The Dennis Rosen Memorial Trust May 2006 Newsletter
From: Dennis Rosen Memorial Trust (inforosentrust.org.uk)
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 00:55:06 -0700 (PDT)
The Dennis Rosen Memorial Trust Newsletter: May 2006

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

The next issue will be sent in June. 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.


Events: Newcastle, UK: The Poetry and Science Conference, 4 May 2006

As part of the celebrations for National Poetry Day 2005, The Poetry Society, the North East Laboratory, and the Newcastle Lit & Phil Society explored the interface between the arts and the sciences in The Poetry Experiment, asking the question: Are poets and scientists really so different? Four poets and thirteen scientists from across the north east of England worked together to create new work and reflect on each other's thinking. The Poetry and Science Conference aims to take The Poetry Experiment further, by comparing poetic and scientific methods and exploring the implications for educational approaches. An evening reception and poetry reading completes the day.
Lit & Phil Library, 23 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. Conference free, £5 donation for evening
http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/npd/plablp2.htm



Events: Dublin, Ireland: SEED salon: A Clinically Useful Artwork? – The Open Window Project, 10 May 2006, 19:00


The Open Window Project is a clinical research project which is currently taking place in the National Bone Marrow Transplant unit in St.James Hospital, Dublin. This project brings together members of NCAD, Trinity College Dublin, and St.James hospital, who have engaged to create, arts-centered research to help patients to deal with being in protective isolation for the treatment of leukaemia. In discussion: Shaun McCann, Professor of Haematology in St.James Hospital, Denis Roche, artist and composer, Catherine McCabe, nurse and PhD Student at Trinity College, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Fran Hegarty, Senior Physicist, St James’s Hospital and composer.
Odessa Club, 13 Dame Court, Dublin 2. Voluntary contribution: 5 Euro.
http://seedartscience.blogspot.com/2006/04/may-seed-salon-clinically- useful.html



Events: London, UK: Subtle Science Short Story Challenge, 10 May 2006, 19:30


Aspiring fiction-writers will have the opportunity to take part in a unique workshop to glean inspiration for new ideas and new characters. The informal evening at the Dana Centre will allow hopefuls to chat with four enthusiastic scientists about their research and discover new ways to put science into fiction before they enter a competition to have their story published by GuardianUnlimited. This event is supported by NESTA and SciTalk.
Dana Centre, 165 Queen's Gate, London. Free entry, booking required
http://www.lecturelist.org/content/view_lecture/2992



Events: London, UK: Launch Pad, an experiment of and under theatrical conditions, 15 May 2006, 20:00


This event brings scientists and theatre artists (especially writers) together to talk about experiment as part of their working process, aiming to broaden their own understanding of how we make our work, look at common ground and differences, cross-fertilise ideas and practically investigate the nature of experiment in theatre. The event takes as a working hypothesis ‘the theatrical event is an experiment’ and its corollary, ‘the experiment is a theatrical event’, and takes the evidence for and against this. A working group of scientists and theatre artists, especially writers, will workshop for two days prior to the performance, dramatising experiments and testing artistic ideas. The public event on Monday 15 May will present findings as a piece of theatre to engage the audience, with the ‘conclusion’ being an open discussion. One or two scientists are currently sought to join the 'working group' and take part in two days of workshops leading up to a public performance and discussion on the Monday.
Soho Theatre,  21 Dean Street, London. £5, £3 concessions.
http://www.sohoexperiment.blogspot.com
http://www.sohotheatre.com/pl1140.html ;



Events: Brighton, UK: Strangers in a strange land, 22 May 2006, 19:00

Creativity emerges across borders, especially when artists meet science and medicine. London artists Heather Barnett and Paddy Hartley share experiences of working across territories. Chaired by geneticist 'art
watcher' Robert Whittle. Organised by the Brighton branch of the British Association for the Advancement of Science as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival.
School for Historical and Critical Studies, 10-11 Pavilion Parade, Brighton BN2 1RA. Free, booking required.
http://www.zenadsl5348.zen.co.uk/Strangers/strangers.htm



Jobs: Edinburgh, UK: Artist-in-Residence, ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum, 19 May 2006


The ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum, based at the University of Edinburgh, exists to provide a bridge between social science research into genomics and policy makers, and to help develop links between social scientists and natural scientists working in genomics. It seeks a visual artist to work collaboratively with them to develop an imaginative and experimental arts project based on the relationship between genomics and society. The artist will also help to build and deliver an associated public engagement programme to increase accessibility to this area of research. This project, developed in partnership with the University of Edinburghs Talbot Rice Gallery, will run from June 2006 for six months.
http://www.genomicsforum.ac.uk/default.aspx?pageId=61


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