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University of Bristol Public Engagement Team @engagebristol.bsky.social · 2d
A handful of tickets still available to some of our free events - get them before they go!
beinghumanfest.bsky.social Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · 2d
The University of Bristol’s Hub presents the hidden stories that have shaped the city. From the travels of Dylan Thomas in Persia, to the unknown histories of drinking in Bristol, to political cabaret of migrants in the Second World War @bristoluni.bsky.social

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The Collected Letters of Hannah More: A Digital Edition @hannahmore.bsky.social · 2d
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...
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A Herstorical Walking Tour of Georgian Bristol
Join Hannah More on an interactive walking tour through the streets of Bristol in 1807. Hannah, one of the most successful writers of the Georgian period, will bring to life the rich history of women ...
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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 7d
🦋 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
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University of Bristol Public Engagement Team @engagebristol.bsky.social · 8d
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
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Reframing Colonial Oil Industry Archive Imagery
Join filmmaker Nariman Massoumi for a collaborative workshop exploring colonial-era oil company photographs and their legacies. Using images featured in his short documentary Pouring Water on Troubled...
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University of Bristol Public Engagement Team @engagebristol.bsky.social · 9d
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
Action research: Playfulness in storytelling
Event series
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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 20d
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
A poster for the Reynard the Fox stop-motion animation with an Animalis Fabula Film Festival 2025 semi-finalist logo
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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 23d
✨ 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
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Dr Jo Edwards @joedwards.bsky.social · Sep 24
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
uobartsmatter.bsky.social Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Sep 24
💥 The @beinghumanfest.bsky.social returns 6-15 Nov at venues across Bristol!

We have EIGHT events on everything from beer & music with @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social & @petebrownbeer.bsky.social to LEGO printing with @johnjoemctague.bsky.social

For more 👇

www.beinghumanfestival.org/being-human-...
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University of Bristol Public Engagement Team @engagebristol.bsky.social · Sep 24
We are delighted to be taking part in this year's festival, get it in your calendar!
beinghumanfest.bsky.social Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · Sep 24
The 2025 Being Human Festival programme is now live! 💫 This year's festival runs from 6 - 15 November 2025. With over 220 events taking place in 46 towns and cities across the UK, there is a wide range of events to suit everyone's curiosities.
Programme highlights: bit.ly/3IsbVWI
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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Sep 22
'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

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Bristol's forgotten street names revealed in map
Names of roads either lost down the centuries or renamed are available on a new map.
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NIHR HPRU in Evaluation and Behavioural Science @hpruebs.bsky.social · Sep 23
📢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
Beat the Snot: Woman blowing her nose
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Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Bristol @capcbristol.bsky.social · Sep 17
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
Discovery Day
Discovery Day is your chance to explore science and research in fun, hands-on ways – all for free!
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Elise Maynard @elisedresshistory.bsky.social · Sep 15
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
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Being Human Festival @beinghumanfest.bsky.social · Sep 10
✨ 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
Event Delivery and Top Tips Training
1 October 2025, 11:00AM-12:00PM
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Bristol Centre of Grief Research & Engagement @griefcentrebris.bsky.social · Sep 10
This is today! There's still time to sign up if you're speedy!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/goodgrieffes...
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Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · Aug 12
✍️ 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
Map of the British Indian Empire from Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1909. Gwalior is located in one of India’s Princely States, coloured yellow on the map, which were semi-autonomous territories. Example of a letter envelope with Indian stamps consulted in Ellen’s latest research, courtesy of the Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge.
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Marianna Dudley @dudleymarianna.bsky.social · Sep 2
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.
Electric Wind talks and events in autumn 2025 (arranged by date) Electric Wind talks in autumn 2025 arranged by place
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Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Jul 30
📢 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 👇
jgibristol.bsky.social Jean Golding Institute @jgibristol.bsky.social · Jun 24
📢 We are recruiting University of Bristol PhD students for our Ask-JGI 2025-2026 cohort!

New recruits will be part of a team with overlapping and complementary skills.

Deadline: Thursday 31 July

Read how to apply and previous Ask-JGI student testimonials: tinyurl.com/6dznce54
JGI helper showing an attendee their phone Back of someone's shirt 'Ask me about Data Science'
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University of Bristol Public Engagement Team @engagebristol.bsky.social · Jul 25
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
Delighted to share the outcome of some #publicengagement following my doctoral fieldwork. | Pen Williams
Delighted to share the outcome of some #publicengagement following my doctoral fieldwork. Last November Sam Church and I spoke to local year 12s to hear their views on #citizenshipeducation at pre and...
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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · Jun 30
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...
Research Associate opportunity: Free bus travel, children and young people
Brigstow Institute are recruiting one or two Post graduate researchers (PGR) students or research-experienced community members to help undertake a short-term and part-time research project from early...
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Cabot Institute for the Environment @cabot-institute.bsky.social · Jun 30
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.
Diversity is not inclusion
YouTube video by Cabot Institute for the Environment
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Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social · Jun 26
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

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2025 Being Human Festival Programme Preview
From beer tasting to horror film prosthetics – here is a glimpse of the Being Human Festival this November.
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University of Bristol Public Engagement Team @engagebristol.bsky.social · Jun 26
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
Being Human is the UK's national festival of the humanities
6–15 November 2025
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Jim Fouracre @jimfouracre.bsky.social · Jun 14
Very enjoyable day talking roots, shoots and stomata @festofnature.bsky.social with @bristolbiosci.bsky.social
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