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When We Talk About Black History We Must Include Music Black music is not only a thread in the fabric of African-American history, over time it has shaped many of the pop culture moments we see across societies. Black music is recognized nationally once a year during the month of June, but since the celebration began, the material we include in that category has evolved far beyond its foundation—and necessarily so. In 2009, former president Barack Obama renamed Black Music Month—created i...

THREE NUI Galway students - from Ireland, India, and Turkey - will this week launch their new documentary on one of Galway’s most remarkable women - Lady Augusta Gregory.

University panel to explore relationship between nature and mental health at virtual event A group of experts will join an open chat, organised by Wrexham Glyndwr University, about the effect nature can have on our mental health. The ‘Nature of Mental Health’ is intended to be a relaxed discussion, and will take place online via Zoom on 10th May, between 1-2pm. It is an inclusive community event organised by the university’s Health and Wellbeing academic team, and coincides with Mental He...

IS there a relationship between nature and our mental health? This question will be answered at a live event next week. A group of experts will join an open chat, organised by Wrexham Glyndwr University, about the effect nature can have on our mental health. The ‘Nature of Mental Health’ is intended to be a relaxed discussion, and will take place online via Zoom on 10th May, between 1-2pm. It is an inclusive community event organised by the university’s Health and Wellbeing academ...

Abstract This paper reports on the experiences of creative practice graduate researchers and academic staff as they seek to comply with the requirements of the Australian National Statement on the Ethical Conduct of Research Involving Humans. The research was conducted over a two-year period (2015 to 2017) as part of a wider project ‘iDARE – Developing New Approaches to Ethics and Research Integrity Training through Challenges Presented by Creative Practice Research’. The research identif...

Transcript minus Robyn Williams: Have you heard about the big fish in our oceans? 90% are now gone. Weve wiped them out, using weapons of war. Those were the words of Dr Daniel Pauly, the professor who lectured Dr Twiggy Forrest. And more on them in this Science Show which also goes to Russia, and gives you a romantic musical St Valentines Day. First, meet our new Chief Scientist and her take on new jobs coming from research. Cathy Foley: Jennifer Westacott from the Business Council of Austr...

Or are they? Meet squishy, and a fuzz-covered stinging tree to find out whether elements of their deadly venoms can be turned into something nicer. GUESTS: Professor Damian Candusso, Head of School of Creative Practice, Queensland University of Technology. Professor Irina Vetter, Professorial Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland.  And if youd like to see more of Squishy, Ann and Christina, make sure you tune in to Catalyst this week on the TV and...