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We can all make amazing videos using our mobile phones, free editing software, and a few other gadgets - plus the most important ingredient, inspiration from the techniques used by great film makers. In this short session we will look at how we can do this, learning from great documentary and academic film makers. 🎥

‘Henry Wellcome and the Archaeological Excavations at Meroë, Sudan’.

This session will support students who are considering applying to the Undergraduate Research Support Scheme (URSS). It will explore how to develop an idea, look at working with a supervisor, how to complete the form and submit it, and useful tips for conducting your research.

Wednesday 22 January: Hannah Halliwell (Edinburgh), title tbc

Event co-organised with the departments of History and History of Art.

This seminar will take place in the ÌÇÐÄTV Faculty of Arts Building, room FAB3.30, 4pm-5.30pm.

This is a joint seminar with French Studies and History of Art.

When: Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 4- 6pm. Drinks and nibbles will be provided after the seminar. Please sign-up here if you would like to join us.

Where: Faculty of Arts, FAB 3.30

Bio: Hannah is a lecturer in nineteenth-century French art at the University of Edinburgh. Hannah specialises in the visualisation of addiction and drug use in French art and visual culture; gender, sexuality, and medicine are recurring themes in her research. Hannah’s monograph, Art, Medicine, and Femininity: Visualising the Morphine Addict in Paris, 1870-1914, was published in 2024 with McGill-Queen's University Press. She is the book reviews editor for the Social History of Alcohol and Drugs journal.

Wednesday 22^nd January- 4.15-5.15pm- Ramphal 0.03

Clive Stannard has had an international career and has been leading the struggle to combat climate change, having been a pioneer in the years before the term was really recognised. A large part of Clive's work was with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) during which time he negotiated treaties in Plant Genetic Resources for food and agriculture, was Secretary of the International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and was a representative of its Genetic Resources Policy Committee. This work was crucial in securing food for emerging nations, and global economic and environmental sustainability. Clive is now about to receive an Honorary Doctorate (a DLitt) to recognise his work on Ancient Numismatics and Economies and is being recognised for that by the Classics department here at ÌÇÐÄTV. This astonishing range of expertise and experiences can be seen throughout his career which began by studying anthropology, took in theatre and poetry and then moved into the political and food sector, to return to the classics later in life. Clive is a wonderful example of how interdisciplinary careers can be, and we will be in conversation with him to hear how he navigated and used his amazing range of skills and experiences.