Public Events Programme
2016
University Centre Shrewsbury is proud to play a role in the cultural life of
Shropshire. Many of our events are free, they are open to everyone and the
programme is growing all the time.
The events span our learning and research areas, which are aligned to local,
regional and national needs:
• Medicine and Health;
• Sustainable Business and Community Development;
• Societal Innovation;
• Design, Heritage and the Built Environment.
Within these areas, subjects range from History and Psychology to Health
and Exercise Science.
We hope you find something of interest and look forward to welcoming you
to the University Centre.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
JANUARY
Wednesday 20 - Douglas Haig: Britain’s Greatest
Commander in Chief?
Wednesday 27 - The Battle of Shrewsbury,
1403: What Happened to the Bodies?
Thursday 28 - How to Energize Your Workplace
FEBRUARY
Wednesday 3 - The Importance of the Bomber
Command Offensive in the Second World War
Wednesday 10 - Organising a Civil War: Roundheads in
Shropshire, 1642 to 1646
Sunday 14 - Darwin Memorial Lecture - The Invention
of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt and his Influence on
Charles Darwin
Saturday 21 - Reading Group Meeting - Mary Webb’s
Precious Bane
Wednesday 25 - Attingham Park: A Story of Love
and Neglect
JUNE
Wednesday 15 - The Singing Ape: The Evolution of the
Musical Brain
Wednesday 22 - Perceptions and Realities in Health
Wednesday 29 - Does Sport Really Contribute
to Society?
JULY
Saturday 2 - Charlotte Brontë’s Legacy: From Jane Eyre
to Rebecca and Beyond
Wednesday 24 - Sustainable Business - The Only Way
is Open
Wednesday 27 - Economic Development in the
21st Century
MARCH
AUGUST
Thursday 3 - Peter Drucker - The Father of Modern
Management
Wednesday 3 - Collaborating Across Sectors to Bring
Circularity. Three Tools to Help
Wednesday 16 - The Role of the University in Both
Higher Education and the Community
SEPTEMBER
Tuesday 22 - Darwin’s Childhood Garden Study Day
Wednesday 23 - Brief Delights: The Art and Craft of the
Miniature Poem
APRIL
Saturday 2 - Book Launch Event - Leaving Britain:
Emigration and Literature in the Age of Empire
Wednesday 20 - A New Future for Heritage
Thursday 21 - Event and Festivals Partnership Event
Saturday 23 - Textile Stories Study Day: The Story of Wool
Saturday 17 - From Seed to Flower: Gardens and
Creative Writing
OCTOBER
TBC - Open Day
Wednesday 26 - Drama Pre-texts: Creating
Possible Worlds
NOVEMBER
Wednesday 2 - Psychiatric Responses to Trauma
Wednesday 27 - Whose Museums, Whose Heritage,
Who Pays?
Wednesday 16 - Uncovering Hidden Gems - What
Unexploited Intellectual Property (IP) Can Be Found
Lurking in the Bottom Drawers in Our University Labs?
MAY
Saturday 26 - Reading Group Meeting Ian McEwan’s Atonement
Saturday 7 - Study Day - The Man in the Shop: Life
Behind the Counter in the Victorian Period and After
DECEMBER
Wednesday 11 - Fields of Fire: The Archaeological
Legacy of Lord Kitchener
Wednesday 7 - Ambitious Economies,
Ambitious Universities
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JANUARY 2016
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20, 1PM-2.15PM
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 27, 1PM-2.15PM
DOUGLAS HAIG:
BRITAIN’S GREATEST
COMMANDER IN CHIEF?
THE BATTLE OF
SHREWSBURY, 1403:
WHAT HAPPENED TO
THE BODIES?
Peter Hart,
Imperial War Museum
Rowley’s Lunchtime
Lectures
The myth: stupid insensitive Haig, the high
priest of attrition, banging his head against
a brick wall on the Western Front, ignorant
of modern warfare and failing to appreciate
the power of the tank or machine gun; the
missed chances of Gallipoli, the wanton
sacrifice of a generation - all summed up and
encapsulated by the incredible insights of
war poets.
But there is another view - one that takes
account of the problems faced by General
Sir Douglas Haig and his subordinate
commanders. This more sympathetic
perspective recognises the sheer complexity
of modern warfare. It sees that there was
a grim necessity to wear down the might
of the German Empire on the battlefields of
the Western Front before there could be any
hope of victory. It discusses the ‘learning
curve’ that had to be surmounted before
the new legions of the British Empire could
gain the skills required of the new ‘all arms’
tactics that would finally defeat the German
Army in 1918.
Dr Philip Morgan
Rowley’s Lunchtime
Lectures
Dr Philip Morgan is a
senior lecturer in history
at Keele University who
specialises in the history
of medieval warfare.
He was recently involved in the celebrations
of the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt,
and his most recent publications are on
battlefield memorials.
Host: History and Heritage
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street,
Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
Peter Hart is an internationally-known
author and oral historian at the Imperial War
Museum in London.
Host: History and Heritage
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street,
Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
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Mock Battle of Shrewsbury image courtesy of
Shropshire Archives
JANUARY 2016
THURSDAY JANUARY 28, 9AM-1PM
HOW TO ENERGIZE YOUR WORKPLACE
University Centre Shrewsbury’s partner, Energize Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin will host a
half day conference on how to energize your workplace. The conference will be a ‘one-stop
shop’ for businesses and organisations interested in support and local offers to improve the
health and wellbeing of employees.
What could your business gain by investing in health and wellbeing?
Healthier staff have less sick days - the average number of sick days is 6.60 per year, at an
average cost of £90 per day. By supporting the health and wellbeing of employees, studies
have shown that staff perform better at work, are more motivated, have increased job
satisfaction and are less likely to look for employment elsewhere.
Are we fit for business in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin?
We will be showing you the latest innovations and ideas that support health in the
workplace, and will be practising what we preach, as delegates will have the chance to use
standing desks and try activities that can be replicated in the workplace.
Professor John Buckley from University Centre Shrewsbury will provide a keynote
presentation followed by a full morning of workshops and networking.
Host: Energize Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: £25 including all workshops, refreshments and lunch
Contact: To book email [email protected] or call 01743 297192
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FEBRUARY 2016
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3, 1PM-2.15PM
THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE BOMBER COMMAND
OFFENSIVE IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
Flight Lieutenant
James (Jim) Penny
(Retired)
Rowley’s Lunchtime
Lectures
lost his aircrew medical category and joined
the Secretarial Branch, spending his final five
years as the Officer Commanding Station
Services Squadron at RAF Shawbury, retiring
in 1971 in the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
Host: History and Heritage
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street,
Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
Jim Penny joined
the RAF in 1941 and
was posted to the
USA to begin his
flying training. After completing his training
in Canada, he returned to the UK where he
began a long association with Shropshire.
He flew Airspeed Oxfords at RAF Shawbury
before moving on to RAF Tilstock and its
satellite airfield at Sleap where he and his
crew trained on Whitley bombers. They
were then asked to volunteer for Pathfinder
duties and were posted to RAF Bourn in
Cambridgeshire after conversion to the
Lancaster bomber.
In 1943 on their 19th mission, whilst over
Berlin, their Lancaster was hit by anti-aircraft
fire. This ignited one of the target indicators
and it was only a matter of seconds before
the intense heat detonated the 4000lb bomb
on board. The blast threw Jim clear but sadly
no other crew members survived.
Jim was taken prisoner and held in solitary
confinement for two months as the
Luftwaffe suspected he was the pilot of a
top secret Mosquito aircraft. He remained a
prisoner until the end of the war.
After the war, Jim chose to stay in the RAF
and return to flying duties, first on Lincolns
and then as a flying instructor in Rhodesia.
However, after he was commissioned he
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Photos courtesy of RAF Shawbury
FEBRUARY 2016
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 10, 1PM-2.15PM
ORGANISING A CIVIL WAR: ROUNDHEADS IN
SHROPSHIRE, 1642 TO 1646
Dr Jonathan Worton
Rowley’s Lunchtime Lectures
Although the course of the First English Civil War, 1642 to 1646, in
Shropshire has often been overlooked, the county experienced a
prolonged and often intense local war of attrition. From 1642, with
Shropshire going over to King Charles I, the conflict involved the
gradual re-conquest of the county by Parliamentary forces led by local
activists who had fled at the outbreak of war.
This lecture considers the ways in which the Shropshire Parliamentarians (the ‘Roundheads’),
a minority party in an apparently strongly Royalist shire, organised their war effort and
achieved military success in, in effect, invading their home county.
Dr Jonathan Worton lives near Shrewsbury and as a military historian has researched, in
particular, the Civil War period in Shropshire, Wales and neighbouring counties. His book on
the conflict in Shropshire from 1642 to 1648, based on his PhD thesis, is being published in
spring 2016.
Host: History and Heritage
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
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FEBRUARY 2016
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2.30PM
DARWIN MEMORIAL LECTURE -
THE INVENTION OF
NATURE: ALEXANDER
VON HUMBOLDT AND HIS
INFLUENCE ON CHARLES
DARWIN
Sponsored by
University Centre
Shrewsbury
Andrea Wulf
Alexander von
Humboldt (1769
to 1859) was a
visionary scientist
who created the
way we understand
nature today. His writings, though
unfortunately often ignored now, were
enormously influential in their day, shaping
the work of Charles Darwin and many other
scientists and thinkers of his time.
Andrea Wulf will examine these
relationships and outline the contribution
that Humboldt made to the study of nature
and scientific method.
Andrea is a historian whose work has
focused on the relationship between
humankind and the natural world in the
18th and 19th centuries. Her book Founding
Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation,
Nature, and the Shaping of the American
Nation was published to great acclaim in
spring 2011. Her most recent book The
Invention of Nature, published in 2015,
makes the case for the recognition of
Humboldt as a key figure in 19th century
science who understood the connections
in nature and who saw earth as a
living organism.
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Host: Friends of Shrewsbury Museum and
Art Gallery
Venue: Walker Theatre, Theatre Severn,
Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8FT
Admission: £10
Contact: Book via www.theatresevern.co.uk/
shows/talks/darwin-memorial-lecture
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2016
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 7PM- 8.30PM
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS - THE ONLY WAY IS OPEN
Alice Elliott
Alice Elliott will outline why purposeful
collaboration creates resilient, successful,
values-led business, and share three tools to
help you collaborate.
Alice is Head of Sustainability at the
University of Chester and a lead on the Good
for Nothing Chester Chapter, an international
community bringing like-minded people
together for hi-energy creative collaborations
including gigs.
Host: Sustainable Business
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
THURSDAY MARCH 3, 7PM-8.30PM
PETER DRUCKER - THE FATHER OF MODERN
MANAGEMENT
Professor Peter Starbuck
Peter Drucker was a writer, professor, management consultant and
self-described “social ecologist”, who explored the way human
beings organise themselves and interact, much the way an ecologist
would observe and analyse the biological world.
Hailed by BusinessWeek as “the man who invented management”,
Drucker directly influenced a huge number of leaders from a wide
range of organisations.
Prof Peter Starbuck is a recognised expert on Peter Drucker.
In recognition of his expertise in this field, his latest acknowledgement is being only the third
person to receive a Certificate of Honorary Membership of the Drucker Society Europe. The
award was made in Vienna in November 2015, at the world-ranking Drucker Global Forum.
Host: Business
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
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MARCH 2016
WEDNESDAY MARCH 16, 7PM-8.30PM
TUESDAY MARCH 22, 9.30AM-4.30PM
THE ROLE OF THE
UNIVERSITY IN BOTH
HIGHER EDUCATION AND
THE COMMUNITY
DARWIN’S CHILDHOOD
GARDEN STUDY DAY
Professor Mike
Thomas
Baxter Lectures
Prof Mike Thomas
will cover the
complex issues
that differentiate a
university from other
higher education
providers and
emphasise the role
of the university as
an anchor institution
which can support and enhance regional,
economic, cultural and community life.
Mike is the Vice-Chancellor of the University
of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
He joined UCLan in the summer of 2014
from the University of Chester where he
was Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) for
four years.
This is part of the Baxter Lecture Series.
The idea of a university in Shrewsbury was
put forward by Puritan Minister Richard
Baxter in 1646.
University Centre Shrewsbury catches up on
what could have been almost 400 years ago,
and this series of lectures honours
the pioneer.
Host: Provost’s Office
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
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Organised by Shropshire Wildlife Trust
and University Centre Shrewsbury
This unique study day provides a rare
opportunity to discover and draw inspiration
from Charles Darwin’s Childhood Garden
in Shrewsbury.
Currently being restored by Shropshire
Wildlife Trust, this is the site that sparked
Darwin’s boyhood imagination and his
lifelong curiosity about the natural world.
Join us for a series of workshops and
talks which will enable you to explore the
formative influence of the garden on Charles
Darwin’s young mind.
The day will include a visit to the garden,
talks by experts in the field, opportunities
to contribute to ongoing horticultural and
restoration work, and chances to develop
your own creative responses to the garden.
You will also be invited to contribute ideas
for the site’s future development.
Host: English
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ, and Darwin’s
Childhood Garden, The Mount, Shrewsbury
Admission: £5, plus a suggested donation
of £5. All proceeds will go to the restoration
of the garden.
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
Photo courtesy of Shropshire Wildlife Trust
MARCH/APRIL 2016
WEDNESDAY MARCH 23, 7PM-8.30PM
SATURDAY APRIL 2, 1.30PM-2.45PM
BRIEF DELIGHTS: THE
ART AND CRAFT OF THE
MINIATURE POEM
BOOK LAUNCH EVENT -
Bill Hughes
With a dozen
examples, Bill
Hughes explores
the intensity and
power of the best
short poems.
In 2015 Bill received an Honorary Doctor
of Letters degree in recognition of his
outstanding contribution to the University of
Chester, as a former member of the English
Department, and as a former Governor. The
University also recognised his significant
contribution to the cultural life of the city
of Chester, particularly to its literature and
music festivals, and in his current role as
Vice-Chair of Chester Performs.
Host: English
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
LEAVING BRITAIN:
EMIGRATION AND
LITERATURE IN THE AGE
OF EMPIRE
Dr Jude Piesse and Dr Simon Grennan
Dr Jude Piesse and Dr Simon Grennan will
introduce you to the exciting and romantic
history of Victorian emigration.
Jude and Simon will reveal how emigration
became a key concern in Victorian literature
during the age of sail and steam, as writers
struggled to represent the dramatic,
unsettling, and often dangerous dimensions
of crossing oceans and continents.
Jude’s book British Settler Emigration in
Print, 1832-1877 explores a range of popular
emigration stories which circulated within
Victorian magazines and journals, from tales
of the emigrant voyage to serialized novels
about colonial settlement.
Simon’s recent graphic novel,
Dispossession, an adaptation of an 1879
novel by Anthony Trollope, embeds the
reader in the perils of Victorian emigration.
The talk will be lavishly illustrated with
Victorian and modern sources and copies
of Dispossession will be available for
signing afterwards.
Jude is a lecturer in English at University
Centre Shrewsbury and Simon is a
Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the
University of Chester.
Image, a panel from Dispossession, courtesy of Dr Simon Grennan
Host: English
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street,
Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
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APRIL 2016
WEDNESDAY APRIL 20, 7PM-8.30PM
A NEW FUTURE FOR HERITAGE
Dr Loyd Grossman, CBE
Rowley’s Heritage Lectures
Dr Loyd Grossman discusses the overarching trends that
will influence how we define, protect, promote and pay for
our heritage in a turbulent world.
After starting a career in journalism with Harpers & Queen
and the Sunday Times, Loyd was diverted into television
where as a writer, presenter or deviser he was involved in a
wide range of programmes including ‘Through the Keyhole’,
‘MasterChef’, ‘Behind the Headlines’, ‘History of British
Sculpture’, ‘Loyd on Location’ and ‘Build Britain’. He also
wrote and presented a series, ‘Composers at Home’, for
Radio 3.
His lifelong interest in history, the arts and heritage has involved him in a number of
organisations. He is a former Commissioner of the Museums and Galleries Commission, a
former Commissioner of English Heritage, a former Commissioner of the Royal Commission
on the Historical Monuments of England, a founding member of the Museums, Libraries
and Archives Council, past Chairman of National Museums Liverpool and of the Public
Monuments and Sculpture Association, and past President of the British Association
of Friends of Museums. He founded the 24 Hour Museum (now Culture 24), acting as
Chairman until 2005, and in 2014 he became Deputy Chair of the Royal Drawing School.
Loyd is also Patron of the Association for Heritage Interpretation and Patron of Heritage
Open Days. In 2007 Loyd was appointed Chairman of The Churches Conservation Trust, and
in 2009 he was appointed Chairman of the Heritage Alliance which represents more than 95
non-governmental and voluntary organisations working in the heritage sector.
Loyd was appointed OBE in 2003 and was awarded a Doctor of Letters degree in 2007 by
the University of Chester in recognition of his heritage work. In June 2015 he was appointed
CBE in recognition of his services to heritage.
Host: History and Heritage
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
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APRIL 2016
THURSDAY APRIL 21, 5PM-7PM
SATURDAY APRIL 23, 10AM-3.30PM
EVENTS AND FESTIVALS
PARTNERSHIP EVENT
TEXTILE STORIES
STUDY DAY: THE STORY
OF WOOL
Tim Brown
The events industry
is worth more than
£40 billion to the
UK economy and
accounts for 35%
of the UK’s visitor
economy. The figures
are showing annual
growth and are an important part of the
economic prosperity of the UK.
Professor Deborah Wynne
The county of Shropshire supports many
festivals and events in the food, music,
horticultural and agricultural industries, to
name but a few.
Prof Deborah Wynne is a lecturer in English
at University Centre Shrewsbury and the
University of Chester.
Join us to learn how the events and festivals
industry and University Centre Shrewsbury
can forge links to aid in the continued
development and growth of the successful
Shropshire and UK events sector.
Tim Brown is Deputy Head of Marketing,
Tourism and Events Management at the
University of Chester, and has more than 10
years’ industry experience at director level in
production and events management.
Find out more about the story of wool: from
the fleece of a sheep to high-quality fashion.
You will trace the history of wool including
medieval trade, early modern luxury cloth,
Victorian mills and today’s fashion industry.
From spinning to knitting to activism, you
will discover some surprising stories through
talks, displays, and demonstrations.
Host: English
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: £15. The cost includes lunch
and refreshments. Book via
http://shopfront.chester.ac.uk
Contact: For further information email
[email protected]
He has delivered hundreds of events
regionally, nationally and internationally,
including high profile projects such as
Boodles Nations Cup Tennis, annual tourism
awards and the hospitality for the Paul
McCartney Liverpool Sound Concert.
Host: Business
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
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APRIL/MAY 2016
WEDNESDAY APRIL 27, 7PM-8.30PM
WHOSE MUSEUMS, WHOSE HERITAGE, WHO PAYS?
Sir Neil Cossons
Rowley’s Heritage Lectures
The debate on the future of Britain’s museums and heritage is
becoming increasingly intense. What is their future in the face of
changing public interests and attitudes and reductions in public
spending? Radical new solutions are in the air.
In this lecture Sir Neil Cossons, former Director of the Science Museum, London, and
Chairman of English Heritage, sets out the background to our present state of affairs and
considers options for the future.
Host: History and Heritage
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
SATURDAY MAY 7, 1.30PM-3.30PM
STUDY DAY -
THE MAN IN THE SHOP: LIFE BEHIND THE COUNTER
IN THE VICTORIAN PERIOD AND AFTER
Professor Deborah Wynne and Professor Laura Ugolini
This study day focuses on shopping in historical contexts, when many men
were employed as shop assistants. Why were male drapers thought to be
doing ‘unmanly’ work? How did popular culture present the man behind the
counter? These and other questions will be explored.
The acclaimed retail historian, Prof Laura Ugolini from the University of
Wolverhampton, will present a talk on ‘Counter-jumpers’? Male shopworkers
in 19th and early 20th century Britain’.
Prof Deborah Wynne, who lectures at University Centre Shrewsbury and the
University of Chester and has published on Edwardian drapers, will discuss
representations of male shopworkers in popular film and television, including
‘Hobson’s Choice’ (1954), the recent series, ‘Mr Selfridge’ and ‘The Paradise’.
Why not pause in your own shopping in Shrewsbury to come and find out
more about the history of shops and shopwork?
Host: English
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
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Image courtesy of
L. Ugolini
MAY 2016
WEDNESDAY MAY 11, 7PM-8.30PM
SATURDAY MAY 21, 1.30PM-3.30PM
FIELDS OF FIRE:
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL
LEGACY OF LORD
KITCHENER
READING GROUP MEETING -
Professor
Stewart Ainsworth
Rowley’s Heritage
Lectures
This lecture will
explain how
new research is
contributing to the
understanding of
the archaeology of
the First World War
in this country.
Prof Stewart Ainsworth was formerly a
Senior Investigator and Project Manager
with English Heritage and is well known as
the landscape archaeologist with Channel
Four’s Time Team.
Stewart is a Visiting Professor with the
Department of History and Archaeology at
the University of Chester and has helped to
design and mentor on major archaeological
landscape recording projects, including
one which has discovered 1,000 new
archaeological sites.
MARY WEBB, PRECIOUS
BANE
Professor Deborah Wynne
Prof Deborah Wynne will lead a discussion
about one of Shropshire’s best-known
novelists, Mary Webb. Precious Bane, first
published in 1924, was dramatised for
television in 1989.
A best-selling author, Mary Webb created
evocative landscapes and passionate
heroines in her novels of rural life. Her work
was widely acclaimed and much loved
by readers.
To find out more, or to revisit this classic
novel, join our discussion of how the book
and its adaptation evoke the spirit of
rural Shropshire.
Host: English
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street,
Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
Host: History and Heritage
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street,
Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
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MAY/JUNE 2016
WEDNESDAY MAY 25, 1PM-2.15PM
ATTINGHAM PARK:
A STORY OF LOVE
AND NEGLECT
Ian Purchase
Rowley’s Lunchtime Lectures
Attingham Park is still one of Shropshire’s great estates. The mansion combines a handsome
Neo-Classical building with some extravagant Regency interiors. It is enclosed by an
important parkland and nearly 4,000 acres of working estate. It was founded in the early
18th century and its subsequent history varied with the fortunes of the Berwick family
until 1947, when it was acquired by the National Trust. Since 2000 the Trust has developed
an imaginative and energetic restoration programme, making Attingham one of the most
successful of the Trust’s properties.
Ian Purchase has been a volunteer at Attingham since 2006, and he has been able to add
to the story of Attingham with his research into the family and the estate. British 18th and
19th century history has been a new venture for him since his career in higher education
was based in American Studies as a teacher, university programme manager and member of
national validation and quality assurance agencies.
Host: History and Heritage
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
WEDNESDAY JUNE 15, 7PM-8.30PM
THE SINGING APE:
THE EVOLUTION OF
THE MUSICAL BRAIN
Dr Margaret Cousins
This session explores the evolution and neuropsychology of music. Why did we develop
the ability to make and appreciate music? Is musical ability innate or learned? What is its
relationship with other forms of human communication, and what function does music serve?
Dr Margaret Cousins lectures at University Centre Shrewsbury and the University of Chester
where she is a Deputy Head of Department. Her core teaching areas are in cognitive
psychology and research methods, and her specialist area is neurodevelopmental disorders.
Host: Psychology
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
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JUNE 2016
WEDNESDAY JUNE 22, 7PM-8.30PM
WEDNESDAY JUNE 29, 5PM-7PM
PERCEPTIONS AND
REALITIES IN HEALTH
DOES SPORT REALLY
CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY?
Professor
John Buckley
Inaugural Professorial
Lecture
Prof John Buckley
has helped to
create Shropshire
services to improve
health, chairs an
international council
on the prevention
of heart disease and
leads courses in Sports Medicine, Health
and Exercise Science at University Centre
Shrewsbury.
He is widely published and recognised
on an international scale for his research
highlighting, in particular, the benefits of
changing office environments to promote
standing and movement.
Host: Medicine and Health
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
Georgina Holmes, Ross Frisby
The role of sport in society is often
discussed. Certainly, as a social factor in the
pub it provides common ground for many
to start a conversation, and the economic
impact of the industry built around sport
is undeniable.
However, does sport have an impact beyond
these things? Can we really substantiate
claims that sport makes a significant
contribution to the society we live in?
Or is it simply ‘hobbies’ which are a nice but
not essential part of our lives? This debate –
with a panel of industry experts – will
explore these issues and tease out some of
the underlying arguments.
Georgina Holmes and Ross Frisby
lecture in Sport Management at University
Centre Shrewsbury.
Host: Sport Management
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
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JULY 2016
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1.30PM-2.45PM
CHARLOT TE BRONTË’S
LEGACY: FROM JANE
EYRE TO REBECCA AND
BEYOND
Professor Deborah Wynne
2016 is the year of Charlotte Brontë’s
bicentenary. Why have so many writers and
film-makers been inspired by the story of
Jane Eyre’s journey towards independence?
Why has the troubled romance of Jane and
Rochester informed popular culture on so
many levels? This lecture shows why Jane
Eyre has been so enduringly popular.
Prof Deborah Wynne, co-editor of the
new book Charlotte Brontë: Legacies and
Afterlives, will talk about the influence
of Jane Eyre on 20th century literature,
as well as films. From the earliest silent
versions to Hitchcock’s ‘Rebecca’ to recent
screen adaptations of Jane Eyre, audiences
continue to be fascinated by Charlotte
Brontë’s story.
Host: English
Venue: Rowley’s House, Barker Street,
Shrewsbury, SY1 1QH
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
Photo courtesy of Dr Simon Grennan
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WEDNESDAY JULY 27, 7PM-8.30PM
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IN THE 21ST CENTURY
CHALLENGES FOR
SHREWSBURY: RECONCILING
CONTINUITY WITH CHANGE
Professor Tim Wheeler, Vice-Chancellor
of the University of Chester
This Vice-Chancellor’s Address is part of the
Baxter Lecture Series.
Prof Tim Wheeler was appointed Principal
of University College Chester in 1998
and became the first Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Chester in 2005. He has
published more than 100 articles, books and
research reports in a diverse range of areas
including psychopharmacology, dyslexia,
communications and safety.
He was formerly Deputy Chair of the
Universities and Colleges Admissions
Service (UCAS), was an executive member
of the North West Regional Assembly
and Chair of the North West Universities’
Association.
Host: Provost’s Office
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3, 7PM-8.30PM
COLLABORATING ACROSS
SECTORS TO BRING
CIRCULARITY. THREE
TOOLS TO HELP
Daniel O’Connor
In this session Daniel
O’Connor from
the Warp It reuse
network talks about
how digital tools
are reinventing and
enabling collaboration
like never before with sustainable
outcomes.
Daniel’s mission for the last 15 years has
been to make the reuse of assets easy.
He has developed the Warp It online system
for staff to get, give and loan surplus
resources within their organisation, and
between organisations. Being part of the
network can also create significant savings.
Serving more than 50 universities, Warp
It is growing fast in the UK and attracting
attention abroad.
Daniel is, in addition, the founding director
of Waste Action Resource Efficiency,
specialising in developing systems to
improve waste management and
increase recycling.
Host: Sustainable Business
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 1.30PM-3.30PM
WORKSHOP -
FROM SEED TO FLOWER:
GARDENS AND CREATIVE
WRITING
Dr Jude Piesse
This workshop explores the garden as a
source of inspiration for creative writers.
From Paradise Lost to The Secret Garden,
gardens have powerful emotional and
symbolic meanings which have intrigued
generations of authors.
You will be led through a series of exercises
designed to sow the seeds of inspiration
for your own writing on this theme. You
will also be invited to share your favourite
writing about gardens, or excerpts from
related works in progress. The workshop is a
follow-on event from the Darwin’s Childhood
Garden Study Day, but is open to all.
Host: English
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
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OCTOBER 2016
OCTOBER - DATE TBC
OPEN DAY Come along to our Open Day to find out
for yourself what it would really be like to
study at University Centre Shrewsbury.
Open Days are the ideal way to see if
Shrewsbury is right for you.
Host: Marketing, Recruitment and
Admissions
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free. Register at
www.ucshrewsbury.ac.uk
Contact: For further information email
[email protected]
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 7PM-8.30PM
DRAMA PRE -TEXTS: CREATING POSSIBLE WORLDS
Professor Allan Owens
Allan Owens is a Professor of Drama
Education and Co-Director of the Centre
for Research into Creativity, Education and
the Arts through Practice (RECAP) at the
University of Chester where he is also a
Distinguished Teaching Fellow and National
Teaching Fellow.
Host: English
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay,
Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email
[email protected]
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NOVEMBER 2016
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2, 7PM-8.30PM
PSYCHIATRIC RESPONSES TO TRAUMA
Professor Ben Green
Prof Ben Green is a Consultant Psychiatrist and has worked in the NHS
in Cheshire as a Medical Director and as a Lead Consultant Psychiatrist in
the Secure Service at Cheadle Royal Hospital. He is the Editor in Chief for
Psychiatry On-Line and Priory Medical Journals – the world’s first internet
medical journals.
He has had roles as a Royal College Examiner, been appointed by the Lord Chancellor to the
Mental Health Review Tribunal 2003 to 2011, a University of Liverpool Examiner and is a
Professional Adviser and Hospital Inspector to the Care Quality Commission.
Host: Institute of Medicine
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 7PM-8.30PM
UNCOVERING HIDDEN GEMS - WHAT UNEXPLOITED
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) CAN BE FOUND LURKING
IN THE BOTTOM DRAWERS IN OUR UNIVERSITY LABS?
Alan Scrase and Dr Simon Brown
SETsquared is the enterprise partnership for the Universities of Bath, Bristol,
Surrey, Southampton and Exeter. The partnership is acknowledged as the
number one business incubator in Europe and globally.
Recently the partnership has been running a Higher Education Funding
Council for England (HEFCE) Catalyst funded programme, ICURe, to
uncover Intellectual Property (IP) that is hidden in universities’ research groups, with the aim of
exploring the potential for commercial exploitation.
Alan Scrase, SETsquared Centre Manager for Southampton, and Dr Simon Brown, Consultant,
will introduce the ICURe programme, the findings from the pilot and the impact of the roll-out
of this to a national programme.
Alan and Simon will outline how the universities in the region look to increase their role as local
anchor institutions and engines for regeneration. Discussions will also be invited around the
opportunities for the West Midlands region and specifically Shropshire.
Host: Business
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
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NOVEMBER 2016
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1.30PM-3.30PM
READING GROUP MEETING -
IAN MCEWAN’S ATONEMENT
Professor Deborah Wynne
Ian McEwan’s Atonement (2001) is one of the most significant novels to have been
published in recent years. Set before and during the Second World War, its exploration of the
themes of betrayal, childhood, moral awareness and the need to atone has haunted readers.
It was adapted into a film in 2007 (directed by Joe Wright). Shropshire’s Stokesay Court was
used as one of the film’s main locations.
Join us to discuss the novel and film as we attempt to unravel McEwan’s portrayal of the
power of stories. To what extent can a story atone for a wrong done in the past?
Host: English
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
Photograph © Stokesay Court
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DECEMBER 2016
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 7, 7PM-8.30PM
AMBITIOUS ECONOMIES, AMBITIOUS UNIVERSITIES
Paul Kirkbright
Paul Kirkbright, Deputy Provost of University Centre Shrewsbury and, until last year, Director
of Innovation and Enterprise at the University of Chester, will present on how the University
of Chester, working in partnership with Shropshire Council, is leading on the development of
a new and innovative University in Shropshire to catalyse both economic growth and
societal transformation.
This interactive session will explore several of the new and emerging models of Higher
Education from around the globe which have informed and shaped the development of
University Centre Shrewsbury. The audience will also be invited to contribute their ideas and
experiences into shaping the future of a University ‘for Shropshire and of Shropshire’.
Host: Business
Venue: Guildhall, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury, SY3 8HQ
Admission: Free but booking essential
Contact: To book email [email protected]
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