Departmental news
Capacity Building: Inclusive Climate and Environmental Communication
As part of the Sustainability Spotlight Forum we are welcoming Seema Mundoli an associate prof at Azim Premji University, India. She will in addition to her participation at the forum, will be organising a workshop and talking about moving research from academic silos into real world impact through popular writing.
This will be on 2nd July and is supported by the Nexus Project.
More details here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/research/projects/nefdef/climatefinance/wcgpn/climate/Link opens in a new window
Inclusive Education in the Arts 2025 Conference
Inclusive Education in the Arts 2025 Conference – registration open
Dear everyone,
We’re thrilled to share the programme for the Inclusive Education in the Arts 2025 Conference, and to open registrations for the event!
The conference sees representation across the Faculty, with staff and students coming together to discuss inclusive practice in the Arts. It will take place on Tuesday 20 May, 13:00-16:00, in person in FAB5.01 and online – please register on the event pageLink opens in a new window to secure your place!
All the best,
Faculty DSEP Team
Theatre and Performance Studies - 50th Anniversary Event
Dear Arts Faculty Colleagues,
As you may know, this year Theatre and Performance Studies turns 50. We’re marking this special anniversary with an event on 28 June 2025 which brings back many former colleagues and plenty of our alum too – with over 100 signing up so far.
You can find out more about the programme in the grey box on this page:
The programme includes workshops, alumni panels and a special roundtable with retired staff who spent most of their careers in the department (Richard Beacham, Margaret Shewring and Gerry Cousin).
We’re particularly keen to share the event with colleagues who have worked closely with us over the years – but anyone is welcome!
If you’d like to attend, please email D.J.Coates@warwick.ac.uk.
The Abstract - for SCAPVC and FOA postgraduates
We would like to invite you all to attend, and take part in, The Abstract! The Abstract is an opportunity for SCAPVC and Faculty of Arts postgraduate students to share and discuss their research, writing, and output (all formats welcome!). It allows postgraduate research and taught students to present their work to an audience of other postgraduate students and friends. Each session, 2-3 researchers will present their work (which can be a finished product or the first rough draft of a new idea), followed by a lively discussion. The Abstract aims to generate interdisciplinary connections between students and their work and invites contributions from a range of different fields, incorporating diverse methodologies and theoretical contexts.
Our first session of The Abstract will be Wednesday 5th February 2025 at 6pm, FAB 0.20 (refreshments provided)!
Following session dates (6pm, FAB 0.20):
Week 5, Term 2 - 5th February
Week 9, Term 2 - 5th March
Week 2, Term 3 - 30th April
Week 7, Term 3 - 4th June
We are therefore looking for people to share their work! This academic year The Abstract is inviting presentations on the theme of: Fragments/Remains/Glimpses
Areas of focus might include (but are not limited to):
- Fragmentation as a theme, form, or physical process
- Material preservation and destruction
- Conservation and waste
- Ways of looking at and seeing texts and artworks
- Archives, collections, archaeology
- Obfuscation, difficulty, confusion
- Perspective, perception and vanishing points
- Incomplete literary texts and art objects
- Organs, remaindered lives, body parts
If you would like to present your work at a session of The Abstract please email theabstractwarwick@gmail.com with the following information by Monday 3rd February:
- Your name, department, and year of study
- A title and short abstract which should include the form and focus of the work you would like to present and how it connects to the theme
- All dates where you are available to present
If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us for more info!
Email: theabstractwarwick@gmail.com or Emily.Nicholson@warwick.ac.uk
Instagram: @the.abstract.warwick
Warwick Museum Studies Network
Warwick Museum Studies Network
A new network for anyone interested in the world of museums, from any perspective.
Staff, students, and external partners are welcome.
We are starting a podcast series, a blog, planning a symposium in May, and a special edition of the IAS Journal.
Archaeology, Psychoanalysis and Colonialism: The Return of the Repressed in the Modern Age - BOOKING NOW OPEN
Friday 17th May 2024, University of Warwick, The Oculus Building, room OC0.01
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
Prof Stephen Frosh (Birkbeck, University of London)Link opens in a new window
Dr Gianmarco Mancosu (School of Advanced Study, University of LondonLink opens in a new window
Conference Report - Demokratie 50 years after Geschichtliche Grundbegriffe (May 3-5 2023)
This was a slightly unusual conference in that was directed to the detailed exploration of the Geschichtlicher Grundbegriffe (henceforth GG) entry on Demokratie written 50 years ago, which has had a profound influence, not only on German historiography. But also on the way in which political ideas are discussed in, especially, Central and Northern Europe.
The conference circulated both an epitome of the GG entry, and a detailed agenda for discussion. The six key speakers (German speaking experts from the region) whose travel we supported were given the task of responding to the different topics on the agenda in turn, and then, in each session, the floor was opened to others attending. These included a number of senior people in the field from Oxford, Cambridge , Sussex, Nottingham, York, etc.
Research Excellence Celebration Event - Wednesday 14th December 2022
Research Celebration Event – Wednesday 14 December 2022
All staff are warmly invited to the Research Celebration Event that will be taking place on Wednesday 14 December in The Slate.
As we look forward to 2023, we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate the outstanding research and impact undertaken by Warwick staff and students and highlight the amazing effort and achievements that underpin the University’s success. The event will feature presentations and videos showcasing world-leading research and impact work from each of our three Faculties, while also recognising the enormous contribution made by staff from across the University to our excellent performance in REF2021. Running from 3pm until 8pm, it will also offer the chance to catch up with colleagues over drinks and nibbles and to relax at the end of another busy term!
All staff with an interest in research, including those in support, administrative and technical roles, are welcome to come to this event to join the celebration. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis, so please register here to avoid disappointment: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/vco/execteam/pvcresearch/researchevent/Link opens in a new window
Arts in Action: The Faculty of Arts Impact Conference - 22nd March 2023
We are delighted to announce Arts in Action: The Faculty of Arts Impact Conference, taking place on Wednesday 22 March 2023 in Radcliffe Conference Centre, the University of Warwick.
- Weds 22 March 2023
- 09:00 – 16:30
- Radcliffe Conference Centre
- Lunch will be provided - please make sure to register your attendance so we can cater accordingly
* Registration is now open * - Booking LinkLink opens in a new window
This event is open to all Arts and Humanities researchers, at any career stage and of all levels of experience in research impact. Doctoral students are also welcome.
With a schedule of thematic panels - including, amongst others, ‘Public Engagement as a Pathway to Impact’, ‘Environment, Sustainability, and Net-Zero’ and ‘Contributing to and Supporting the Cultural Sector’ - this event is designed to:
- Encourage discussion about what research impact is at a fundamental level
- Facilitate interdisciplinary discussion, bringing together researchers at all stages of the impact journey and providing a forum for sharing ideas, best practice and opportunities for collaboration
- Celebrate and share the rich portfolio of impact work in the faculty thus far, reflect on REF 2021, set the scene for new and emerging impact work and inspire ambitious projects
- Share and discuss sector updates and situate our faculty impact activity in the national landscape
- Provide a springboard for those newer to impact work
Therefore, we hope this event will enable the Faculty of Arts at Warwick to participate in a wider discussion about impact, its role in the future of research, and how our faculty can be at the leading edge of this area.
For further information, please visit the event webpageLink opens in a new window or get in touch with the Faculty of Arts Impact Team on arts.impact@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window.