A creative exploration of the Wills Tobacco Archive in Bristol, UK has been awarded @unesco-bridges.bsky.social validation. In this blog, Alice Malpass & Barbara Caddick describe the multidisciplinary approach taken & make the case for arts & humanities in health research. 👉 tinyurl.com/53mcvc6v

'Migrants and refugees are an essential part of British society.' Dr Florian Scheding (Music) introduces The Good Old Budapest! Cabaret in British Exile which revives WW2 cabaret songs as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social Watch 👉 brnw.ch/21x0HVA @engagebristol.bsky.social @mmbuob.bsky.social

📽️ Dr @benwt.bsky.social (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) introduces the Hannah More interactive walking tour, bringing to life one of the most successful Georgian-era writers, part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social Watch the video 👉 brnw.ch/21x0HVA @engagebristol.bsky.social @hannahmore.bsky.social

Book onto our free online Introduction to Creative Public Engagement training on Thursday 5 March! Led by Engagement Strategist & Facilitator Rosie Stanbury, this session will provide an introduction to creative methods for delivering public engagement activities. Book here: bit.ly/4rAfYlb

💥Join our upcoming online Introduction to peer research training! Are you currently working with peer researchers, or wish to in the future? Gain practical skills with opportunities to connect, share and learn in a small group. 📅 Thursday 26 February Secure your place 👉 https://bit.ly/4kuYcwM

Two grant schemes from the School of Advanced Study are now open for applications: Being Human Festival 2026 and the Centre for Public Engagement Practice in Arts and Humanities’ new Collaboration and Innovation Grant. Go to bit.ly/3ZoolUq for details on how to apply

The SOMS research project is delighted to share another clip from 'The Secret of Her Success' documentary film. The full trailer can be viewed on BlackBark films website: www.blackbarkfilms.com #humsbristol #artsmatter #bristolresearch #womeninselfemployment #blackbarkfilms

A great opportunity!

Lovely blog about our Think While You Drink public events on beer, drinking, and drinking places in pubs last year if anyone is interested in how they worked and what we did: humsimpact.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/01/05/b... Starting to plan for this year so watch this space or sign up to our list

📺 Dr Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) joins BBC #PointsWest to discuss Hannah More, the celebrated playwright, poet, abolitionist and philanthropist Visit the new project website to find out more about her work and letters 👉 brnw.ch/21wZegO

Thank you to @olliejakes.bsky.social for fielding questions for us on 18th c theatre on the @hannahmore.bsky.social ‘Herstory History Walk’ as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social @engagebristol.bsky.social. Thanks Ollie!

Margot, Head of Public Engagement for @hannahmore.bsky.social @engagebristol.bsky.social enjoying @beinghumanfest.bsky.social

Proud to be part of #FUTURES2025 Discovery Day! We used bubbles & our game “Can you beat the snot monsters?” to show children & young people how far germs travel & how public health research helps stop the spread. More➡️ tinyurl.com/3vjpz9hn @engagebristol.bsky.social @wethecurious.bsky.social

A handful of tickets still available to some of our free events - get them before they go!

On 8&15 Nov we're running "A Herstorical Walking Tour of Georgian Bristol" as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social with @engagebristol.bsky.social. Led by an actor it tells the stories of Bristol's women writers. Find out more & sign up for free: www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/a-her... Plz repost

🦋 Bridging Histories is a social enterprise which supports everyday people & communities to achieve they changes they want to see. Led by Dr Joanna Burch-Brown (Philosophy), Bridging Histories hyper-local focus has had global impact, from Bristol to Bosnia & beyond Watch the video 👉 bit.ly/4oCFh4c

Sat 15 Nov - Join filmmaker Nariman Massoumi for a creative workshop exploring colonial-era oil company photographs & their legacies. What do the images reveal & conceal & explore how they can be reused & reimagined as living records of history: tinyurl.com/5dxwzk53 @beinghumanfest.bsky.social

Looking for something to do with children this half-term? Come along to Playfulness in storytelling - Fri 31 Oct (3 sessions available) at Bristol City Museum. Free to attend. Further details and booking link here: tinyurl.com/57wxbrz2

The stop-motion animation 'Reynard the Fox' -- directed by Maddy Pull, and executive-produced by Dr Kristian Moen and our own Prof Ad Putter -- has made it to the semi-finals of the Animalis Fabula Film Festival, and will be shown in San Antonio in late Nov. 🎉 Huge congrats to all! #medievalsky

✨ COMING UP: Join Prof Justin Williams for a screening & discussion of a new documentary on Hip-Hop in Tanzania Part of the Sounding East Africa project, the doc charts the development of hip-hop as part of East African musical history 📆 Thu 30 Oct, 6-9pm 📍 @wshed.bsky.social 🎟️ bit.ly/42oG7Ja

Excited about helping with the Hannah More Herstory Walking tour from The Georgian House Museum and finishing at the M Shed’s new Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans Gallery. Such a great programme of different events planned in Nov @beinghumanfest.bsky.social @uobartsmatter.bsky.social

We are delighted to be taking part in this year's festival, get it in your calendar!

'They [maps] are a great research tool and are also equally accessible to people without skills or training.' 🗺️ Dr Evan Jones (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) comments on the addition of historic street names to Bristol's Know Your Place interactive city map for BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📢Event!📢We're excited to be part of Saturday's free Discovery Day 2025 @wethecurious.bsky.social. We aim to inspire a future generation of #PublicHealth researchers to stop future infectious disease outbreaks with our 'Can you beat the snot' game. Tickets ➡️ bit.ly/46PPbJt @engagebristol.bsky.social

What do a brick wall, bugs, mouldy bread & bean bags have to do with #eczema? 🧱🐛🍞🫘 Come & find out at Bristol's FUTURES Discovery Day! 👀 📆27 Sept 2025, 10am-4pm 📍We the Curious, #Bristol More info & free tickets from: tinyurl.com/33vvx3rk #FUTURES2025 @engagebristol.bsky.social

Putting the final touches on this exhibit! Preparing my family-friendly activities for the @engagebristol.bsky.social Future’s Festival later this month. #Experimentalhistory #futuresfestival #costumehistory #archivalhistory #universityofbristol #practiceasresearch #researchinaction #phdlife

✨ Book onto our free online Event Delivery and Top Tips training on 1 October! ✨ Led by the Being Human team, and Susan Monkton (Cardiff University), we will cover topics such as coordinating your team, accessibility and inclusivity, and audience experience. Find out more here: buff.ly/fcRO7dM

This is today! There's still time to sign up if you're speedy! www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...

✍️ Dr @ellencssmith.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) introduces us to her Imperial Letters project which explores how the correspondence of British families in India shaped public opinion of empire in the 19th & 20th centuries Find out more this South Asian Heritage Month 👉 bit.ly/45chAIX

Six weeks from publication! Forgive a little book promo. I’ve got some talks lined up this autumn if you want to hear more about Electric Wind. Feel free to message me for more details.

📢 Last chance to apply to be part of the Ask-JGI cohort! Deadline for Ask-JGI applications is tomorrow at 23:59. This is a great paid opportunity for @bristoluni.bsky.social PhD students to gain experiences that will be useful for future research or careers. Details to apply in the post below 👇

It's great to see the outcome of one of our Thinking Futures events in print! Many thanks to Pen Williams for sharing shorturl.at/mZc8R

Fantastic opportunity for a PGR to join us as a Research Associate! We are looking for someone to do short term research in response to the recent announcement of free bus travel for children across the WECA region this summer brigstow-institute.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/research-ass...

Diversity is not inclusion. How can you make everyone part of the team? www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-zp... Visit bit.ly/3TdlLxr for more info on the Changing Nature project and watch the animated educational shorts on YouTube at youtu.be/BVnaw0AIQ-o.

We're delighted to announce that a special version of our Think While You Drink talks series will be part of the @beinghumanfest.bsky.social. More details to follow but it will involve beer tasting @goodchembrew.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social www.beinghumanfestival.org/news/2025-be...

This year we're taking part in the national Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social – a festival all about showcasing how the humanities help us understand what it means to be human. There are hundreds of free events taking place across the UK this November: beinghumanfestival.org

Very enjoyable day talking roots, shoots and stomata @festofnature.bsky.social with @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

What do Researchers think about Public Engagement? - @royalsociety.org survey now open - Whether you engage with the public about your research or not, The Royal Society wants to know what you think! www.research.net/r/RS_public_..., the deadline for completion is midnight, Sunday 1 June.

@festofnature.bsky.social this weekend 14/15 June in Millennium Square. Visit the University of Bristol Tent and find out how bats can find their insect prey by their superpower of echolocation, how carnivorous plants adapt to growing in wet boggy conditions & much more. Visit: shorturl.at/SDPQ3

Looking for something to do this weekend 14-15 June. Come and see our amazing UoB researchers @festofnature.bsky.social - Play “Hook a Duck” with magnetic pollutants, find out what composites are, investigate water using chemistry & visit Tide of Change: A Journey Through Ocean Grief & Hope exhibit

Visit our UoB tent @festofnature.bsky.social this weekend -14/15 June in Millennium Square - check out our interactive exploration of how plants have evolved to make the most of limited water availability @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @jimfouracre.bsky.social and much more............

Celebrate Father's Day this weekend in Millennium Square! Spend some quality time together at Wild Weekend, learning how to build a pond, exploring watery science experiments or sharing your best disco moves with live music on the stage. Free entry, lineup here: www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-...

Join Bristol Common Press to make your own nature-themed handprinted artworks. Discover amazing fossils from millions of years ago, and explore the world of biomechanics with some giant teeth with the Bristol Dinosaur Project @bristoldino.bsky.social - see all this & more this Sat 7 Jun: 10am-5pm

The talks line-up during Festival of Nature’s #CommunityEvents brings together wildlife experts, community leaders, conservation volunteers and project organisers, all working towards supporting the wildlife & natural environment of the West of England. 🎤 Learn more: www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-...

Come and see us this Saturday 7 June from 10am to 5pm at the @festofnature.bsky.social Barton Hill Family day. Come along to the University of Bristol's micro-campus and chat with the fantastic researchers and get hand on with some cool experiments and interactive educational games.

📣#BristolDataWeek is here! We have an exciting lineup of events for our second day! Check out today's schedule below 👇 Get tickets now: tinyurl.com/m6rk3rt5#BristolDataWeek #BristolDataWeek2025 #BDW2025

We believe everyone should have the chance to connect with the natural world. 💚 So, we've pulled together all of our online and in person #FestivalofNature events that have been designed with Disabled adults, Disabled children and people with chronic illness in mind: www.bnhc.org.uk/festival-of-...

Schoolchildren use artwork to speak out against knife crime @drjadelevell.bsky.social from SPS led the project, with over 100 school shirts being emblazoned with compelling messages capturing children & young people’s feelings about knife crime. Full article here ⬇️

Really grateful to @cumodernlanguages.bsky.social for the support to organise this event. Join us on the 28th of May at 3.30 pm at the Barton Hill Micro campus to find out how to take part in shaping the Cultural Delivery Plan for the West of England.