University plans talks for April
April sees the programme of public events at University Centre Shrewsbury (UCS) moving into a higher gear.
The month kicks off with a talk on April 4 at 1pm entitled Nursing Men with Psychological Trauma. The talk will be presented by Dr Claire Chatterton, of the Open University’s school of health, wellbeing and social care, which will discuss the emotional and psychological damage suffered by soldiers during World War One, with specific reference to the nurses treating them.
On April 6 at 6pm, UCS welcomes Dr Simon Brown of SETsquared, Europe’s leading incubator network. The talk is called Uncovering Hidden Gems – What Unexploited Intellectual Property Can be Found Lurking in the Bottom Drawers of Our University Labs?
Much of Professor Elizabeth-Mason Whitehead’s research focuses on stigma, and her talk on April 19 at 1pm will explore the stigmatisation of those with conditions such as leprosy and ebola, and the impact of that stigmatisation upon health and social care. Professor Mason-Whitehead is the programme leader for the new MSc in rural health at UCS, and she has a background in nursing and midwifery, as well as in academic research.
On April 22, the first of three reading group meetings takes place, with a consideration of Elizabeth Gaskell’s best-loved novel, Cranford. The group will meet between 1.30pm and 3.30pm and will be led by Katie Baker, who teaches at UCS on the children’s literature and 19th century women’s writing modules and is studying Gaskell as part of her ongoing research.
The month bows out with a day-long exploration of Georgian Shrewsbury on April 29, hosted by UCS history programme leader Dr James Pardoe.
The study day has been arranged to honour the memory of architectural historian Julia Ionides, who was the administrator for the charity the Dog Rose Trust and jointly ran the Dog Rose Georgians, formerly the Georgian Group, Shropshire and Marches Regional Branch.
The day will include a talk by architect Peter Howell, also of the Dog Rose Georgians, and Dr Tim Jenkins, UCS visiting lecturer on history and archaeology, on Julia’s legacy, and an examination of the Quarry as ‘a pleasure ground for a leisure town’ by landscape and social historian Advolly Richmond.
For full details of the day, which runs from 10am until 4pm with an optional walking tour at 4.30pm, visit ucshrewsbury.ac.uk; and to book a place, email j.pardoe@chester.ac.uk or sallystote0@gmail.com.
All talks take place at Guildhall. To book a place on all talks except the study day, contact communications@ucshrewsbury.ac.uk or call 01743 297553.
