Arts Matter Bristol
@uobartsmatter.bsky.social
What would a world be like without the Arts, Humanities and Languages? Sharing the reasons why we matter at the University of Bristol.
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts-law-social-sciences/research/
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts-law-social-sciences/research/
#ICYMI: Dr @stevedehailes.bsky.social (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) introduced us to his Medieval Mountain AHRC project which raises awareness of our historical relationship to mountains and our continued role in their preservation
Read more about Steve's research 👉 brnw.ch/21wXUsn
Read more about Steve's research 👉 brnw.ch/21wXUsn
December 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
#ICYMI: Dr @stevedehailes.bsky.social (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) introduced us to his Medieval Mountain AHRC project which raises awareness of our historical relationship to mountains and our continued role in their preservation
Read more about Steve's research 👉 brnw.ch/21wXUsn
Read more about Steve's research 👉 brnw.ch/21wXUsn
✍️🗻 Dr @stevedehailes.bsky.social (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) tells us about his Medieval Mountain AHRC project which seeks to raise awareness of our historical relationship to mountains & our continued role in their preservation
Read more about the project 👉 brnw.ch/21wXUsn
Read more about the project 👉 brnw.ch/21wXUsn
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
✍️🗻 Dr @stevedehailes.bsky.social (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) tells us about his Medieval Mountain AHRC project which seeks to raise awareness of our historical relationship to mountains & our continued role in their preservation
Read more about the project 👉 brnw.ch/21wXUsn
Read more about the project 👉 brnw.ch/21wXUsn
🗣️ TONIGHT: Join Jonathan Stamp, former consultant on the award-winning HBO series Rome, for a public lecture on Bringing Ancient Rome to Life
The FREE event organised by @igrct.bsky.social takes place in the Wills Memorial Building, 5-6.30pm, tickets 👉 brnw.ch/21wXs5g
@clahbristol.bsky.social
The FREE event organised by @igrct.bsky.social takes place in the Wills Memorial Building, 5-6.30pm, tickets 👉 brnw.ch/21wXs5g
@clahbristol.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🗣️ TONIGHT: Join Jonathan Stamp, former consultant on the award-winning HBO series Rome, for a public lecture on Bringing Ancient Rome to Life
The FREE event organised by @igrct.bsky.social takes place in the Wills Memorial Building, 5-6.30pm, tickets 👉 brnw.ch/21wXs5g
@clahbristol.bsky.social
The FREE event organised by @igrct.bsky.social takes place in the Wills Memorial Building, 5-6.30pm, tickets 👉 brnw.ch/21wXs5g
@clahbristol.bsky.social
🗣️ TONIGHT: Join Prof Beth Johnson (@leedsunimedia.bsky.social) for the final #AutumnArtLecture as she examines how deep inequalities in the TV industry shape both production & representation on screen
📍 Wills Memorial Building
⏰ 6.30-8pm
🎟️ brnw.ch/21wXs2k (free, all welcome!)
📍 Wills Memorial Building
⏰ 6.30-8pm
🎟️ brnw.ch/21wXs2k (free, all welcome!)
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🗣️ TONIGHT: Join Prof Beth Johnson (@leedsunimedia.bsky.social) for the final #AutumnArtLecture as she examines how deep inequalities in the TV industry shape both production & representation on screen
📍 Wills Memorial Building
⏰ 6.30-8pm
🎟️ brnw.ch/21wXs2k (free, all welcome!)
📍 Wills Memorial Building
⏰ 6.30-8pm
🎟️ brnw.ch/21wXs2k (free, all welcome!)
✍️ Prof Esther Eidinow (@clahbristol.bsky.social) & Dr Chris Bevan (Computer Science) introduce us to their AI in Antiquity project which uses new technologies to bring the ancient world to life
Read how their use of AI aims to enhance the teaching of ancient culture 👉 bit.ly/4qwgyjt
Read how their use of AI aims to enhance the teaching of ancient culture 👉 bit.ly/4qwgyjt
October 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
✍️ Prof Esther Eidinow (@clahbristol.bsky.social) & Dr Chris Bevan (Computer Science) introduce us to their AI in Antiquity project which uses new technologies to bring the ancient world to life
Read how their use of AI aims to enhance the teaching of ancient culture 👉 bit.ly/4qwgyjt
Read how their use of AI aims to enhance the teaching of ancient culture 👉 bit.ly/4qwgyjt
'Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change.'
Join Prof Justin Williams at @wshed.bsky.social on Thursday 6-9pm for a new documentary on Hip-Hop in Tanzania
The event is free, open to all & includes a Q&A, food & music!
🎟️ bit.ly/42oG7Ja
Join Prof Justin Williams at @wshed.bsky.social on Thursday 6-9pm for a new documentary on Hip-Hop in Tanzania
The event is free, open to all & includes a Q&A, food & music!
🎟️ bit.ly/42oG7Ja
October 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
'Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change.'
Join Prof Justin Williams at @wshed.bsky.social on Thursday 6-9pm for a new documentary on Hip-Hop in Tanzania
The event is free, open to all & includes a Q&A, food & music!
🎟️ bit.ly/42oG7Ja
Join Prof Justin Williams at @wshed.bsky.social on Thursday 6-9pm for a new documentary on Hip-Hop in Tanzania
The event is free, open to all & includes a Q&A, food & music!
🎟️ bit.ly/42oG7Ja
📺 Prof Ronald Hutton (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) joins Rylan Clark & @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on #WitchesOfEssex to investigate the truth behind the British witch trials of the 16th & 17th centuries
Watch the full three-part series on Sky History & Now 👉 bit.ly/47l3e8X
Watch the full three-part series on Sky History & Now 👉 bit.ly/47l3e8X
October 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📺 Prof Ronald Hutton (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) joins Rylan Clark & @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on #WitchesOfEssex to investigate the truth behind the British witch trials of the 16th & 17th centuries
Watch the full three-part series on Sky History & Now 👉 bit.ly/47l3e8X
Watch the full three-part series on Sky History & Now 👉 bit.ly/47l3e8X
🦋 Bridging Histories is a social enterprise which supports everyday people & communities to achieve they changes they want to see.
Led by Dr Joanna Burch-Brown (Philosophy), Bridging Histories hyper-local focus has had global impact, from Bristol to Bosnia & beyond
Watch the video 👉 bit.ly/4oCFh4c
Led by Dr Joanna Burch-Brown (Philosophy), Bridging Histories hyper-local focus has had global impact, from Bristol to Bosnia & beyond
Watch the video 👉 bit.ly/4oCFh4c
October 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🦋 Bridging Histories is a social enterprise which supports everyday people & communities to achieve they changes they want to see.
Led by Dr Joanna Burch-Brown (Philosophy), Bridging Histories hyper-local focus has had global impact, from Bristol to Bosnia & beyond
Watch the video 👉 bit.ly/4oCFh4c
Led by Dr Joanna Burch-Brown (Philosophy), Bridging Histories hyper-local focus has had global impact, from Bristol to Bosnia & beyond
Watch the video 👉 bit.ly/4oCFh4c
We're thrilled to announce that our Autumn Art Lecture series is returning next Thursday! 🥳
Television: A Very Public Art will see award-winning writers & producers discuss what TV means today in a crowded, global marketplace
Tickets are free, but booking essential 👉 bit.ly/46SLKBY
Television: A Very Public Art will see award-winning writers & producers discuss what TV means today in a crowded, global marketplace
Tickets are free, but booking essential 👉 bit.ly/46SLKBY
October 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We're thrilled to announce that our Autumn Art Lecture series is returning next Thursday! 🥳
Television: A Very Public Art will see award-winning writers & producers discuss what TV means today in a crowded, global marketplace
Tickets are free, but booking essential 👉 bit.ly/46SLKBY
Television: A Very Public Art will see award-winning writers & producers discuss what TV means today in a crowded, global marketplace
Tickets are free, but booking essential 👉 bit.ly/46SLKBY
🎮 Video games are no longer just entertainment. They are tools for change.
The #BristolDigitalGameLab is pioneering this shift, asking not just what games are, but what they can do for society.
Watch the full video to learn more 👉 bit.ly/3KNNe7Q
@richardcole.bsky.social @mikesamuel8.bsky.social
The #BristolDigitalGameLab is pioneering this shift, asking not just what games are, but what they can do for society.
Watch the full video to learn more 👉 bit.ly/3KNNe7Q
@richardcole.bsky.social @mikesamuel8.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🎮 Video games are no longer just entertainment. They are tools for change.
The #BristolDigitalGameLab is pioneering this shift, asking not just what games are, but what they can do for society.
Watch the full video to learn more 👉 bit.ly/3KNNe7Q
@richardcole.bsky.social @mikesamuel8.bsky.social
The #BristolDigitalGameLab is pioneering this shift, asking not just what games are, but what they can do for society.
Watch the full video to learn more 👉 bit.ly/3KNNe7Q
@richardcole.bsky.social @mikesamuel8.bsky.social
✨ COMING UP: Join Prof Justin Williams for a screening & discussion of a new documentary on Hip-Hop in Tanzania
Part of the Sounding East Africa project, the doc charts the development of hip-hop as part of East African musical history
📆 Thu 30 Oct, 6-9pm
📍 @wshed.bsky.social
🎟️ bit.ly/42oG7Ja
Part of the Sounding East Africa project, the doc charts the development of hip-hop as part of East African musical history
📆 Thu 30 Oct, 6-9pm
📍 @wshed.bsky.social
🎟️ bit.ly/42oG7Ja
October 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
✨ COMING UP: Join Prof Justin Williams for a screening & discussion of a new documentary on Hip-Hop in Tanzania
Part of the Sounding East Africa project, the doc charts the development of hip-hop as part of East African musical history
📆 Thu 30 Oct, 6-9pm
📍 @wshed.bsky.social
🎟️ bit.ly/42oG7Ja
Part of the Sounding East Africa project, the doc charts the development of hip-hop as part of East African musical history
📆 Thu 30 Oct, 6-9pm
📍 @wshed.bsky.social
🎟️ bit.ly/42oG7Ja
✈️ Our PGR internship series returns, as PhD @uobrishistory.bsky.social candidate Jenny Hutton tells us about working with Dr @smawdsley.bsky.social to examine the history of aircraft cabin air contamination
Read more about this important research with global reach 👉 bit.ly/3IHyV47
Read more about this important research with global reach 👉 bit.ly/3IHyV47
September 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
✈️ Our PGR internship series returns, as PhD @uobrishistory.bsky.social candidate Jenny Hutton tells us about working with Dr @smawdsley.bsky.social to examine the history of aircraft cabin air contamination
Read more about this important research with global reach 👉 bit.ly/3IHyV47
Read more about this important research with global reach 👉 bit.ly/3IHyV47
💥 COMING UP: Changing the Odds is a unique one day event that puts the Arts at the centre of the gambling harms debate
Expect talks, Q&As, live performances & a film screening on the subject
🗓️ Wed 10 Sep, 9-2pm
📌 Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Rd
🎟️ brnw.ch/21wVsu5 (free!)
@evelynwelch.bsky.social
Expect talks, Q&As, live performances & a film screening on the subject
🗓️ Wed 10 Sep, 9-2pm
📌 Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Rd
🎟️ brnw.ch/21wVsu5 (free!)
@evelynwelch.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
💥 COMING UP: Changing the Odds is a unique one day event that puts the Arts at the centre of the gambling harms debate
Expect talks, Q&As, live performances & a film screening on the subject
🗓️ Wed 10 Sep, 9-2pm
📌 Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Rd
🎟️ brnw.ch/21wVsu5 (free!)
@evelynwelch.bsky.social
Expect talks, Q&As, live performances & a film screening on the subject
🗓️ Wed 10 Sep, 9-2pm
📌 Arts Complex, 7 Woodland Rd
🎟️ brnw.ch/21wVsu5 (free!)
@evelynwelch.bsky.social
Grief affects us all, and yet people often struggle to talk about death & dying. 🦋
@goodgrieffest.bsky.social is a social venture spinout at @bristoluni.bsky.social that brings people together to talk about death & grief, providing information, support & a sense of community
More 👉 brnw.ch/21wVqxR
@goodgrieffest.bsky.social is a social venture spinout at @bristoluni.bsky.social that brings people together to talk about death & grief, providing information, support & a sense of community
More 👉 brnw.ch/21wVqxR
September 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Grief affects us all, and yet people often struggle to talk about death & dying. 🦋
@goodgrieffest.bsky.social is a social venture spinout at @bristoluni.bsky.social that brings people together to talk about death & grief, providing information, support & a sense of community
More 👉 brnw.ch/21wVqxR
@goodgrieffest.bsky.social is a social venture spinout at @bristoluni.bsky.social that brings people together to talk about death & grief, providing information, support & a sense of community
More 👉 brnw.ch/21wVqxR
💥 COMING UP: Join Suzannah V Evans (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) for the launch of her debut poetry collection, Under the Blue
Told through a series of prose poems & postcards, Under the Blue is a meditation on humanity & empathy
📅 Fri 5 September, 7-9pm
📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social
🎟️ bit.ly/3V9L7Nv
Told through a series of prose poems & postcards, Under the Blue is a meditation on humanity & empathy
📅 Fri 5 September, 7-9pm
📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social
🎟️ bit.ly/3V9L7Nv
August 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
💥 COMING UP: Join Suzannah V Evans (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) for the launch of her debut poetry collection, Under the Blue
Told through a series of prose poems & postcards, Under the Blue is a meditation on humanity & empathy
📅 Fri 5 September, 7-9pm
📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social
🎟️ bit.ly/3V9L7Nv
Told through a series of prose poems & postcards, Under the Blue is a meditation on humanity & empathy
📅 Fri 5 September, 7-9pm
📍 @bookhaus.bsky.social
🎟️ bit.ly/3V9L7Nv
✍️ Dr @ellencssmith.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) introduces us to her Imperial Letters project which explores how the correspondence of British families in India shaped public opinion of empire in the 19th & 20th centuries
Find out more this South Asian Heritage Month 👉 bit.ly/45chAIX
Find out more this South Asian Heritage Month 👉 bit.ly/45chAIX
August 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
✍️ Dr @ellencssmith.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) introduces us to her Imperial Letters project which explores how the correspondence of British families in India shaped public opinion of empire in the 19th & 20th centuries
Find out more this South Asian Heritage Month 👉 bit.ly/45chAIX
Find out more this South Asian Heritage Month 👉 bit.ly/45chAIX
🎉 The @remakingbritain.bsky.social team are excited to launch a new resource which explores how South Asians have shaped British life since the 1830s
To celebrate, the team have handpicked 5 entries to spotlight 🔦
Find out more this #SouthAsianHeritageMonth 👉 bit.ly/3GAAujr
To celebrate, the team have handpicked 5 entries to spotlight 🔦
Find out more this #SouthAsianHeritageMonth 👉 bit.ly/3GAAujr
July 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🎉 The @remakingbritain.bsky.social team are excited to launch a new resource which explores how South Asians have shaped British life since the 1830s
To celebrate, the team have handpicked 5 entries to spotlight 🔦
Find out more this #SouthAsianHeritageMonth 👉 bit.ly/3GAAujr
To celebrate, the team have handpicked 5 entries to spotlight 🔦
Find out more this #SouthAsianHeritageMonth 👉 bit.ly/3GAAujr
🌍🙋♀️ Dr Elisabeth Bolorinos Allard (HiPLA) tells us about her AHRC project which seeks to re-evaluate how Spain's colonial history is taught in secondary schools
Read how the project is using arts-based approaches to foster meaningful discussion 👉 bit.ly/44b0tqB
Read how the project is using arts-based approaches to foster meaningful discussion 👉 bit.ly/44b0tqB
June 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🌍🙋♀️ Dr Elisabeth Bolorinos Allard (HiPLA) tells us about her AHRC project which seeks to re-evaluate how Spain's colonial history is taught in secondary schools
Read how the project is using arts-based approaches to foster meaningful discussion 👉 bit.ly/44b0tqB
Read how the project is using arts-based approaches to foster meaningful discussion 👉 bit.ly/44b0tqB
'Anthropology is hugely relevant to building a more sustainable, fairer future for everyone.'
PhD @bristolantharch.bsky.social candidate Katherine Fitzpatrick & Dr @alixdietzel.bsky.social are at the Bonn Climate Change Conference this week
Read about the visit 👇
www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
PhD @bristolantharch.bsky.social candidate Katherine Fitzpatrick & Dr @alixdietzel.bsky.social are at the Bonn Climate Change Conference this week
Read about the visit 👇
www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
June 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
'Anthropology is hugely relevant to building a more sustainable, fairer future for everyone.'
PhD @bristolantharch.bsky.social candidate Katherine Fitzpatrick & Dr @alixdietzel.bsky.social are at the Bonn Climate Change Conference this week
Read about the visit 👇
www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
PhD @bristolantharch.bsky.social candidate Katherine Fitzpatrick & Dr @alixdietzel.bsky.social are at the Bonn Climate Change Conference this week
Read about the visit 👇
www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
Congratulations to Prof Susan Harrow (@frenchatbristol.bsky.social) who has been appointed as Deputy Chair of a #REF2029 sub-panel on Modern Languages and Linguistics 🥳
Read more about the appointments and what @ref2029.bsky.social means in practice 👉 bit.ly/4kNvZRe
Read more about the appointments and what @ref2029.bsky.social means in practice 👉 bit.ly/4kNvZRe
June 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Congratulations to Prof Susan Harrow (@frenchatbristol.bsky.social) who has been appointed as Deputy Chair of a #REF2029 sub-panel on Modern Languages and Linguistics 🥳
Read more about the appointments and what @ref2029.bsky.social means in practice 👉 bit.ly/4kNvZRe
Read more about the appointments and what @ref2029.bsky.social means in practice 👉 bit.ly/4kNvZRe
Looking for something to do this weekend? 👀
Dr Zehra Jumabhoy's (History of Art) curated exhibition, Tigers & Dragons: India and Wales in Britain, is currently on display at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea
Find out more about this 'astonishing' free exhibition 👉 bit.ly/4niuDQj
Dr Zehra Jumabhoy's (History of Art) curated exhibition, Tigers & Dragons: India and Wales in Britain, is currently on display at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea
Find out more about this 'astonishing' free exhibition 👉 bit.ly/4niuDQj
June 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Looking for something to do this weekend? 👀
Dr Zehra Jumabhoy's (History of Art) curated exhibition, Tigers & Dragons: India and Wales in Britain, is currently on display at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea
Find out more about this 'astonishing' free exhibition 👉 bit.ly/4niuDQj
Dr Zehra Jumabhoy's (History of Art) curated exhibition, Tigers & Dragons: India and Wales in Britain, is currently on display at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea
Find out more about this 'astonishing' free exhibition 👉 bit.ly/4niuDQj
📻 Dr Amy Edwards (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) joins David Dimbleby on BBC Radio 4 #InvisibleHands to discuss the use of advertising to promote Margaret Thatcher's BT privatisation campaign in the 1980s
Listen to the full programme 👉 bit.ly/4dYngsF
@somsproject.bsky.social
Listen to the full programme 👉 bit.ly/4dYngsF
@somsproject.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
📻 Dr Amy Edwards (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) joins David Dimbleby on BBC Radio 4 #InvisibleHands to discuss the use of advertising to promote Margaret Thatcher's BT privatisation campaign in the 1980s
Listen to the full programme 👉 bit.ly/4dYngsF
@somsproject.bsky.social
Listen to the full programme 👉 bit.ly/4dYngsF
@somsproject.bsky.social
✍️ Dr Amy Edwards (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) shares her experience of working with @policybristol.bsky.social to turn her historical research on women's self-employment into clear recommendations for Select Committees
Read more about Amy's research & the SOMS project 👉 bit.ly/44ZvPkS
Read more about Amy's research & the SOMS project 👉 bit.ly/44ZvPkS
May 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
✍️ Dr Amy Edwards (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) shares her experience of working with @policybristol.bsky.social to turn her historical research on women's self-employment into clear recommendations for Select Committees
Read more about Amy's research & the SOMS project 👉 bit.ly/44ZvPkS
Read more about Amy's research & the SOMS project 👉 bit.ly/44ZvPkS
Congratulations to Prof Helen Fulton, Prof Ad Putter & Dr Anna Havinga who have received a GW4 Generator grant! 🥳
Their project, Medieval Studies Mobilising Digital Humanities, will develop new methodologies for research in medieval studies using emerging technologies
Read more 👉 bit.ly/44DUICr
Their project, Medieval Studies Mobilising Digital Humanities, will develop new methodologies for research in medieval studies using emerging technologies
Read more 👉 bit.ly/44DUICr
May 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Congratulations to Prof Helen Fulton, Prof Ad Putter & Dr Anna Havinga who have received a GW4 Generator grant! 🥳
Their project, Medieval Studies Mobilising Digital Humanities, will develop new methodologies for research in medieval studies using emerging technologies
Read more 👉 bit.ly/44DUICr
Their project, Medieval Studies Mobilising Digital Humanities, will develop new methodologies for research in medieval studies using emerging technologies
Read more 👉 bit.ly/44DUICr
🎭 COMING UP: Join Dr @kirstysedgman.bsky.social for Stories from the Stage: Celebrating Modern Theatre
Kirsty will be joined by Gregory Doran, Heidi Vaughan & Polly Davis to discuss why the arts are more important than ever
🗓️ Fri 6 June, 6-9pm
📌 Arts Complex
🎟️ bit.ly/4dhrpaY (free!)
Kirsty will be joined by Gregory Doran, Heidi Vaughan & Polly Davis to discuss why the arts are more important than ever
🗓️ Fri 6 June, 6-9pm
📌 Arts Complex
🎟️ bit.ly/4dhrpaY (free!)
May 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🎭 COMING UP: Join Dr @kirstysedgman.bsky.social for Stories from the Stage: Celebrating Modern Theatre
Kirsty will be joined by Gregory Doran, Heidi Vaughan & Polly Davis to discuss why the arts are more important than ever
🗓️ Fri 6 June, 6-9pm
📌 Arts Complex
🎟️ bit.ly/4dhrpaY (free!)
Kirsty will be joined by Gregory Doran, Heidi Vaughan & Polly Davis to discuss why the arts are more important than ever
🗓️ Fri 6 June, 6-9pm
📌 Arts Complex
🎟️ bit.ly/4dhrpaY (free!)