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The Dennis Rosen Memorial Trust Newsletter: October 2005

Welcome to the Dennis Rosen Memorial Trust Newsletter. It features news 
of the work of the Trust, and news on science-art interactions in the 
UK and internationally that are within the remit of the Trust, 
including events, publications, grant schemes and other initiatives.

The next issue will be sent in November. We welcome contributions and 
feedback - please complete the form at 
http://www.rosentrust.org.uk/news_contribute.html or email 
editor [at] rosentrust.org.uk.

Rosen Trust news: In the company of animals, 29 November 2005, 19:00, 
the Ri, London, UK

The Rosen Trust is pleased to announce that the next event in 
partnership with the Ri, as part of its RiArt programme, will feature 
acclaimed artists Olly & Suzi, conservationist Tony Fitzjohn and animal 
behaviourist Dawn Hawkins, "In the company of animals". Chaired by 
animal studies researcher Dr Steve Baker, the event will explore how 
each of them conceive of the animals they work with. Are animals their 
subjects or their collaborators? How can each of them contribute to 
keeping species from disappearing from the wild, and what can artists, 
scientists and conservationists learn by listening to each other’s 
viewpoints?

For further details on the event, visit 
http://www.rosentrust.org.uk/events_reports.html
Tickets cost £8, £5 for Ri Members and concessions, and are available 
now from
http://www.rigb.org/rimain/calendar/booktickets.jsp?&id=245
For details of how to get to the Ri, visit 
http://www.rigb.org/rimain/abouttheri/howtofindus.jsp


Events: Cambridge, UK, From DNA to the Canterbury Tales, 12 Oct 2005, 
19:00

The accumulation of mutations in DNA sequences over a billion years can 
be used to trace early events in the evolution of cells, that gave rise 
to structures like mitochondria and chloroplasts, with some surprising 
conclusions (e.g. that the malaria parasite has a photosynthetic 
ancestry). Remarkably, the same methods can also be used to study the 
evolution of texts such as "The Canterbury Tales" as
 they were copied by medieval scribes.
http://www.lecturelist.org/content/view_lecture/2379


Initiatives: SciTalk seeking scientists to click with writers

NESTA-funded project SciTalk will facilitate personal contact between 
scientists and writers - poets, playwrights and novelists. If you are a 
scientist interested in explaining what you do and why, you are invited 
to take part in the early stages of this innovative and experimental 
venture.
http://www.scitalk.org.uk/index.php?id=22

Initiatives: engineeringArt: Network and Materials Library

Network of artists, designers and architects to collaborate with 
materials scientists to set a research agenda for designing new 
materials in the 21st century. Joining the Network is free.
A library of more than 300 materials specialising in new and advanced 
prototype materials collected from research labs all round the world. 
Most of these materials would never normally be in the public arena, 
but instead are buried in a mobile phone or an inkjet printer or in the 
fuselage of a jet aircraft. The ideal of the materials library is to 
allow the arts community access to the fruits of publicly funded 
materials science research.
http://www.eee.kcl.ac.uk/mecheng/mam/engart/index.htm


Funding: PULSE - Youth arts inspired by biomedical science.

Pulse is a Wellcome Trust funding initiative to support imaginative 
arts projects that engage young people with some of the complex issues 
arising from biomedical science. Any theme related to biomedical 
science or its impact on our lives can be explored. The next deadline 
is 7 October 2005. If you'd like to find out more about the last round 
of projects or apply for funding please go to the website
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/pulse


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