professor Liu will present a novel research theory that he and his team have developed, an approximate reasoning based computational framework. The theory has been used on four applications and he will discuss two of these; the manipulation of prosthetic limbs and the analysis of human body motion through CCTV cameras. This theory overcomes both practical and theoretical research constraints and provides a solution to one of the problems in intelligent systems. Professor Liu has research interests in machine intelligence, multi-sensor fusion, fuzzy and qualitative reasoning, knowledge representation, motion planning, robotic systems and web-based systems. His research has been funded by a range of bodies including the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Admission is free but by ticket only from http://robotic.eventbrite.co.uk/
Do it the Safety Way! 100 Years of Accident Prevention A public lecture by Dr Mike Esbester,
Lecturer in History, University of Portsmouth
Date: Wednesday 6 November 2013
Time: 6.00-7.00pm, followed by a drinks reception
Venue: Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH
We all recognise the annual Christmas anti-drink/driving campaign - but do we ever stop to think when messages telling us how to be safe started, and why? Dr Esbester's lecture explores the phenomenon of safety education which aims to prevent accidents by using the media to persuade people to change their behaviour and act safely. He will show how and why safety education started 100 years ago, how it spread throughout British society, and how it has used surprisingly diverse and engaging techniques - from photographs, posters and films to cigarette cards, handkerchiefs and beer mats, examples of which will feature in the lecture. Overall, he will decode the messages hidden in safety education, examining what they say about Britain over the last 100 years.
Admission is free but by ticket only from http://100yearsofsafety.eventbrite.co.uk/
Mega-events and mega-myths: 2012 and the search for Olympic legacy
A public lecture by John R. Gold, Professor of Urban Historical Geography, Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University
Date: Wednesday 13 November 2013
Time: 6.00-7.00pm, followed by a drinks reception
Venue: Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH
A concern for long-term positive outcomes is an essential part of the reason why cities seek to host large sports and cultural festivals, but what is the evidence that those outcomes are delivered? This lecture takes a historical view of the way that organisers have thought about the outcomes of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, highlighting the changing importance over time of four different notions - memory, regeneration, sustainability and legacy. The main analysis will focus on the promises made for London 2012 and the search for a sustainable legacy, but the starting point will be about 120 years earlier.
This is a joint lecture with the Royal Geographical Society Southern Branch.
Admission is free but by ticket only from http://johngold.eventbrite.co.uk/
The Ramón Pérez de Ayala Biennial Lecture
The Borgias: Myth and Reality
A public lecture by Professor Enrique García Hernán, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid
Date: Wednesday 27 November 2013
Time: 6.00-7.00pm, followed by a drinks reception
Venue: Park Building, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth PO1 2DZ
The Borgia family are one of the most infamous in European history, celebrated for their ruthlessness and cruelty (Cesare); their sexual wantonness (Lucrezia) and their corruption of the Church (Rodrigo, who became Pope Alexander VI). Professor Enrique García Hernán is the world's leading authority on the family and he will draw on his extensive publications to provide a measured assessment of the realities that lie behind the myths that have grown up around them.
The ‘Ramón Pérez de Ayala Biennial Lecture' is supported by the Cultural Office of the Spanish Embassy and honours the life and work of Ramón Pérez de Ayala (1881-1952), a distinguished novelist, poet and critic who was Ambassador to the Court of St James in the years 1931-6.
Admission is free but by ticket only from http://theborgias.eventbrite.co.uk/
The surveying profession; its role, its future and its significance to the economy and society
A public lecture by Michael Newey, President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Date: Wednesday 11 December 2013
Time: 6.00-7.00pm, followed by a drinks reception
Venue: Portland Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth PO1 3AH
The 2013/14 President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a graduate of the University, will deliver a keynote address. It will consider the role of the property profession both in the UK and worldwide, its future growth and membership, its relationship with higher education and its broader contribution to the growth of the economy and the welfare of society.
Admission is free but by ticket only from http://michaelnewey.eventbrite.co.uk/
Seminars & Conferences
Café Scientifique Portsmouth
Come and discuss science in a relaxed café atmosphere. Café Scientifique Portsmouth is organised in collaboration with Portsmouth City Council and Blackwell, usually monthly on the fourth Tuesday of the month, 8-10pm. It is part of the worldwide Café Scientifique movement http://www.cafescientifique.org/, encouraging people to take an interest and learn about science.
24 September Depression - Dr Ivor Ebenezer
22 October A Hostile World for Nonhuman Animals - Dr Kay Pegg
26 November Maths & Art - Dr Omar Lakkis
Venue: Le Café Parisien, Lord Montgomery Way. Participation is free and open to all. For more information visit www.port.ac.uk/cafescientifique or email events@port.ac.uk or call 023 9284 3757.
The 13th Translation Conference: Translation and Crime
Saturday 9 November - Park Building, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2DZ
The 2013 Portsmouth Translation Conference aims to bring the different facets of translation and crime together in an interdisciplinary one-day conference, allowing exchange of ideas between translators, criminologists, interpreters, literary scholars and translation researchers. For more information contact: translation@port.ac.uk
Hot Topic Seminars
A series of seminars organised by the Portsmouth Business School, offering the regional business community new ideas and practical insights into the development of their organisations in an informal and innovative environment, held on Wednesdays, 6-8pm.
25 September - Does Cloud Computing Spell The End For In-House IT?
16 October - How Can Public Policy Help Portsmouth's Economy Grow?
6 November - Maximising Business Value Before Exit
4 December - Be The Best You Can Be - The Value of Leadership
Venue: Richmond Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth, PO1 3DE. The seminars are open to the public. For more information visit www.port.ac.uk/pbsevents or call 023 9284 4046
Music in the Round:
This is the 10th season of the international chamber music series sponsored by the University of Portsmouth. We are delighted to be working with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) again this year to bring audiences a varied programme of concerts. The series features top quality artists performing top quality music in an informal setting.
1 November - BSO String Ensemble
29 November - Winterreise
17 January - BSO Wind Ensemble
14 February - Ensemble 360
28 March - Florilegium
16 May - Cropper Welsh Roscoe Trio
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Third Floor Arts Centre, Central Library, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2DX
Tickets: £15.00 (concessions £13.00) - Buy the whole season and get a 20% discount
Telephone: 023 9284 3023
Email: music@port.ac.uk
Web: www.port.ac.uk/musicintheround
University of Portsmouth Choir presents
Mozart v. Salieri
Two supposedly rival composers are pitched head-to-head in Mozart's "Trinitatis" Mass, K.167 and Salieri's neglected Mass in D to show that Salieri's artistry has been obscured by his fictional depiction as Mozart's poisoner.
Date: Saturday 30 November 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: St John's Cathedral, Edinburgh Rd,
Portsmouth PO1 3HQ
Tickets: £10, £8 concessions
Telephone: 023 9284 3023
Email: music@port.ac.uk
University of Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra and Big Band presents
The Lady who Swings the Band
An exploration of two unsung heroines of orchestral music and jazz:
Alice Mary Smith and Mary Lou Williams.
Date: Saturday 7 December 2013
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: John Pounds Centre, 23 Queen Street, Portsmouth PO1 3HN
Tickets: £8, £6 concessions
Telephone: 023 9284 3023
Email: music@port.ac.uk
Carol Service
Our annual carol service is a vibrant multi-denominational celebration to welcome the birth of Christ. Music is usually provided by the University of Portsmouth Choir. Staff, students, alumni, and all in the community are all welcome to the celebration and mince pies reception afterwards.
Date: Monday 9 December 2013
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: St John's Cathedral, Edinburgh Rd, Portsmouth PO1 3HQ
artSOUTH : collaborations
An exciting art programme supported by the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries working with John Hansard Gallery at University of Southampton and various art venues in the region.
artSOUTH: Crime and Punishment by Jordan Baseman
7 September - 1 December 2013, The Omega Centre, 11am-4pm (Thursday to Sunday only)
Drawing on the perspectives of people who commit crimes and people who are victims of crime, Baseman has examined crime in collaboration with Dr Diana Bretherick and Dr Paul Smith in the Institute of Criminal Justice at the University of Portsmouth. The outcome is an interview-based experimental series of films, which complements a selection of film and documentary screenings selected by Jordan Baseman at the Aspex Gallery.
artSOUTH: Crime and Punishment by Jordan Baseman
7 September - 1 December 2013, Aspex Gallery, open daily 11am-4pm
In relation to Jordan Baseman's artSOUTH commission at Omega Centre, aspex will be screening a series of feature films and documentaries, selected by the artist and his collaborators, which have inspired and relate to themes in Baseman's work.
artSOUTH: Memory Vessel by Bouke de Vries
14 September - 1 December 2013, Aspex Gallery, daily 11am-4pm
Bouke de Vries has selected a single 19th century glass from the collection to create a ‘ghost' vessel on exhibition at Aspex Gallery. Commissioned as part of artSOUTH : collaborations by the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries working with Portsmouth City Museums, Archives and Visitor Services and Aspex Gallery.
artSOUTH: Writing Workshops led by author Sally O'Reilly
Wednesday 2 October 2013, Eldon Building, EL EW1.07, 6pm-8pm
Places available to the public via http://www.artsouth.org.uk/
artSOUTH: An Audience with Willy Little by Mel Brimfield
Thursday 3 October 2013, The Square Tower, Old Portsmouth, 7.30pm
This is a live theatrical performance charting the history of fictional, avant-garde cruise-ship entertainment troupe The Navy Cut Players, produced in collaboration with Dickie Beau and Paul Higgs, commissioned by artSOUTH. Centered around the reminiscences of lead actor and comedian Willy Little (Dickie Beau), this unique collaboration celebrates and reanimates the rich tradition of music hall and Variety theatre in the Southampton region, and is a paean to its melancholy demise as a form in the face of developing TV and radio broadcast media. Found audio drawn from a multitude of vanished acts is the basis of the narrative, remembered by Beau's distinctive lip-synch technique, including Stanelli's Hornchestra, The Beverley Sisters, Wilson Keppel and Betty, and comedians emerging from the variety stage including Morecambe and Wise, Tony Hancock, Frankie Howerd, Kenneth Williams and Harry Secombe. Tickets £5, available from http://willylittleportsmouth.eventbrite.co.uk/
artSOUTH: University Visiting Artists Talks
Mel Brimfield - 15 October 2013, 6pm-8pm, venue tbc
Bouke de Vries - 29 October 2013, 4pm-6pm, venue tbc
Jordan Baseman - 13 November 2013, 1pm-3pm, Eldon Building, Room EL EW 1.08
Limited places available to the public, please contact space@port.ac.uk
For further information, visit www.port.ac.uk/space and http://www.artsouth.org.uk/
Sensorial/Censorial
A series of exhibitions located in five different venues across the city. The exhibitions showcase an eclectic mix of styles and media from 10 diverse MA Fine Art students from the University of Portsmouth.
St Peter's Church, Somers Road, Southsea
Wednesday 4 - Monday 16 September. Opening hours
1pm-4pm (Closed Sunday and 11/12 Sept). Meet the artists tea and cake event Thursday 5 September, 10am-12noon
Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth
Monday 9 - Thursday 19 September, Open 10am-5.30pm (not Sunday). Private view on Thursday 12 September, 5.30pm-7.30pm.
Aspex Gallery, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth
Friday 13 - Sunday 29 September. Open daily 11am-4pm.
Private view Friday 20 September, 6pm-8pm.
Orthodontist, Victoria Road, next to the Garage Lounge
Tuesday 17 - Saturday 16 November. Open business hours.
Garbo's Hair Salon, Albert Road, Southsea
Tuesday 24 September -Saturday 19 October. Open business hours.
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