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Events Calendar
Monday 10th February 2025
Engineering and Physical Sciences Spring Careers Fair (10:30)
Join us on Highfield Campus for the opportunity to meet a range of employers and industry professionals in the fields of Engineering, Finance, Business Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Electronics and Computer Science, Photonics and Optoelectronics. Book your space via MyCareer.
Lunchtime Concert - Snazzback (13:00)
Tuesday 11th February 2025
Introduction to Impact Evaluation
This online course will introduce you to various empirical, quantitative methods that can be used to estimate the impact of a specific policy intervention.
These methods can be referred to as “programme evaluation”, “impact assessment”, “causal estimation” or “impact evaluation”.
The course assumes knowledge of basic algebra and statistical concepts (mean, median, correlation, expected value, statistical significance and confidence intervals).
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13785
All-Sector Spring Careers Fair (Day One) (10:30)
Join us on Highfield Campus across 2 days for the opportunity to meet a range of employers from a diverse range of sectors. Regardless of your discipline, many companies will be offering opportunities suited for all backgrounds. Book your space via MyCareer.
All-Sector Spring Careers Fair (Day One) (10:30)
Join us on Highfield Campus across 2 days for the opportunity to meet a range of employers from a diverse range of sectors. Regardless of your discipline, many companies will be offering opportunities suited for all backgrounds. Book your space via MyCareer.
Weekly Vigil for Palestine (11:30)
The University's Palestine Solidarity Network invites all students and staff to join weekly vigils in solidarity with Palestine with regular speeches from members to find out more about the network, engage in open discourse, and provide hope. Located on the Redbrick on Highfield Campus (outside of Nisa/SUSU Shop), drop by anytime between 11.30am and 12.30pm.
Find out more about the University's Palestine Solidarity Network at: psn.uos
Wednesday 12th February 2025
An Insight into Chinese Student Experiences: Some Personal Reflections on Cultural Surprises & Challenges (09:30)
CHEP, in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Global, Recruitment, Admissions and Marketing, the Confucius Institute, and Jo Bloxham (founder of Kynfolk) is delighted to announce two online sessions open to all Academic and Professional Services colleagues that centre the lived experience of our students joining us from China.
The session will take place on Wednesday 12 February from 09:30-12:00, with an optional Q&A from 11:30-12:00. This session will be hosted via Microsoft Teams Webinar.
This workshop offers an opportunity to find out more about the cultural surprises and challenges our Chinese students face while they are studying with us. We will look at a range of areas including communication, language, academic expectations, and student life outside the classroom.
By the end of this event, we will have:
Had an opportunity to listen to the personal experiences of some Chinese students studying with us;
Explored some of the surprises and challenges Chinese students may face in studying and living with us, academically, socially, and in terms of communication and language;
Shared some further sources of learning and support;
Session led by:
Jo Bloxham, Founder, Kynfolk
Bryony Whitmarsh, Associate Dean (International), Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Xinyang Lu, Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
4 x PGT students, names to be confirmed
All-Sector Spring Careers Fair (Day Two) (10:30)
Join us on Highfield Campus across 2 days for the opportunity to meet a range of employers from a diverse range of sectors. Regardless of your discipline, many companies will be offering opportunities suited for all backgrounds. Book your space via MyCareer.
Keynote event: The Ethical Use of Sensitive Data (14:00)
The Library’s Research Data Team is excited to announce our main event for Love Data Week 2025, exploring the theme “Whose Data Is It, Anyway?”
During this event, we will have two extended talks focusing on researchers who have hands on experience with handling sensitive data as well as lightning talks from researchers who are working in this area.
Keynote: Charlie Knight
Our first talk features Charlie Knight, a PhD candidate at the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton. Charlie, a former Wolfson Foundation Scholar and upcoming Fellow at the Leo Baeck Institute, will discuss his research using the papers of Theodor Hirschberg (archive MS314) and how he integrated the process of handling this sensitive data into his research in an ethical way.
Lightning Talk: Design Archaeology: on the Smartwatch, Aybala Cakmakcioglu
Aybala Cakmakcioglu is a Teaching Fellow in the Global Advertising and Branding programme at Winchester School of Art. With a background in industrial design and brand communication, Aybala’s research spans digital culture, everyday life, and the philosophy of technology. Her PhD thesis, titled ‘Design Archaeology: on the Smartwatch’ aims to form a holistic understanding of the smartwatch as a contemporary product since it has the potential to reveal the tangled dynamics between people and technology. The research explores present phenomena by benefitting from the past with a design archaeological approach. By exploring recurring patterns and historical parallels, her work offers valuable insights into digital culture by exploring concepts such as quantified self and information discipline.
Lightning Talk: CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance, Laurisa Sastoque Pabon
Laurisa Sastoque Pabon is Digital Preservation Training Officer in the Digital Humanities Team at the University of Southampton. She will talk about the CARE principles for handling data which were originally proposed for indigenous data but can be useful when dealing with data collection from any marginalised group. Prior to joining the university, Laurisa received an MPhil in Digital Humanities at the University of Cambridge where her dissertation work was comprised of a digital mapping project on the subject of the Colombian diaspora in the United States and the United Kingdom and the drug trade. Laurisa is originally from Bogotá, Colombia, and has also lived in Evanston, Illinois, where she completed her undergraduate degree in History, Creative Writing, and Data Science (Minor) from Northwestern University. In her spare time, Laurisa enjoys travelling, hanging out at coffee shops, and fantasizing about the dog she will (one day) adopt.
Keynote: Ben Jarman
The second half of the event will be led by Ben Jarman, a Research Fellow in the School of Law at the University of Southampton. Ben’s work explores the experiences of long-term prisoners and the moral implications of extreme punishments in the UK. Ben will discuss some ethical considerations arising with qualitative data derived from prison interviews, and consider what implications arise for the Open Data agenda more generally.
Register for this event on the ethical practices in handling sensitive data across disciplines.
LoveData Week 2025: The ethical use of sensitive data (14:00)
The Library’s Research Data Team is excited to announce our main event for Love Data Week 2025, exploring the theme “Whose Data Is It, Anyway?”
During this event, we will have two extended talks focusing on researchers who have hands on experience with handling sensitive data as well as lightning talks from researchers who are working in this area.
Keynote: Charlie Knight
Our first talk features Charlie Knight, a PhD candidate at the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton. Charlie, a former Wolfson Foundation Scholar and upcoming Fellow at the Leo Baeck Institute, will discuss his research using the papers of Theodor Hirschberg (archive MS314) and how he integrated the process of handling this sensitive data into his research in an ethical way.
Lightning Talk: Design Archaeology: on the Smartwatch, Aybala Cakmakcioglu
Aybala Cakmakcioglu is a Teaching Fellow in the Global Advertising and Branding programme at Winchester School of Art. With a background in industrial design and brand communication, Aybala’s research spans digital culture, everyday life, and the philosophy of technology. Her PhD thesis, titled ‘Design Archaeology: on the Smartwatch’ aims to form a holistic understanding of the smartwatch as a contemporary product since it has the potential to reveal the tangled dynamics between people and technology. The research explores present phenomena by benefitting from the past with a design archaeological approach. By exploring recurring patterns and historical parallels, her work offers valuable insights into digital culture by exploring concepts such as quantified self and information discipline.
Lightning Talk: CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance, Laurisa Sastoque Pabon
Laurisa Sastoque Pabon is Digital Preservation Training Officer in the Digital Humanities Team at the University of Southampton. She will talk about the CARE principles for handling data which were originally proposed for indigenous data but can be useful when dealing with data collection from any marginalised group. Prior to joining the university, Laurisa received an MPhil in Digital Humanities at the University of Cambridge where her dissertation work was comprised of a digital mapping project on the subject of the Colombian diaspora in the United States and the United Kingdom and the drug trade. Laurisa is originally from Bogotá, Colombia, and has also lived in Evanston, Illinois, where she completed her undergraduate degree in History, Creative Writing, and Data Science (Minor) from Northwestern University. In her spare time, Laurisa enjoys travelling, hanging out at coffee shops, and fantasizing about the dog she will (one day) adopt.
Keynote: Ben Jarman
The second half of the event will be led by Ben Jarman, a Research Fellow in the School of Law at the University of Southampton. Ben’s work explores the experiences of long-term prisoners and the moral implications of extreme punishments in the UK. Ben will discuss some ethical considerations arising with qualitative data derived from prison interviews, and consider what implications arise for the Open Data agenda more generally.
Register for this event on the ethical practices in handling sensitive data across disciplines.
Online Hartley - First Editions: Art and Entertainment (16:00)
Featuring Andy Hamilton
Location: Online - to access the Teams link, please contact Erin Johnson-Williams (e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk)
Thursday 13th February 2025
Introduction to ArcGIS Online
This practical, one-day course provides a guided introduction to ArcGIS Online (AGOL), a cloud-based GIS platform that allows users to create maps and other web applications for data sharing, collaboration and analysis.
You will learn how to publish existing vector data to AGOL, set sharing and group privileges and create a web map that drives field-based data collection.
You will use Experience Builder to create a web application that is used for sharing and visualising spatial data. The course comprises hands-on exercises each introduced with a short presentation and a live demonstration.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13863
[ACADEMIC] Coping with stressful situations: for student facing academic staff (10:00)
Coping with stressful situations for student facing staff (Academic Staff)
This session is IN PERSON and is held on Highfield campus (Building 34 Room 1020).
An in-person workshop that covers keeping yourself well while dealing with difficult conversations and maintaining boundaries. You will learn practical tips that can be incorporated into practice and be given the opportunity to explore scenarios and identify unhelpful thinking.
This course will help you to:
- Know the boundaries and what actions to take when they are blurred.
- Recognise how different interactions impact on our thoughts, feelings and actions.
- Apply different strategies to reduce the impact.
- Know what support is available to you and students when needed.
Notes:
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We also run a version for academic staff, please make sure you are booked on the right one.
The Successful Futures Pathway - An introductory session for Personal Academic Tutors (12:00)
The Successful Futures Pathway supports students to reflect on their career ideas and plan how they are going to develop their skills within and outside of their curriculum while at university.
Material Interests - Ways of Commoning: The Case of Lumbardhi Cinema in Prizren (17:00)
Material Interests Lecture Series
Hear from leading artists and other world-changing practitioners across the fine arts and related industries in this flagship speaker series organised by Winchester School of Art's Department of Art and Media Technology and co-sponsored by Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities.
Ways of Commoning: The Case of Lumbardhi Cinema in Prizren
Venue: Online via Teams / Lecture Theatre B, East Building, Winchester School of Art, Park Avenue Winchester, SO23 8DL.
Speakers: Ares Shporta (cultural worker & co-founding director of Lumbardhi Foundation) and Dr Dimitra Gkitsa (Lecturer in Curating & Cultural Leadership at the Department of Art & Media Technology, Winchester School of Art)
In what ways can grassroots efforts inspire alternative strategies and synergies for change in the cultural system?
How can such initiatives reshape our understanding of cultural and urban commons?
This event will delve into these questions together with the invited speaker, Ares Shporta, executive director of the Lumbardhi Foundation (Kosovo), who will share insights into the community's efforts to protect a historic cinema, turning it into a protected landmark and an active hub for arts, knowledge production and social organising.
(Please note: Ares Shporta will be attending online, however the event is hybrid so you are welcome to attend in person or via Teams.)
This event is open to members of the public.
Register HERE to attend
Speakers
Ares Shporta is a cultural worker from Prizren who acts as a co-founding director of Lumbardhi Foundation. In this capacity he led the transformation of the cinema, which was saved from demolition and privatization, into a living hub and heritage site through an ongoing decade-long process. His work includes advocacy and community building, commissioning research, new works and organizing public programs in music, film, visual arts, and shaping cultural policies in Kosovo.
Dr Dimitra Gkitsa is a Lecturer in Curating & Cultural Leadership at the Department of Art & Media Technology, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.
In Conversation with Jon Sopel & Professor Russell Bentley - Inside Politics: From Washington to Westminster (18:00)
Renowned British journalist, Southampton Pro-Chancellor, alumnus, bestselling author, political insider, and presenter of the chart-topping podcast The News Agents, we are thrilled to welcome Jon Sopel back for another In Conversation event.
Date & Time – Thursday 13 February 2025, 18:00 – 19:00
Location – Online
Register here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conversation-jon-sopel-professor-russell-bentley-tickets-1115535248959?aff=oddtdtcreator
In 2022, after eight years reporting from the heart of American politics, Jon returned to the UK to find British politics drastically transformed. During this live In Conversation event, Jon and Russell will dissect the political upheavals, societal shifts, and cultural nuances that have reshaped the political landscape on both sides of the Atlantic.
With his characteristic wit and clarity, Jon will offer a personal exploration of the changes that have redefined his homeland, alongside his thoughts on ‘life across the pond’, including the return of President Trump to the White House. There is sure to be plenty to discuss!
The event will include an audience Q&A segment, giving you the opportunity to put your questions to Jon.
Friday 14th February 2025
Artistic Temperaments Festival 2025 (13:00)
Join us for a three-day keyboard instrument festival, presented in association with the University of Southampton Music Department.
Now in its third year, Artistic Temperaments celebrates music performances on beautiful antique instruments. We showcase the Music Department’s remarkable collection of keyboard instruments, from the 1770s to the present day.
Hear favourite pieces as you’ve never heard them before.
Tuesday 18th February 2025
Addressing workplace stress for all staff and managers (09:30)
Addressing workplace stress for all staff and managers
Stress has a significant impact on how we feel and what we do. We are all responsible for managing workplace stress and building our personal resilience. Taking actions to reduce workplace stress is in UK H&S legalisation, in our policies and is simply the right thing to do.
This course will help you to:
- Know what workplace stress is and the consequences it brings.
- Use a stress assessment to identify the causes of workplace stress and plan actions to reduce it.
- Identify ways to reduce stress and build up personal resilience.
- Know what support is available to all staff.
Notes:
- Please be in a suitable space for cameras to be on and to talk in group discussions.
- Due to the sensitivity of discussions, this training will not be recorded. This includes the use of AI meeting notes which will be removed from the session. Training materials will be sent to attendees after the session.
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We have lots of content to get through so we will use all of the time.
Weekly Vigil for Palestine (11:30)
The University's Palestine Solidarity Network invites all students and staff to join weekly vigils in solidarity with Palestine with regular speeches from members to find out more about the network, engage in open discourse, and provide hope. Located on the Redbrick on Highfield Campus (outside of Nisa/SUSU Shop), drop by anytime between 11.30am and 12.30pm.
Find out more about the University's Palestine Solidarity Network at: psn.uos
The Karten Lecture | Multiple Paths to Modernity? Jewish Networks in the Age of Empire (18:00)
What social issues united the global Jewish sphere in the nineteenth and early twentieth century? And what social issues divided Jewish communities? This talk explores trans-imperial Jewish collaboration through the work of organisations s like the Alliance Israelite Universelle and the Anglo-Jewish Association to better understand the similarities and differences between European and Middle Eastern Jewry within a context of colonialism, emancipation, and nationalist movements.
About the speaker
Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah is an assistant professor in the department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Groningen, and 24-25 Parkes Institute Visiting Fellow . Her current research project entitled ‘Optimizing Orientalism: Rethinking the Global Jewish Elite’ explores how Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Jewry build transnational philanthropic, commercial, and diplomatic networks in the period between 1860-1948.
Thursday 20th February 2025
Using the English for Academic Purposes Toolkit to support your students' study & writing skills (In-Person) (12:00)
In this hands-on workshop, you will explore the EAP (English for Academic Purposes) Toolkit and find out how you can use it to support students, in a blended context or by using resources as additional support materials for self-study.
You will learn how to add the resources to your courses, and find out about the improvements we've made to broaden the range of resources to allow them to be used with both home students and those for whom English is not a first language.
By end of this event, participants should be able to:
Find the EAP Toolkit on Blackboard
Understand the basis of the pedagogy behind the resources
Understand the type and range of resources available in the Toolkit
Know how to select resources to use in their teaching
Know how to encourage use of the Toolkit by their own students
Insert resources from the Toolkit into their own Blackboard modules
Session led by:
Andrew Davey, Specialist Technician, eLanguages, Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Material Interests - Of Corrosion, Oracles, and Speculative Fictions (17:00)
Material Interests Lecture Series
Hear from leading artists and other world-changing practitioners across the fine arts and related industries in this flagship speaker series organised by Winchester School of Art's Department of Art and Media Technology and co-sponsored by Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities.
Material Interests - Of Corrosion, Oracles, and Speculative Fictions
Venue: Online via Teams / Lecture Theatre B, East Building, Winchester School of Art, Park Avenue Winchester, SO23 8DL.
Speaker: Francis Gene-Rowe, Teaching Fellow in Global Media Management, Winchester School of Art
It is precisely because it’s too late that we must fight to make things better.
In this session, I will share some preoccupations, frames, tools, and toys from the carrier-bag I keep as creator, scholar, and creature. This constellation will include discussion of science fiction, speculative divination, corrosive poetics, and goblin futures.
After this, I will introduce an oracle-making activity that we can do together, in which we can surprise each other with the contents of our carrier-bags, as we find ourselves together in new worlds.
If you would like to, before the session you can have a read of Ursula K. Le Guin’s famous essay, ‘The Carrier-Bag Theory of Fiction’, and think about what thoughts, feelings, images, sensations, dreams, and creatures may be in your carrier-bag
This event is open to members of the public.
Sunday 23rd February 2025
Alfredo Rodriguez Trio (20:00)
Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of Latin rhythms with the ultimate showman, Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez, and his dynamic ensemble of world class musical virtuosos!
Rodriguez’s trio creates an electrifying fusion of Latin, pop, timba, jazz, tango and funk that will transport you straight to the heart of Havana. Tonight they bring music from colourful new project ‘Coral Way’. As Rodríguez himself points out, ‘Coral Way is my new life. It is the name of the street on which, for three years, I have been composing this album, and now I am excited that people from all over the world will finally be able to hear it in an expansive way…’.
This new project embodies the collective sound of Miami, a surprising musical fusion that embraces the diverse Latin community.
Monday 24th February 2025
A Real Pain - Film Screening + Q&A (17:30)
We are pleased to announce a screening and roundtable event on Jesse Eisenberg’s 2025 film ’A Real Pain’ at Harbour Lights Picturehouse cinema in Southampton.
Released in the US in 2024 and nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, A Real Pain is Jesse Eisenberg’s new comedy road movie-turned Holocaust film. Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin play Jewish-American cousins David and Benji, who travel to Poland from New York to the home of their late grandmother, who survived the Holocaust. The film delves into issues of generational trauma, dark tourism and the fraught legacy of the Holocaust for the protagonists as they sign up to a ‘Holocaust tour’ to discover their Jewish roots in Poland.
The roundtable will involve a discussion between scholars from the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations at the University of Southampton, including Dr Emily-Rose Baker, a specialist on Holocaust cinema, Dr Janek Gryta, Polish historian and convenor of the MA Holocaust at Southampton, and Prof Tony Kushner, a preeminent expert on Jewish migration and Holocaust memory and representation.
Chaired by Charlie Knight, a doctoral researcher and outreach fellow at the Institute, the discussion will focus on the film’s representation of Holocaust memory in Poland and the US, its historical context, the role of the third-generation survivor perspectives, and ethical questions surrounding the use of comedy in Holocaust narratives. It will be followed by a public Q&A.
Tuesday 25th February 2025
Weekly Vigil for Palestine (11:30)
The University's Palestine Solidarity Network invites all students and staff to join weekly vigils in solidarity with Palestine with regular speeches from members to find out more about the network, engage in open discourse, and provide hope. Located on the Redbrick on Highfield Campus (outside of Nisa/SUSU Shop), drop by anytime between 11.30am and 12.30pm.
Find out more about the University's Palestine Solidarity Network at: psn.uos
Introduction to Generative Artificial Intelligence in teaching, learning and assessment (In-person) (13:00)
This practical, interactive workshop offers an introduction to using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in teaching, learning and assessment.
It will give a basic overview of what GenAI is alongside an explanation of the University’s current position on use of GenAI.
Practical activities will offer the opportunity to explore a GenAI tool in your context and to reflect on how assessment tasks might be adjusted to reduce vulnerability to misuse of AI.
The workshop is aimed at GenAI novices!
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
· Understand the University’s current position on the use of generative artificial intelligence in education
· Explore how to use CoPilot to support education related tasks
· Identify opportunities and challenges in education presented by GenAI
· Reflect upon how GenAI impacts different kinds of assessment
· Consider how assessment approaches might be adjusted to reduce vulnerability to misuse of GenAI
· Identify where to find suitable resources and support within UoS
Session led by:
Prof. Kate Borthwick, Professorial Fellow of Enterprise, Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Dr Steven White, Senior Teaching Fellow (Education Development), Business School
Wednesday 26th February 2025
How to build a consortium for Horizon Europe projects (11:00)
Join our Webinar: Building a successful consortium for Horizon Europe projects
Would you like to participate in Horizon Europe collaborative projects but you are not sure where to start? Join us on the 26th of February at 11am for our online webinar on how to build a successful consortium in Horizon Europe.
During this session, the EU Research Support team will give you some advice on how to navigate the Horizon Europe framework and will help you identify and engage with the right partners.
Register here.
For an in-dept overview of Horizon Europe, please watch our previous webinar: “ Update on UK Association and Introduction to Horizon Europe”.
If you have any questions, please contact funding@soton.ac.uk.
Thursday 27th February 2025
Material Interests: Eve's Eden – Making art that challenges the patriarchal myth (17:00)
Material Interests Lecture Series
Hear from leading artists and other world-changing practitioners across the fine arts and related industries in this flagship speaker series organised by Winchester School of Art's Department of Art and Media Technology and co-sponsored by Southampton Institute for Arts and Humanities.
Material Interests: EVE’s EDEN – Making art that challenges the patriarchal myth
Venue: Lecture Theatre B, East Building, Winchester School of Art / Live online via Teams (event will not be recorded)
In EVE’S EDEN, Julia Vogl and Gabriella Willenz have created an innovative, immersive exhibition that allows visitors to critically explore this fundamental biblical story that lies at the root of patriarchy.
The artists will discuss the making of the recently opened California show, and screen the film they made at Winchester that anchors the exhibition.
Julia Vogl is an American and British artist, known for public art installations that engage the community in shaping architectural space through visualizations of personal information and stories. She has received multiple awards from the American for the Arts Public Art in Review. She currently teaches fine art at the Winchester School of Art at the University of Southampton, UK.
Gabriella Willenz is an American-Israeli, interdisciplinary artist. Her background in theater and film allows her to create uncanny interventions and re-staging, focusing on deconstructing hegemonic structures such as nationalism, militarism, and patriarchy. She probes into the construction of knowledge and the mechanisms of how we get to know and relate to the world around us. She has been awarded multiple grants, prizes, and artist’s residencies.
EVE’S EDEN is supported in part by grants from the University of Southampton (Winchester School of Art (UK)) and the Alameda County Arts Council and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley California.
Southampton Stonewall Lecture 2025 (18:00)
Southampton Stonewall Lecture 2025
Guest Speaker Leah DeVun (Rutgers University) will talk on "The Shape of Sex: A History of Nonbinary Gender Before Modernity"
The School of Humanities is pleased to invite you to the annual Southampton Stonewall lecture, which will take place on Thursday 27 February at 18:00 on the University of Southampton’s Avenue Campus.
We are delighted to welcome Leah DeVun (Rutgers University) to speak at this event in the School of Humanities' annual lecture series.
About this event
This lecture focuses on ideas and individuals who allegedly crossed sex or gender categories in Europe from 200–1400 C.E. Ranging widely across premodern European thought and culture, the lecture will explore how and why efforts to define “the human” so often hinged on ideas about nonbinary sex and gender. In a moment when questions about sex, gender, and identity have become incredibly urgent, the lecture will cast new light on a complex and often contradictory past. It shows how premodern thinkers created a system of sex and embodiment that both anticipates and challenges modern beliefs about what it means to be male, female—and human.
Speaker information
Leah DeVun is Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Rutgers University in the United States. She is the author, most recently, of The Shape of Sex: Nonbinary Gender from Genesis to the Renaissance, and co-editor (with Zeb Tortorici) of Trans*historicities, a special issue of TSQ devoted to transgender history. DeVun is also the author of articles in GLQ, WSQ, Osiris, postmedieval, and Radical History Review, among other publications. In addition, she is a visual artist whose work is deeply concerned with LGBTQ+ history, as well as archives, collectives, activism, reproduction, technology, and other related topics. Her work or interviews have been featured in the New York Times, Artforum, Huffington Post, People Magazine, LARB, Redbook, Feature Shoot, Slate, Capricious, Art Papers, Gallerist and other publications. The recipient of fellowships and grants from the National Science Foundation, the Huntington Library, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the Stanford Humanities Center, DeVun has lectured widely at venues in the U.S. and Europe.
Stonewall Lecture
Since 2012 the annual Southampton Stonewall Lecture has explored the rich heritage that is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) history. The lecture has been given by a range of prestigious international speakers including Professors George Chauncey, Laura Doan, Dagmar Herzog, Matt Cook, and Howard Chiang. Each lecture has offered an academic approach but one also geared to a broader public audience. A key purpose is to educate contemporary audiences, academic and public, about the past while also promoting the University of Southampton’s commitment to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion. Through a greater understanding of discrimination and tolerance through the centuries, we can help to promote tolerance and inclusivity in contemporary British society.
Event information
Guests can join this event in person at Avenue Campus, University of Southampton, or online. Please select your ticket choice when booking.
We encourage guests who wish to join in person to register at your earliest opportunity as spaces are strictly limited.
Book your place via Eventbrite
Please contact fahevent@soton.ac.uk for more information.
Fairport Convention | Support from Danny Bradley (19:30)
Fairport Convention have been entertaining music lovers for over half a century, having formed in 1967.
During that time the band that launched British folk-rock has seen many changes, but one thing has remained the same – Fairport’s passion for performance.
This year’s Winter Tour will present a mix of long-established Fairport favourites and some surprises from albums old and new.
Fairport Convention have won a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted their ground-breaking album ‘Liege & Lief’ ‘The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time’. Their story has been celebrated with television documentaries on BBC Four and Sky Arts.
The band features founding member Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar, Ric Sanders on violin, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin and vocals. Fairport will be joined on stage by former member Dave Mattacks on drums.
Friday 28th February 2025
Into the Fold - Artist Book & Zine Fair 2025
Following the success of Winchester's first artist book and 'zine fair, Into the Fold will return on the weekend of 28 February and 1 March.
More details will be available in due course. In the meantime, please see the Into The Fold 2024 event webpage for more information about last year's event.
For more information, please contact fahevent@soton.ac.uk and wsaabf@soton.ac.uk.
UoS Music Presents | John Ireland Prize (13:00)
The Department of Music at the University of Southampton is excited to host the John Ireland Prize, delivered in partnership with the John Ireland Trust. Our student competitors will each present a short programme from English composer John Ireland’s extensive and varied catalogue. The prize will be judged by Professor Vincent Emery, the prize donor, and David Wordsworth, Chairman of the John Ireland Trust.
Sunday 2nd March 2025
Shostakovathon Family Concert | Tahiti Trot! (11:30)
Start the day with a march, trot and orchestral fireworks!
Join conductors Craig Lawton and Paul Ingram, pianist and broadcaster Keelan Carew, and an orchestra of over sixty musicians. Experience exciting music by composer Shostakovich, including ‘Tahiti Trott’, an excerpt from Piano Concerto No 2, Festive Overture, an excerpt from Symphony No 10 and solo piano works. This event is tailored for families, young music lovers, and newcomers to orchestral music.
This concert forms part of a day of music showcasing the music of Shostakovich which is fundraising for the Centre for Cancer Immunology based at the University Hospital Southampton.
Shostakovathon | Concert 1 (13:30)
Join conductors Craig Lawton and Paul Ingram as they embark on their fifth musical marathon fundraiser at Turner Sims!
Beginning in 2009 with Haydathon, the duo returned in 2015 with Beethovathon, followed by the Orchestral Decathlon in 2017. After a break, and feeling hungry for another challenge, 2024 produced Tchaikathon, which raised the roof!
Craig and Paul are joined by a group of over sixty musicians (with seemingly unlimited amounts of stamina!) drawn from ensembles around the region. They showcase some thrilling and exciting symphonic works by Dimitri Shostakovich. Over three concerts, the orchestra perform some of the composer’s greatest works. Their programme includes the Festive Overture, Symphony No 5 and the Piano Concerto No 2.
Craig and Paul are alumni of University of Southampton, and are based in the City, which is their musical home. They have nominated the Centre for Cancer Immunology as the beneficiary for this project.
Proceeds from Shostakovathon will support the work of the Centre for Cancer Immunology
Opened in spring 2018, the Centre for Cancer Immunology is the UK’s first centre dedicated to cancer immunology research. This centre is run by world-class scientists, researching new, life-saving immunotherapy drugs. These drugs have the potential to treat otherwise untreatable cancers.
Since the centre’s opening, we’ve developed a revolutionary DNA cancer vaccine to encourage the immune system to recognise cancer. We have discovered new ways to identify patients who are twice as likely to die from lung cancer. We have launched a clinical trial to test new immunotherapy treatments for bladder cancer. At the Centre for Cancer Immunology, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of cancer research to beat cancer for good.
Shostakovathon | Concert 2 (16:00)
Join conductors Craig Lawton and Paul Ingram as they embark on their fifth musical marathon fundraiser at Turner Sims!
Beginning in 2009 with Haydathon, the duo returned in 2015 with Beethovathon, followed by the Orchestral Decathlon in 2017. After a break, and feeling hungry for another challenge, 2024 produced Tchaikathon, which raised the roof!
Craig and Paul are joined by a group of over sixty musicians (with seemingly unlimited amounts of stamina!) drawn from ensembles around the region. They showcase some thrilling and exciting symphonic works by Dimitri Shostakovich. Over three concerts, the orchestra perform some of the composer’s greatest works. Their programme includes the Festive Overture, Symphony No 5 and the Piano Concerto No 2.
Craig and Paul are alumni of University of Southampton, and are based in the City, which is their musical home. They have nominated the Centre for Cancer Immunology as the beneficiary for this project.
Proceeds from Shostakovathon will support the work of the Centre for Cancer Immunology
Opened in spring 2018, the Centre for Cancer Immunology is the UK’s first centre dedicated to cancer immunology research. This centre is run by world-class scientists, researching new, life-saving immunotherapy drugs. These drugs have the potential to treat otherwise untreatable cancers.
Since the centre’s opening, we’ve developed a revolutionary DNA cancer vaccine to encourage the immune system to recognise cancer. We have discovered new ways to identify patients who are twice as likely to die from lung cancer. We have launched a clinical trial to test new immunotherapy treatments for bladder cancer. At the Centre for Cancer Immunology, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of cancer research to beat cancer for good.
Shostakovathon | Concert 3 (19:30)
Join conductors Craig Lawton and Paul Ingram as they embark on their fifth musical marathon fundraiser at Turner Sims!
Beginning in 2009 with Haydathon, the duo returned in 2015 with Beethovathon, followed by the Orchestral Decathlon in 2017. After a break, and feeling hungry for another challenge, 2024 produced Tchaikathon, which raised the roof!
Craig and Paul are joined by a group of over sixty musicians (with seemingly unlimited amounts of stamina!) drawn from ensembles around the region. They showcase some thrilling and exciting symphonic works by Dimitri Shostakovich. Over three concerts, the orchestra perform some of the composer’s greatest works. Their programme includes the Festive Overture, Symphony No 5 and the Piano Concerto No 2.
Craig and Paul are alumni of University of Southampton, and are based in the City, which is their musical home. They have nominated the Centre for Cancer Immunology as the beneficiary for this project.
Proceeds from Shostakovathon will support the work of the Centre for Cancer Immunology
Opened in spring 2018, the Centre for Cancer Immunology is the UK’s first centre dedicated to cancer immunology research. This centre is run by world-class scientists, researching new, life-saving immunotherapy drugs. These drugs have the potential to treat otherwise untreatable cancers.
Since the centre’s opening, we’ve developed a revolutionary DNA cancer vaccine to encourage the immune system to recognise cancer. We have discovered new ways to identify patients who are twice as likely to die from lung cancer. We have launched a clinical trial to test new immunotherapy treatments for bladder cancer. At the Centre for Cancer Immunology, we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of cancer research to beat cancer for good.
Monday 3rd March 2025
Day Skipper Package
Our Day Skipper package is ideal for anyone looking to get their Day Skipper qualification or International Certificate of Competence.
The following courses will take you through the basics of undertaking a short passage from harbour to harbour in a safe manor. Please access each course and arrange the dates in the following sequence:
You can schedule the following 2 courses at at a time suitable for you.
These qualifications are the base level required for students or staff to charter the University yacht.
You will need these qualifications to apply for an International Certificate of Competence (ICC) for a sailing vessel.
Prices
If you book all of these courses at the same time through our Day Skipper Package, you will save money.
A Southampton sports member will pay £896.50 booking our Day Skipper Package compared with a non-member paying £1,790.00 to book the courses seperately. This is a potential saving of £893.50!
Course
Southampton Sports Membership
Mayflower Member, Sports Pass or Non-Member
RYA Competent Crew
£346.50
£630.00
RYA Day Skipper Theory
£203.50
£370.00
RYA Day Skipper Practical
£346.50
£630.00
RYA First Aid
£52.25
£95.00
RYA Marine Radio SRC (VHF)
£35.75
£65.00
Total booking seperately
£984.50
£1,790.00
Day Skipper Package
£896.50
£1,630.00
Booking the Day Skipper Package
To book the Day Skipper Package, please contact the booking team directly.
The booking team work 9am to 5pm on Monday to Friday.
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 2199
Email: southamptonsport@soton.ac.uk
Discounts will not be applied directly if you book online.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss if this is the right course for you, please contact the watersports team:
Phone: +44 (0)23 8059 0110
Email: watersports@soton.ac.uk
CHEP Workshop: AI-Enhanced Assessment: Developing critical engagements (12:00)
This session focuses on supporting colleagues to develop their assessment practice in relation to generative AI. We draw from our research exploring the attitudes and aptitudes of both staff and students in the School of Humanities towards the use of generative AI in assessment practice.
In this session, you will be encouraged to think reflexively about whether and how (or not) generative AI might enhance – as opposed to threaten or outright rescue – assessment practices in the modules you teach on.
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
· Consider the different ways that generative AI might interact with assessment practice in higher education
· Critically engage with generative AI for assessment practice beyond threat and saviour narratives
· Reflect on the potential for generative AI to enhance – or not – their own assessment practice in appropriate contexts
Session led by:
Dr Kristen Schuster, Lecturer in Digital Humanities, School of Humanities
Mr Sam Pegg, Digital Media Technician, Film Studies
Dr Lexi Webster, Associate Professor of Digital Culture, School of Humanities
UoS Music Presents | Staff Showcase: Duncan Honeybourne (13:00)
Commended for his ‘gripping performances’ (The Times), ‘glittering performances’ (International Piano) and ‘great technical facility and unfailing imagination’ (Musical Opinion), Duncan Honeybourne has toured extensively at home and abroad. He broadcasts frequently on BBC Radio 3 and worldwide, and has premiered new piano works written for him by leading composers. He teaches at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Academy and the University of Southampton. Today’s programme features Francis Pott’s dramatic tone poem ‘Drowned Summer’, which Duncan premiered in 2024. The recital concludes with Schubert’s great final Sonata in B Flat, D960, which Duncan’s former teacher, the University’s Resident Pianist Rosemarie Wright, played 50 years ago in her inaugural recital in the new Turner Sims Concert Hall. This concert also commemorates 25 years since Duncan’s own first Turner Sims recital in 1999.
Worshipful Company of Actuaries (WCA) Annual Lecture (18:00)
What will AI, and specifically Generative AI, mean for your graduate career?
Alex Waite is a partner at Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP), where he helps companies understand and manage risks – especially tricky ones like long-term pension scheme risks.
Discover how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the actuarial profession and reshaping the way actuaries tackle complex risk calculations. In this engaging session, Alex will explore the innovative ways AI is being embraced by actuaries today, including at his firm Lane Clark & Peacock. From automating processes to uncovering deeper insights, AI is changing the game—and as graduates in the 2020s, you will be at the forefront of that tidal wave. Packed with real-world examples, fascinating insights, and a glimpse into what’s next, this lecture will show you how AI can make your career more exciting, impactful, and fun. This is an event you can’t afford to miss: understanding how AI will impact your future career could be the key to staying ahead in an increasingly competitive job market.
Speaker Bio
Since 1999, Alex has been at LCP, and about half of his role revolves around Artificial Intelligence (AI). He designs AI tools, trains colleagues on their use, and ensures everyone knows how to navigate the risks AI can bring.
Alex became a fully qualified actuary in 1997 and earned the Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA) qualification in 2016. Over his career, he’s been on the controlling board of LCP and advised clients on some huge projects, including one of the world’s largest corporate acquisitions and the UK’s biggest pension risk transfer deal.
In AI, Alex is at the cutting edge. At LCP, he’s trained over 1,000 people on using AI effectively and safely and has played a key role in developing and rolling out AI-based tools. Outside LCP, he chairs the AI Committee for the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA). Since 2018, Alex has been a regular speaker on AI, including many events in 2024 addressing organisations like the ACA, MGAC, PASA, and PMI.
To book
You can book your place for this lecture via Eventbrite. The lecture will be from 6-7pm in the Mathematical Science Building (54), L/T 4A, this will be followed by refreshments at 7-8pm in building 56. You must book to attend this event, bookings close at 9am on Tuesday 25 February 2025.
Any questions or queries please email fss-events@southampton.ac.uk
Tuesday 4th March 2025
Workplace stress conversations for line managers (10:00)
Workplace stress conversations for line managers
You know the importance of addressing workplace stress and are familiar with the workplace stress assessments having read the guidance and/or having done the training. You just need some extra tips on things to look out for when having a workplace stress conversation.
This course will help you to:
- Know the different responses you might get when having a workplace stress conversation.
- Put in place mitigations for common challenges you may face.
- Know the skills needed for a successful workplace stress conversation.
- Know what support is available to all staff.
Notes:
- Please be in a suitable space for cameras to be on and to talk in group discussions.
- Due to the sensitivity of discussions, this training will not be recorded. This includes the use of AI meeting notes which will be removed from the session. Training materials will be sent to attendees after the session.
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We have lots of content to get through so we will use all of the time.
Belle Chen | Ravel in the Forest (20:00)
Pianist and composer, Belle Chen performs her whimsical and imaginative album ‘Ravel In The Forest’ live.
She is joined on stage by Engines Orchestra Strings and special guests.
Belle is a musical storyteller with unmistakable influences of Maurice Ravel and Ryuichi Sakamoto. ‘Ravel In The Forest’ leads the listener through ancient woodland, quiet clearings and tropical canopies. We’re accompanied by birds, a chameleon, a dragonfly… an imaginary space filled with the wonder of the natural world.
Belle’s approach blurs the lines between classical and electronic music. It is described as ‘original and provocative… feels like the sense of discovery’ (Brian Eno). Fresh off the 2024 EFG London Jazz Festival, Belle’s sonic explorations, classical virtuosity, and free flowing improvisations feel equally at home on jazz, classical, and experimental stages.
Joining Belle is the award-winning Engines Orchestra Strings. They are led by Phil Meadows (Metropole Orkest, BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia), and special guests.
Wednesday 5th March 2025
Online Hartley - Sara Glojnaric (16:00)
Featuring Sara Glojnarić
Location: Online - to access the Teams link, please contact Erin Johnson-Williams (e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk)
Thursday 6th March 2025
Growing up in England
This course is run as a collaboration between the National Centre for Research Methods and Administrative Data Research UK and is part of a series on short courses on administrative data.
The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to the Growing Up in England (GUiE) dataset. GUiE is a flagship ADR dataset and provides a link between 2011 Census data and longitudinal administrative data from the education and children’s social care systems.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13624
[PGR's] Addressing workplace stress for PGR's (09:30)
Addressing workplace stress for PGR's
Stress has a significant impact on how we feel and what we do. We are all responsible for managing workplace stress and building our personal resilience. Taking actions to reduce workplace stress is in UK H&S legislation, in our policies and is simply the right thing to do.
This course will help you to:
- Know what workplace stress is and the consequences it brings.
- Use a stress assessment to identify the causes of workplace stress and plan actions to reduce it.
- Identify ways to reduce stress and build up personal resilience.
- Know what support is available to all staff.
Notes:
- Please be in a suitable space for cameras to be on and to talk in group discussions.
- Due to the sensitivity of discussions, this training will not be recorded. This includes the use of AI meeting notes which will be removed from the session. Training materials will be sent to attendees after the session.
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We have lots of content to get through so we will use all of the time.
Lady Maisery with O’Hooley and Tidow (20:00)
Celebrate International Women’s Day with a special concert from two of the English folk scene’s best acts!
Power trio Lady Maisery and boundless songwriters O’Hooley & Tidow join forces again (at long last!) for the first time since their collaboration as supergroup COVEN. Join them for songs of celebration, solidarity, peace, unity, a healthy dose of rage and of course, heaps of love.
Lady Maisery combines the formidable talents of Rowan Rheingans, Hazel Askew and Hannah James. They have enraptured audiences for well over a decade. Their recent album ‘Tender’ explores the power in vulnerability, the tenderness of collective wounds, and the strength in kindness. It was hailed ‘a beguiling blend of ancient and modern’ (The Times) and ‘both nurturing and raw, a sensitive response to the times we are living in’ (Daily Info).
Yorkshire folk duo Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow earned global admiration for their theme tune to Sally Wainwright’s hit BBC1/HBO drama ‘Gentleman Jack’. An acting role for Belinda on the iconic TV drama ‘Happy Valley’, Radio 4 ‘Woman’s Hour’ and concerts that sell out months in advance have since followed. Their recent album ‘Cloudheads’ is moving, melodic, and dramatic. It delves into their mindscapes, passions and inner worlds, as two highly individual autistic women.
Lady Maisery and O’Hooley & Tidow each perform individual sets before joining their voices in song!
Friday 7th March 2025
Southampton Science and Engineering Festival (SOTSEF)
Southampton Science and Engineering Festival (SOTSEF) the University of Southampton’s annual, award-winning interdisciplinary science festival that welcomes everyone to explore and discover the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics).
The annual 10 day festival celebrating all things STEAM is run to coincide with British Science Week
For more information including how you can get involved please visit www.sotsef.co.uk
Saturday 8th March 2025
In conversation with Emma Critchley & Marleen Boschen (13:30)
Join artist Emma Critchley in conversation with curator Marleen Boschen alongside Critchley’s solo exhibition, Soundings.
Join Emma Critchley and Marleen Boschen as they discuss the important conversations arising from Critchley’s current exhibition, Soundings, as well as imagining life in the deep, researching through the body, and thinking with the camera.
Soundings is a thought-provoking showcase combining filmmaking, choreography, and public engagement to address the urgent and complex issue of deep-sea mining.
Alongside their discussion, Critchley will also read a short excerpt from the Rights of the Deep text, included as part of Soundings, before exploring the question: how can art sit in policy spaces?
Marleen Boschen is an artist, curator, lecturer and researcher with a particular interest in ecological imaginaries, sound and border environments.
Emma Critchley is an artist who uses water as a formal material property within a range of media including film, photography, sound, installation, and writing. Her work explores the underwater environment as a political, philosophical, and environmental space.
Soundings is on show at John Hansard Gallery until 3 May 2025.
Daniel Martinez | Art of Andalucia | Flamenco Dance (15:30)
A vibrant journey into the heart of Andalucia.
Following the success of his first two productions, which have captivated over 80,000 audience members across the UK, Ireland, and Germany in the last two years, Daniel Martinez returns with a new show that places flamenco dance at the forefront. ‘Art of Andalucia’ shifts the focus entirely to the art of flamenco dance, offering audiences an immersive experience where the dancers take centre stage, bringing the passion and energy of Andalucia to life. If that weren’t enough, Daniel will also perform new pieces from his highly anticipated third album.
One of the stars of this production is the world-renowned dancer Angel Reyes, a key member of Manuel Linan’s company and the second dancer in Jesus Carmona’s company for many years. Angel’s impeccable technique, skill, and fiery passion will captivate and mesmerise, elevating the performance to an unmissable cultural experience. His powerful presence and artistry bring an electric energy to the stage.
Joining Angel is Gabriela Pouso, the principal dancer of the Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company. Gabriela has played an instrumental role in the company’s success, performing on some of the UK’s most prestigious stages. Her performances are filled with elegance, grace, skill, and intensity, showcasing her remarkable technique and drawing audiences in with every movement.
The dancers will perform to original compositions by Daniel Martinez, created specifically for this show. The performance is further enriched by the incredible vocals of Inma Montero and Danielo Olivera, and the rhythmic pulse of percussionist Julian Ticotico. Together, they create an unforgettable night of flamenco, where music and dance are perfectly intertwined.
‘Art of Andalucia’ is a celebration of flamenco dance, a vibrant journey into the heart of Andalucia, where the tradition and passion of flamenco are brought to life through stunning choreography and powerful performances.
Wednesday 12th March 2025
Supporting disabled students at the University (online workshop) (12:00)
In this session, Anna and Beth from the Student Disability and Inclusion team will discuss a variety of support available to support disabled students during their time at University.
The session also aims to provide an opportunity for colleagues to interact with some fictional case studies and discuss how best to support disabled students in the scenarios.
Finally, the session will provide tips on inclusive/accessible practice that benefits all learners.
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
Outline the support provided by the Student Disability and Inclusion.
Understand what Student Support Recommendations (SSR's) are and their significance in providing students with equal access to education.
Reflect on a set of case studies and identify support that could be provided to disabled students.
Identify a few ways of making teaching/communication with students more inclusive and accessible.
Session led by:
Anna McCann (Student Disability Faculty Liaison), Student Disability and Inclusion and
Beth Lawson (Student Disability Faculty Liaison Lead), Student Disability and Inclusion.
Student Virtual Active Bystander Training (16:00)
This workshop aims to empower you to challenge poor behaviours, and bring about cultural change through reinforcing messages defining the boundaries of unacceptable behaviour.
This session includes tips on:
- Overcoming fear and paralysis in challenging situations.
- Using the right words and expressions when challenging behaviours.
- How to tackle micro-aggressions, including eye-rolling, sighing and constant interruptions.
Please note this session is not recorded. If you have any accessibility requirements or any questions, please contact diversity@soton.ac.uk
Thursday 13th March 2025
The Successful Futures Pathway - An introductory session for Personal Academic Tutors (12:00)
The Successful Futures Pathway supports students to reflect on their career ideas and plan how they are going to develop their skills within and outside of their curriculum while at university.
Mini-Hartley - First Editions: Hettie Malcomson (16:00)
Featuring Hettie Malcomson
Location: Building 28 Room 2049 & online - to access the Teams link, please contact Erin Johnson-Williams (e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk)
Saturday 15th March 2025
Science and Engineering Day (10:30)
Science and Engineering Day is part of Southampton Science and Engineering Festival (SOTSEF) the University of Southampton’s annual, award-winning interdisciplinary science festival that welcomes everyone to explore and discover the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics).
Established in 2002, this event has grown to welcome over 5,000 people every year from across the region and further afield.
Attendees explore over 145 different practical festival stalls, workshops and talks – ranging from close encounters with local fossil finds, learning about how choices in life can influence dementia likelihood to writing poetry inspired by black holes.
The festival is focused on providing positive experiences with STEAM, innovation, and diverse career role models for attendees. Many of the exhibits focus on practical skills encounters and development and invite visitors to go beyond the one-off by contributing and getting involved in current research.
Monday 17th March 2025
UoS Music Presents | Why the Whales Came – MT Project (13:00)
The Musical Theatre ensemble is made up of University of Southampton music students specializing in musical theatre voice and performance. They present an ‘in concert’ excerpt from ‘Why The Whales Came, A New Musical’, with book and lyrics by Nikki Racklin and music by Bella Barlow.
Based on Michael Morpurgo’s book of the same name, and directed by Simon Kane (‘Adrian Mole’/’In The Heights’).
Tuesday 18th March 2025
AI@Southampton Early Career Colleagues Networking Event (13:00)
Our ambition is to increase the internal and external visibility of our ECCs and to promote cooperation between researchers working with AI and Data Science methods. We will also share with you upcoming opportunities that are available through the University’s membership of the Turing University Network and the new AI@Southampton initiative.
We welcome participants from any faculty within the University of Southampton to take the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves and their work (5-minute talk). If you are interested in presenting, please tick the box on the registration form and you will then be contacted with more details.
This venue has limited capacity so sign up quick!
Important information
If you have any questions about this event, please email AI@soton.ac.uk.
Following your registration for this event, you will be automatically added to our mailing list so that we can keep you updated with future events. You are welcome to unsubscribe at any time.
Emma Rawicz & Gwilym Simcock (20:00)
Celebrated pianist Gwilym Simcock and rising star saxophonist Emma Rawicz join forces for this special jazz collaboration.
Gwilym Simcock has carved out a career as one of the most gifted pianists and imaginative composers on the European scene. He moves effortlessly between jazz and classical music. 22 year-old Emma Rawicz has been hailed as an exceptional talent by the likes of Jamie Cullum, Jazzwise and the BBC. She has released two albums, won awards, toured internationally and led various ensembles, including her 20-piece Jazz Orchestra.
Emma and Gwilym have composed for each other and collaborated on arrangements. They draw on the many common influences they share. Their love of engaging, energetic and joyful music is evident throughout their performance.
Together, they perform music from their forthcoming duo release. It includes original works and arrangements of a variety of other music, from the Great American Songbook to Stevie Wonder!
Thursday 20th March 2025
Addressing workplace stress for all staff and managers (09:30)
Addressing workplace stress for all staff and managers
Stress has a significant impact on how we feel and what we do. We are all responsible for managing workplace stress and building our personal resilience. Taking actions to reduce workplace stress is in UK H&S legalisation, in our policies and is simply the right thing to do.
This course will help you to:
- Know what workplace stress is and the consequences it brings.
- Use a stress assessment to identify the causes of workplace stress and plan actions to reduce it.
- Identify ways to reduce stress and build up personal resilience.
- Know what support is available to all staff.
Notes:
- Please be in a suitable space for cameras to be on and to talk in group discussions.
- Due to the sensitivity of discussions, this training will not be recorded. This includes the use of AI meeting notes which will be removed from the session. Training materials will be sent to attendees after the session.
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We have lots of content to get through so we will use all of the time.
APNA Awards Ceremony 2025 (18:00)
A night of fun with the APNA (Asian Personality Nomination Awards). Picture Oscars meet IIFA with epic performances, hilarious roasts, awards, photo-booths, entertainment, and non-stop laughs.
Friday 21st March 2025
Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver | Bach and Beyond I (19:30)
The first in an exclusive series of concerts celebrating the creative genius of Johann Sebastian Bach.
JS Bach is regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. Part of a large family of German musicians, he was an outstanding harpsichordist and organist. His compositions, such as the Brandenburg Concertos and ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’, are revered all over the world.
In the first of their Bach series for Turner Sims, ‘Bach and Beyond’, violinist Chloë Hanslip and pianist Danny Driver delve into JS Bach’s works for solo violin. His six sonatas and partitas have inspired many composers, including Ysaÿe and Cesar Franck.
Join us to hear these intricate and emotional works performed by two Turner Sims favourites.
Tuesday 25th March 2025
Questionnaire Design for Mixed-Mode, Web and Mobile Web Surveys
In this live online course, learn about questionnaire design in the context of different modes of data collection.
Explore question wording issues, the questionnaire as a whole and visual concerns when moving from interviewer-administered to web survey, when creating a web survey in general and when facing the questionnaire design challenges in creating mobile-friendly web surveys.
Mirroring in-person training this will be an interactive course and will also have breakout rooms sessions throughout.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13699
[PGR's] Coping with stressful situations for PGR's (Highfield Campus) (10:00)
Coping with stressful situations for PGR's
This session is IN PERSON and is held on Highfield campus (Building 28 Room 1019).
An in-person workshop that covers keeping yourself well while dealing with difficult situations and maintaining boundaries. You will learn practical tips that can be incorporated into practice and be given the opportunity to explore scenarios and identify unhelpful thinking.
This course will help you to:
- Know the boundaries and what actions to take when they are blurred.
- Recognise how different interactions impact on our thoughts, feelings.
- Apply different strategies to reduce the impact.
- Know what support is available to you when needed.
Notes:
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We will use all of the time.
Sun-Mi Hong Quintet (20:00)
Inventive drummer and composer Sun-Mi Hong and her brilliant band perform music from her new Edition Records release.
Born in South Korea and based in Amsterdam, Sun-Mi’s story is one of triumph, perseverance, and unwavering dedication. She captivates audiences with her infectious energy and pushes the boundaries of jazz while remaining true to her roots. Her music transcends borders, evoking a wide range of emotions, and transporting listeners to a captivating landscape.
Sun-Mi’s longstanding quintet showcases a harmonious blend of original compositions and improvisation. The new album captures their collective experiences and emotions during its creation. It delves into themes of melancholy and innocence, influenced by Sun-Mi’s South-Korean heritage and personal life.
With each release, Sun-Mi Hong continues to forge her own path, leaving an indelible mark on the world of jazz. Her music conveys a wide range of emotions, delivering heartfelt performances that can cry, shout, and embrace.
Wednesday 26th March 2025
[NON-ACADEMIC] Coping with stressful situations: for student facing non-academic staff (09:30)
Coping with stressful situations for student facing staff (Non-Academic Staff)
This session is IN PERSON and is held on Highfield campus (Building 34 Room 1020).
An in-person workshop that covers keeping yourself well while dealing with difficult conversations and maintaining boundaries. You will learn practical tips that can be incorporated into practice and be given the opportunity to explore scenarios and identify unhelpful thinking.
This course will help you to:
- Know the boundaries and what actions to take when they are blurred.
- Recognise how different interactions impact on our thoughts, feelings and actions.
- Apply different strategies to reduce the impact.
- Know what support is available to you and students when needed.
Notes:
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We also run a version for academic staff, please make sure you are booked on the right one.
Mini-Hartley - Tom Peterson (16:00)
Featuring Tom Peterson
Location: Building 28 Room 2049 & online - to access the Teams link, please contact Erin Johnson-Williams (e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk)
Thursday 27th March 2025
Menstruation in the workplace delivered by Bloody Good Periods (11:00)
In research done by the charity 'Bloody Good Period', 89% of respondents have experienced anxiety or stress in the workplace due to their period, and 25% believe that taking time off because of menstrual health issues has impacted their career progression.
The University has teamed up with Bloody Good Period, to provide all staff with a webinar to start more open conversations about menstrual health in our workplace. This session is for everyone - whether you menstruate or not! By the end of the session you will know:
- What is the menstrual cycle, perimenopause and menopause?
- Discomfort vs Pain - Menstrual Health Conditions
- Key data: why supporting menstrual health at work is important
- Period perception & myth busting
- How our perceptions shape us
Unleash GenAI’s potential for assisting student learning: The “Ask ChatGPT” approach (12:00)
Despite the great potential of GenAI in assisting student learning, such potential often remains untapped as students may face various linguistic, technological and attitudinal barriers. This workshop, building on my teaching of a professional skills module at the Master’s level, introduces the innovative practice of “Ask ChatGPT”.
It shows how the identified barriers can be overcome through a simple yet accessible approach embedded in weekly lectures and seminars, and what kind of prompts, nudges and reflective practices can help enhance student engagement with the approach.
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
· Understand the barriers of utilising GenAI/ChatGPT faced by (especially international) students;
· Learn how the simple yet accessible “Ask ChatGPT” approach can help break these barriers, and what plans and activities can be designed to effectively enhance student take-up and engagement with this approach;
· Think about how the practices learned from this workshop can be tailored into their own teaching.
Session led by:
Dr. Yifei Yan, Lecturer in Public Administration and Public Policy, Social Sciences (Department of Politics and International Relations)
Sunday 30th March 2025
Pythagoras’ Toolkit (14:00)
Meet our cheeky modern-day puppet-Pythagoras (with her bag of tools) as she challenges eight musicians and a conductor to help her carry out musical experiments in preparation for a final performance!
A playful, wordless show with puppetry and contemporary classical music for family audiences, created by director Rachel Warr (Dotted Line Theatre) and composer Benjamin Oliver (University of Southampton).
Monday 31st March 2025
Supporting Student Mental Health (09:30)
This course is aimed at student facing staff (academic and non-academic). It will be delivered on zoom, you will receive a ink for this nearer the time.
In a 2022 survey by the mental health charity Student Minds, 57% of respondents self-reported a mental health issue, and 27% said they had a diagnosed mental health condition. Therefore, many of us are interacting with students who are struggling with one of many mental health conditions.
The University has teamed up with Solent Mind, Hampshire’s leading mental health charity, to provide student-facing staff with online training co-designed to help us support our students struggling with mental health issues. We want to ensure that staff feel confident about how best to support their students and are aware of where to signpost them when needed.
This aim of this course is to provide you with the skills to support someone experiencing a mental health crisis. By the end of the session you will be able to:
Know the different mental health conditions that are commonly experienced by students
Know how to spot early warning signs
Support students with their mental health and signpost them to external services
Know the resources available at the University of Southampton for supporting your students
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Introduction to QGIS: Spatial Data and Spatial Analysis
In this online two day course (taught over four mornings) you will learn what GIS is, how it works and how you can use it to create maps and perform spatial analysis.
We assume no prior knowledge of GIS and you will learn how to get data into the GIS, how to produce maps using your own data and what you can and cannot do with spatial data.
You will also learn how to work with a variety of different data sources and types (including XY coordinate data and address or postcode data) and using spatial overlays, point in polygon analysis and spatial joins.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13700
Thursday 3rd April 2025
Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham (20:00)
Witty and humorous banter sits alongside tunes that tug the heartstrings, joyous reels, and melodies.
Aly Bain was a founder member of the ‘Boys of the Lough’. His passionate fiddle playing has found its way onto recordings by the likes of Eddi Reader and Richard Thompson. He was responsible for launching ‘The Transatlantic Sessions’ TV series in which both he and Phil continue to feature. Accordion player Phil Cunningham has been named as one of Scotland’s 25 most influential people. His mastery of the instrument has led to him working with the likes of Mark Knopfler, James Taylor, Rosanne Cash and Midge Ure. In March 2023 they recorded along with the Transatlantic Sessions with Eric Clapton at Abbey Road Studios.
Having toured together since 1986 to packed concert halls all over the world, Aly and Phil continue to charm audiences with their stunning music, and on-stage charisma.
Friday 4th April 2025
Wellington Congress 2025 (09:30)
The University of Southampton, which is the home of the archive of the first Duke of Wellington, will be hosting its Eighth Wellington Congress on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th April 2025.
The programme features keynote addresses by Professor Beatrice de Graaf and Dr. Ed Coss, along with a wide range of papers exploring the career of the first Duke of Wellington. Discussions will also delve into the broader historical context of Britain, Ireland, the Empire, and Continental Europe during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. There will be a congress dinner on Friday 4 April.
You can view the programme and find the link to book your ticket here: Wellington Congress 2025.
Sunday 6th April 2025
‘The Wonderland Garden’ with City of London Sinfonia (11:00)
Come join us in The Wonderland Garden and explore the beauty of the changing seasons alongside a curious young person and their new friend, Robin.
This unique show brings together live music and theatre to tell a story of discovery and joy.
Designed especially for babies and children under six, ‘The Wonderland Garden’ offers musical storytelling that the whole family can enjoy. Featuring classical instruments and South Asian percussion, music drives the story. Our main character and Robin experience a garden through the seasons, illustrated by a playful set inspired by pop-up books.
Stay and Play: 20 minutes – meet the musicians and their instruments!
Co-produced by City of London Sinfonia and Landmark Theatres
Tuesday 8th April 2025
Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Cordelia Williams (19:30)
Cordelia Williams and Tamsin Waley-Cohen treat us to an evening of lyrical piano and melodious violin.
In the first of three concerts curated by Cordelia Williams, we pay homage to the musical partnership between pianist and composer Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim.
Joseph Joachim was one of the 19th century’s great violinists and most influential musicians. Having met for the first time in 1853 at a music festival, Clara Schumann and Joachim performed together on many occasions. Their recitals often featured Robert Schumann’s second violin sonata and Schubert’s fiendishly difficult and virtuosic Fantasy – both of which will be performed by Cordelia and Tamsin in this special concert, alongside Clara’s three Romances.
Clara’s Romances were first published in 1855. She wanted to offer Joachim a copy as a Christmas present, but was thwarted by the publisher’s delay. Joachim and Clara performed the pieces several times in public, once to the ‘completely ecstatic’ King George V of Hanover.
Mendelssohn, whose work we hear in an arrangement by a major violinist from the 20th century, conducted Joachim’s debut appearance at the age of 12 in London. The Morning Post’s critic described Joachim’s performance of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto as ‘… beyond all praise, and defies all description.’
Wednesday 9th April 2025
Supporting Autistic Students at the University (12:00)
The following session will provide participants with an introduction to supporting Autistic students at the University.
It will include interactive case studies and discussions and will encourage participants to reflect on their roles and how they can provide better experience for Autistic students.
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
- Feel confident in basic understanding of Autism.
- Be able to identify barriers some autistic students may face at university.
- Reflect on their own practice and role at University and consider ways in which they may be able to make this more inclusive and supportive for neurodivergent students.
Session led by:
Anna McCann, Student Disability Faculty Liaison Lead, Student Disability & Inclusion, SES
Beth Lawson, Student Disability Faculty Liaison Lead, Student Disability & Inclusion, SES
Lizzie Nash, Student Disability & Inclusion Support Co-ordinator, Student Disability & Inclusion, SES
Thursday 10th April 2025
Introducing Institutional Ethnography
This online workshop will introduce Institutional Ethnography (IE), an interdisciplinary feminist approach to social research that focuses on how texts and language organise our everyday lives.
IE is not just a methodology, but an entire approach to research with a specific ontology of how the social world works and the organising role of texts and language.
In IE, the researcher ‘takes sides’ using a specific version of standpoint to explore how institutions work in practice rooted in peoples’ experiences.
This often involves researching as, with, or alongside marginalised groups and making visible how institutions exclude or make invisible certain groups of people and experiences.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13851
The Successful Futures Pathway - An introductory session for Personal Academic Tutors (12:00)
Saturday 19th April 2025
Bach’s St John Passion | The English Concert | Directed by Francesco Corti (15:00)
Turner Sims continues its partnership with The English Concert with another epic baroque work.
Harpsichordist Francesco Corti directs the orchestra, Choir, and a celebrated line-up of soloists in a performance of Bach’s St John Passion on Holy Saturday. First performed in Leipzig in 1724, this deeply moving work, depicting the final hours of Christ’s life, is a monumental piece that transcends religious boundaries and speaks to the depths of human emotion.
Presented by The English Concert in partnership with Turner Sims.
Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Paul Lewis (19:30)
Acknowledged as one of the great pianists of our time, Paul Lewis has been a regular visitor to Turner Sims for more than a quarter of a century.
His celebratory recital as part of our 50th anniversary year features music by three composers with whom he is synonymous. Mozart’s popular work, and the three pieces which Brahms described as ‘lullabies of my sorrows’ come between two sonatas by Beethoven including his 32nd and last. Writing about the Op 111 sonata pianist Angela Hewitt has declared ‘…I consider it one of the most sublime compositions a pianist can play.’
Thursday 24th April 2025
The Young’uns 20 (20:00)
Much loved folk trio, the Young’uns, celebrate 20 years of singing together.
One night in Stockton On Tees, three teenagers heard strange sounds coming from the backroom of a pub. They went in. They heard people singing songs they’d never heard before. Songs without instruments. Songs in their own accents. Songs about places they knew. Folk songs. They joined in. Because they were the youngest ones there by several decades, they were soon labeled ‘the Young’uns.’
20 years on and they’ve carried their unfortunate name around the world, from Sydney to Vancouver, from Radio Tees to Radio 4, won 3 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and gained a reputation for singing life affirming songs of social conscience in immaculate 3 part harmony. But as well as their 20th anniversary, Sean Cooney, Michael Hughes and David Eagle will each be celebrating their 40th birthdays on tour!
Monday 28th April 2025
Lunchtime Concert - Tarren (13:00)
Tuesday 29th April 2025
Addressing workplace stress for all staff and managers (09:30)
Addressing workplace stress for all staff and managers
Stress has a significant impact on how we feel and what we do. We are all responsible for managing workplace stress and building our personal resilience. Taking actions to reduce workplace stress is in UK H&S legalisation, in our policies and is simply the right thing to do.
This course will help you to:
- Know what workplace stress is and the consequences it brings.
- Use a stress assessment to identify the causes of workplace stress and plan actions to reduce it.
- Identify ways to reduce stress and build up personal resilience.
- Know what support is available to all staff.
Notes:
- Please be in a suitable space for cameras to be on and to talk in group discussions.
- Due to the sensitivity of discussions, this training will not be recorded. This includes the use of AI meeting notes which will be removed from the session. Training materials will be sent to attendees after the session.
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We have lots of content to get through so we will use all of the time.
Wednesday 30th April 2025
Short course: Introduction to Health Economics Evaluation (online) (09:00)
About this course
This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of health economics evaluation. It is for anyone who needs to understand the principles of health economics and how or when they are used in evaluating the costs and benefits of healthcare interventions and particularly for those used in the UK health service. The course is interactive and includes practical exercises. On completion of the course participants will be able to understand health economic evaluation terminology, basic concepts and interpret aspects of a health economic evaluation. All participants receive a PDF course pack including useful tools and resources to use in health economic evaluations.
Course details
30 April and 7 May 2025
09:00 – 13:00
this is an online course conducted via Zoom
8 learning hours
Fees
full time students: £150
academic/public sector: £225
private sector: £325
This course is run by Southampton HTA Centre, for more information and to book: Introduction to Health Economics Evaluation | Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC) | University of Southampton
Booking essential.
Thursday 1st May 2025
Introduction to Hospital Episode Statistics
This course will provide participants with an understanding of how Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data are collected and coded, their structure, and how to clean and analyse HES data.
A key focus will be on developing an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of HES, how inconsistencies arise, and approaches to deal with these.
Participants will also learn how to ensure individuals’ anonymity and confidentiality when carrying out analyses and publishing results based on HES.
The course consists of a mixture of lectures and practicals for which participants will use Stata software to clean and analyse HES data.
It is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13731
Neil Cowley Trio | Unpausing of the Pause (11:00)
The Neil Cowley Trio reunite to perform their first live shows together in 7 years. Discover music from their outstanding new album, ‘Entity’, alongside some fan-favourite Cowley classics.
In 2006 the Neil Cowley Trio burst onto the scene with an exciting sound that fizzed with energy. Their muscular anthems, galloping grooves and tender moments placed them at the forefront of a new movement in jazz, paving the way for 6 highly acclaimed albums over 10 years. Pianist and composer Neil Cowley then pressed ‘pause’ to pursue a solo career – no less successful – taking in neo-classical composition and electronica. Now, stirred by his extended time of solitary music making, he makes a firm statement about the joy, comfort and the rewards of human connection in the digital age.
Joining Cowley are his close musical allies, bassist Rex Horan and drummer Evan Jenkins; three friends giving their all to each other, metaphorically dancing together. Cowley is a brilliant composer and dazzling pianist and the trio flame still burns bright. ‘Entity’ is neither a return nor a departure from the Neil Cowley Trio sound. It is the Neil Cowley Trio sound, with the finger lifted from the pause button. It is a magnificent return to form cementing the ‘Neil Cowley Trio sound’- head-nodding wonky grooves, killer melodies, emotionally charged pieces with a glass like fragility laced throughout. Expect a powerful performance of deeply impassioned music and hooks aplenty, with Cowley’s infectious wit and playfulness never far behind.
Saturday 3rd May 2025
Sean Shibe | In Association With Southampton Classical Guitar Society (19:30)
Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe has proven himself a truly original mind at the frontier of classical guitar.
He creates unique textures with classical, contemporary and folk repertoire, earning prestigious accolades worldwide.
As a former BBC New Generation Artist, Shibe has garnered praise for his one-of-a-kind programming, earning him the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship 2012, Royal Philharmonic Society 2018 Young Artist Award and the 2022 Leonard Bernstein Award. His recordings are also highly acclaimed, winning prestigious prizes including OPUS Klassik (2021 & 2023), the 2019 Gramophone Concept Album of the Year and the 2021 Gramophone Instrumental Award.
This programme includes Frank Martin’s Quatre ‘Pièces Brèves’, written for Andrés Segovia, but unplayed until Julian Bream championed the suite in the 1960s. The first recorded performance of Bach’s Cello Suites took place over 100 years after they were likely written. Thomas Adès’ ‘Forgotten Dances’, which was commissioned for Sean and premiered in 2023, invokes composers and artists of bygone times.
Wednesday 7th May 2025
Online Hartley - Fabio Morabito, 'Views of the Annotator' (16:00)
Featuring Fabio Morabito
Location: Online - to access the Teams link, please contact Erin Johnson-Williams (e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk)
Thursday 8th May 2025
The Successful Futures Pathway - An introductory session for Personal Academic Tutors (12:00)
The Successful Futures Pathway supports students to reflect on their career ideas and plan how they are going to develop their skills within and outside of their curriculum while at university.
Kroke (20:00)
An exquisite mix of modern Polish music, klezmer, contemporary jazz and chamber classical music.
Polish trio Kroke (Yiddish for Kraków) give audiences an extraordinary live musical experience. Their genre defying art is still at a peak after a stunning 30+ year career that has connected with global audiences. Their fans include Nigel Kennedy, Steven Spielberg and Peter Gabriel.
Kroke return on a rare UK visit to perform a ‘best of’ performance of their most popular tracks. Expect jazz, contemporary and ethnic influences, plus their own stunning improvisations.
Friday 9th May 2025
USV Salutes Randy Newman (12:00)
The University of Southampton Voices turn the spotlight on one of the most unusual of the great American singer songwriters.
It is 12 years since the USV began. They have celebrated the music of songwriters and performers such as The Kinks, Clara Sanabras, Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Monica Vasconcelos and many others. Sometimes they present complete performances of albums, sometimes compilations of favourite songs – but always in new arrangements for soloists choir and band by Harvey Brough.
Randy Newman’s family are a Hollywood musical dynasty – Alfred, Emil, Lionel, Thomas Newman were all film music composers. Randy began his career as a songwriter for hire in the Brill Building (alongside Carole King, Mike Stoller, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil), knocking out pop songs for more (or less) established artists to perform.
He then began to write and record his own songs, releasing a string of 11 albums between 1968 and 2017. His first single was the American football based ‘Golden Gridiron Boy’. It was an unlikely shot at the charts from this bespectacled artist, whose featured look was more geography teacher than rock star.
Unlike most singer songwriters, Randy Newman often wrote in character. His songs feature a rogue’s gallery of dodgy types, ordinary joes, sleaze-balls, (even the voice of a slave trader in ‘Sail Away’). It gives many of his songs a determinedly edgy atmosphere which can unsettle the listener. He has said that he has never written a song for (to) a specific person, although admitting that one of his most touching songs ‘I Miss You’ was written for his first wife, after leaving her for his second marriage.
His songs can be acerbic but also hysterically funny – ‘You’re Dead’ is an ode to a washed out rock star who still insists on treading the boards. ‘Short People’, a song that is very funny to some, caused huge offence among the diminutive sector of American society, but can be read as a parody of racism.
Join the USV and Harvey Brough for a fabulous selection of Randy Newman’s work, ranging from exquisitely touching to hilariously offensive (often at his own expense) with all shades in between.
Monday 12th May 2025
Introduction to Systematic Reviews in Health (online) (09:00)
A stage by stage introduction to the methods and processes commonly used to conduct systematic reviews of the effects of health and health care interventions.
About this course
This course is for anyone planning or currently doing a systematic review, or anyone curious about how reviews are done and what makes them systematic. It provides a stage by stage introduction to the methods and processes commonly used to conduct systematic reviews of the effects of health and health care interventions. Structured presentations with interactive practical exercises guide participants through the systematic review process, from initial scoping of the review topic to communicating the completed review’s findings. Many participants complete the course in readiness for conducting their own review, and all participants can continue their learning with information and further resources contained in their free comprehensive electronic course manual.
Course details
12 and 19 May 2025
09:00 – 13:00
8 learning hours
this is an online course conducted via Zoom
Fees
full time students: £150
academic/public sector: £225
private sector: £325
This course is run by Southampton HTA Centre, for more information and to book: Introduction to Systematic Reviews in Health Course | Southampton Health Technology Assessments Centre (SHTAC) | University of Southampton
Booking essential.
Wednesday 14th May 2025
[ACADEMIC] Coping with stressful situations: for student facing academic staff (10:00)
Coping with stressful situations for student facing staff (Academic Staff)
This session is IN PERSON and is held on Highfield campus (Building 34 Room 1020).
An in-person workshop that covers keeping yourself well while dealing with difficult conversations and maintaining boundaries. You will learn practical tips that can be incorporated into practice and be given the opportunity to explore scenarios and identify unhelpful thinking.
This course will help you to:
- Know the boundaries and what actions to take when they are blurred.
- Recognise how different interactions impact on our thoughts, feelings and actions.
- Apply different strategies to reduce the impact.
- Know what support is available to you and students when needed.
Notes:
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We also run a version for academic staff, please make sure you are booked on the right one.
Mini Hartley - Laura Harris, 'The Sociology of Social Justice' (16:00)
Featuring Laura Harris
Location: Building 28 Room 2049 & online - to access the Teams link, please contact Erin Johnson-Williams (e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk)
Thursday 15th May 2025
Maxwell Quartet with Cordelia Williams (12:00)
A beautiful blend of piano and strings, combining classical and folk traditions.
This special collaboration between the Maxwells and Cordelia Williams integrates music from and inspired by the quartet’s Scottish homeland with iconic classical music works. Alongside traditional folk music is Maxwell Davies’ work, written as a protest against a proposed uranium mine on the remote Orkney Islands where the composer lived, and featuring beautifully simple melodies. Arvo Part’s masterpiece ‘Fratres’ is a series of variations on a similarly simple stepwise theme, creating a meditative effect. With Schumann’s work, dedicated to his wife Clara, the composer effectively ‘invented’ the piano quintet, a combination of instruments never written for before.
Friday 16th May 2025
How to write your Methodology Chapter
This online workshop aims to give participants a range of practical approaches they can adopt when writing about methodology in the social sciences, with a particular focus on writing a PhD methodology chapter.
Using a range of exercises throughout, the course focuses on 20 or so writing strategies and thought experiments designed to provide more clarity and power to the often-difficult challenge of writing about methods.
The course also looks at common mistakes and how to avoid them when writing about methods.
The focus throughout is on building confidence and increasing our repertoire of writing strategies and skills.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13732
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Spearheading Success at Southampton: Supporting students from currently underrepresented backgrounds (12:00)
This interactive workshop will provide an introduction to the student groups supported by the Student Inclusion team, namely: free-school meal eligible, IMDQ1, care experienced and estranged, Black, and mature.
The workshop will explore what it means to be from these student groups, focusing on an intersectional approach, and how this may present barriers to their success whilst at university. Using myth busting and case study exercises, attendees will be able to challenge assumptions and consider how they can support and foster a more inclusive environment for the students they work with.
By the end of this event, participants should be able to:
· Gain an understanding of various student groups that are currently underrepresented in higher education and the barriers they may face, using data around differential outcomes to understand this
· Increase knowledge and awareness of the work that the Student Inclusion team does to support these students
· Challenge any pre-existing assumptions around these students groups and shift thinking to a non-deficit model
Session led by:
Chido Chipato and colleagues from WPSM
· Identify changes you can make to foster a more inclusive learning environment
Wednesday 21st May 2025
Online Hartley - Yvonne Liao (16:00)
Featuring Yvonne Liao
Location: Online - to access the Teams link, please contact Erin Johnson-Williams (e.johnson-williams@soton.ac.uk)
Thursday 22nd May 2025
Introduction to ArcGIS Online
This practical, one-day hands-on course provides a guided introduction to ArcGIS Online (AGOL), a cloud-based GIS platform that allows users to create maps and other web applications for data sharing, collaboration and analysis.
You will learn how to publish existing vector data to AGOL, set sharing and group privileges and create a web map that drives field-based data collection.
You will use Experience Builder to create a web application that is used for sharing and visualising spatial data. The course comprises hands-on exercises each introduced with a short presentation and a live demonstration.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13864
Saturday 24th May 2025
Snowpoet (20:00)
Snowpoet premiere their much anticipated fourth studio album ‘Heartstrings’.
Snowpoet’s third release on Edition Records, ‘Heartstrings’ follows two hugely successful albums. ‘Thought You Knew’, hailed by National Public Radio, USA as one of the best albums in 2018, and ‘Wait For Me’, were both performed at Turner Sims. The first was a BBC Radio 3 Live Broadcast double bill with Olivia Chaney, and the second was a coveted performance during Covid in 2021.
Snowpoet’s music offers a rare insight into song and poetic lyric writing. It explores the complexities found in love, loss, change and ultimately renewal. Their music is ‘a beautiful statement of the heart’ (Arts Desk) and ‘the kind of music you often look back to’ (Written In Music). With a dedicated and ever growing fan base worldwide, their sound is a testament to the group’s original and ‘beautiful’ (BBC 6 Mary Ann Hobbs) voice.
Tuesday 27th May 2025
Introduction to Spatial Data and Using R as a GIS
In this one day online course (taught over 2 mornings) we will explore how to use R to import, manage and process spatial data.
We will also cover the process of making choropleth maps, as well as some basic spatial analysis.
Finally, we will cover the use of loops to make multiple maps quickly and easily, one of the major benefits of using a scripting language to make maps, rather than traditional graphic point-and-click interface.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13706
Wednesday 4th June 2025
Four Qualitative Methods for Understanding Diverse Lives
In this one-day online training workshop you will be introduced to four qualitative research methods to better understand diverse lives - Photo Go-Alongs, Collage, Life History Interviews and Participant Packs.
When researching social groups, researchers may focus on categories such as age, gender, sexuality and so on. These categories can turn catch-all terms into catch-all agendas.
Treating groups of people with one shared characteristic as homogenous risks a cookie-cutter approach which overlooks diverse lives and needs.
Given the complexity of what it means to be a person, a one-size fits all approach to engagement cannot suffice. The methods introduced in this training workshop are beneficial in exploring diverse lives and can be used when researching with any group.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13853
Tuesday 10th June 2025
The Global Jane Austen: Celebrating and Commemorating 250 years of Jane Austen (00:00)
[NON-ACADEMIC] Coping with stressful situations: for student facing non-academic staff (09:30)
Coping with stressful situations for student facing staff (Non-Academic Staff)
This session is IN PERSON and is held on Highfield campus (Building 34 Room 1020).
An in-person workshop that covers keeping yourself well while dealing with difficult conversations and maintaining boundaries. You will learn practical tips that can be incorporated into practice and be given the opportunity to explore scenarios and identify unhelpful thinking.
This course will help you to:
- Know the boundaries and what actions to take when they are blurred.
- Recognise how different interactions impact on our thoughts, feelings and actions.
- Apply different strategies to reduce the impact.
- Know what support is available to you and students when needed.
Notes:
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We also run a version for academic staff, please make sure you are booked on the right one.
Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver | Bach and Beyond II (19:30)
The second in an exclusive series of concerts celebrating the influence of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Dmitri Shostakovich was an avid admirer of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach’s ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’, is thought to be the direct inspiration for Shostakovich’s later set of 24 preludes and fugues.
This concert unites the two composers in a celebration of Bach’s enduring influence.
Thursday 12th June 2025
Workplace stress conversations for line managers (10:00)
Workplace stress conversations for line managers
You know the importance of addressing workplace stress and are familiar with the workplace stress assessments having read the guidance and/or having done the training. You just need some extra tips on things to look out for when having a workplace stress conversation.
This course will help you to:
- Know the different responses you might get when having a workplace stress conversation.
- Put in place mitigations for common challenges you may face.
- Know the skills needed for a successful workplace stress conversation.
- Know what support is available to all staff.
Notes:
- Please be in a suitable space for cameras to be on and to talk in group discussions.
- Due to the sensitivity of discussions, this training will not be recorded. This includes the use of AI meeting notes which will be removed from the session. Training materials will be sent to attendees after the session.
- Our sessions have a minimum of 8 attendees. If the session does not reach this, we will cancel and provide an alternative to those who have booked.
- We have lots of content to get through so we will use all of the time.
The Successful Futures Pathway - An introductory session for Personal Academic Tutors (12:00)
The Successful Futures Pathway supports students to reflect on their career ideas and plan how they are going to develop their skills within and outside of their curriculum while at university.
Tuesday 24th June 2025
Schubert’s Trout Quintet (19:30)
A stellar cast of musicians combines for two classical masterpieces in the final concert of Cordelia Williams’ series.
Brahms wrote his Piano Trio at the age of 20, but then substantially revised it 35 years later resulting in a work which is both youthful and mature.
Schubert’s upbeat and joyful work has become one of the most popular pieces of chamber music. Written at the request of a music patron who particularly liked the composer’s song ‘Die Forelle’ (The Trout) and asked him to incorporate it, Schubert created a set of variations as part of the work’s fourth movement.
Thursday 26th June 2025
Advanced R as a GIS: Spatial Analysis and Statistics
In this online course, run over two mornings, we will show you how to prepare and conduct spatial analysis on a variety of spatial data in R, including a range of spatial overlays and data processing techniques.
We will also cover how to use GeoDa to perform exploratory spatial data analysis, including making use of linked displays and measures of spatial autocorrelation and clustering.
The course is being run by the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which is based in the Faculty of Social Sciences and runs more than 50 research methods training courses a year.
Find out more and register: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13707
Thursday 10th July 2025
The Successful Futures Pathway - An introductory session for Personal Academic Tutors (12:00)
The Successful Futures Pathway supports students to reflect on their career ideas and plan how they are going to develop their skills within and outside of their curriculum while at university.
Welsh National Opera Orchestra | Summertime Soirée (19:00)
Join us for an unforgettable summertime concert of beautiful music and glorious singing.
Internationally renowned soprano Rebecca Evans joins forces with the celebrated WNO Orchestra, with WNO Music Director Tomáš Hanus at the podium, for a delightful summer concert.
With a wonderful mix of repertoire, the concert begins with the rousing overture to Weber’s Romantic opera ‘Der Freischütz’ (‘The Marksman’) and continues with the sublime Mozart concert aria ‘Ah, lo previdi’ sung by Rebecca Evans, which tells of the myth of Andromeda and her sacrifice.
Leading to the interval, you will hear the wonderful Chamber Symphony in C Minor famously arranged for orchestra by the conductor Rudolf Barshai from Shostakovich’s String Quartet No 8. The concert concludes with the brilliance and enduring beauty of Beethoven and the magnificent Fifth Symphony, considered to be one of the cornerstones of western classical music.
Thursday 20th November 2025
Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver | Bach and Beyond III (19:30)
The third in an exclusive series of concerts celebrating the creative genius of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Max Reger described Johann Sebastian Bach as ‘the beginning and end of all music’. Bach’s influence can be heard in many of his compositions.
In the third and final concert in their series, Chloë Hanslip and Danny Driver perform Reger’s Suite in the Old Style alongside the works of J. S. Bach.