Hands-on Humanities Day 2023 | What's On
Animal Bones in Archaeology
If you want to know how archaeologists study animal bones then this is for you! Come and see different types of bone, including a bear skull, and fin out how we excavate, clean and ...Read More
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Archaeological Survey Excavation and Mosaic
In our Archaeology Atrium, you can come and find out about how we excavate and survey archaeology. We have demonstrations and activities for everyone. You can see cutting edge surv ...Read More
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Archaeology Minecraft
Come and enter the world of Minecraft! Explore, build and destroy in any number of landscapes based on real LiDAR of archaeological sites and landscapes. Explore Avebury, Old Sarum ...Read More
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Art under the microscope
The Biomedical Imaging Unit (BIU) at the University of Southampton has a long and successful history of collaboration with professional artists who use our microscopes to create an ...Read More
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Black Hole Poetry | Workshop
Get creative with all the amazing language involved in black hole astronomy research and make your own found poem! You will learn what black holes are, how astronomers learn abo ...Read More
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Bronze Age Pottery
If you are interested in prehistoric pottery and making your own decorated vessels, then come and the Archaeology Society's activity looking all things pottery! ...Read More
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Burying cheese and building bricks: the growth of a great British industry
Have you ever thought about how much history a humble brick holds? Come along to The Brickworks Museum stand to find out more about this everyday item and it's link to 1666. ...Read More
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CANCELLED - How to Build a Mind: The Philosophy of Mental Architecture | Workshop
Will it ever be possible to build a mind just like yours? Work in AI and machine learning has fostered the hope that it will, perhaps even soon, but the hope remains unrealized. ...Read More
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Chinese Calligraphy - hands-on brush writing
Chinese Calligraphy has been appreciated more for its aesthetic quality over the years. It is also regarded as one of the arts in the countries where it is practised. Chinese c ...Read More
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Chinese Health Qigong
Baduanjin is an ancient Chinese Qigong exercise for health, based on Traditional Chinese Medicine theory. It is believed to have been created 1000 years ago by the Chinese General ...Read More
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Cork Rafts and Black Sea Talk
Come and find out about the Department of Archaeology's major maritime project looking at 2,500 years of shipwrecks at the bottom of the Black Sea. In the dark, a kilometre down, v ...Read More
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Craft and A Chat: Exploring Philosophy of Motherhood/Parenthood
Enjoy fun craft activities for adults and children while finding out about our work in the Philosophy of Motherhood/ Parenthood. What makes someone a mother/ parent? What ma ...Read More
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Creative Computing and Games Demos
Come see exciting new technologies and recent projects from the Games Design & Art and Creative Computing programmes at teh Winchester School of Art. Discover a range of excitin ...Read More
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Creative writing drop-in workshops! with John Hansard Gallery
Alongside the current exhibition at John Hansard Gallery, Standing on the Edge by Koestler Arts, join us for drop in creative writing activities exploring the theme A Day in the Li ...Read More
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Disease, Discrimination and Public Engagement | Talk
Deadly illnesses have frequently been invested with a great deal of symbolic and cultural significance. This year students from Medicine and Humanities worked together to understan ...Read More
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Experiencing Digital Humanities
Have you ever wanted to walk in virtual worlds, scan and print 3d objects, or make podcasts like the experts? This Hands-on Humanities Day, the Digital Humanities team will be ...Read More
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Exploring crannogs: archaeological approaches to Scotland's artificial islands
Crannogs, or artificial islands, exist in abundance in Ireland and Scotland. Given their watery setting, which is excellent for the preservation of organic remains, these islan ...Read More
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Exploring the New Forest's hidden heritage using laser scanning technology
Join the New Forest National Park Authority's archaeology team and find out how exciting laser scanning technology called Lidar (Light Detection And Ranging) is helping us to care ...Read More
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From Puberty to Menopause: creating a manifesto for future generations
Women's health is an intricate journey with different milestones to navigate from puberty through to menopause and across diverse cultures and backgrounds. We have been running ...Read More
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From Puberty to Menopause: creating a manifesto for future generations | Workshop
Women's health is an intricate journey with different milestones to navigate from puberty through to menopause and across diverse cultures and backgrounds. We have been running cre ...Read More
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Health Hub matters
Explore why the Health and Wellbeing matter, and why we run our Health and Wellbeing Hub. Our family friendly activities encourage everyone to take a step back, reflect and rel ...Read More
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Hieroglyphics
Are you interested in Egyptian Hieroglyphics? Then come and let Noran write your name in a cartouch and print it so you can colour it in and keep it. ...Read More
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Hunt the Elk and Palaeolithic Cave Art
Would you like to find out what it was like to be a hunter-gatherer in the Paleolithic? Or how our ancestors created artwork? hen join us on these activities in the Wymer Room, the ...Read More
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In conversation event inspired by Windrush 75!
Windrush 75 celebrates 75 years of the Windrush generation. Join Nosa Malcolm and Kerwin Rodgers discuss the Windrush 75 portraiture project, a partnership project between John ...Read More
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Journeys of the Kindertransport: Interactive Experience
Follow the journeys of 5 refugee children as they leave their homes, travel to the U.K. and beyond, in this interactive activity facilitated by members of the Parkes Institute for ...Read More
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LiveSoc Showcase
Enjoy this acoustic session brought to you by the University of Southampton Live Music Society Showcase! You will listen to some of the student musicians performing live. ...Read More
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Maritime Archaeology Trust Discovery Bus
Join us on the Maritime Archaeology Discovery Bus to find out about our heritage beneath the waves - without getting wet! You can get hands on with real archaeological artefact ...Read More
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Paper Cutting: reducing stress
Paper Cutting is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts. Its history may date back to the 6th century. From the 7th to 13th century, paper cutting became popular espe ...Read More
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Paper Lantern Making
Beautiful lanterns are seen during Chinese festivals. Historians believe that the Chinese first began making the now traditional lanterns during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 ...Read More
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Play with scientists and light!
Join scientists to find out how you can see yourself an infinite number of times, and dance with Pepper's ghost to learn about how our research relies on reflection. We'd like ...Read More
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Reading Buddies!
Every year a group of University of Southampton student ambassadors in Widening Participation and Social Mobility (WPSM) support young people in Southampton to feel more confident ...Read More
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Snakes and Ladders for a Healthy brain
Do you ask yourself: how can I keep my brain healthy as I get older? We have generated a giant snakes and ladder game to raise awareness of risk factors of dementia. Come a play th ...Read More
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Southampton City Libraries bring you 'Step Inside Your Story'
Stories come from everywhere and can be told by everyone! Join the Southampton City Library team for this activity will put you at the heart of your own story. You will be usi ...Read More
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Southampton Finds, Samian and Lamp Moulds
Come and find out about our recent finds on excavation in Southampton. We excavated at Roman Clausentum, and found Roman coins and Samian pottery from the site. How was Samian ware ...Read More
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Southampton Voluntary Services | Community Showcase Corner
Join the Southampton Voluntary Services team and take the opportunity to find out about your local community groups and organisations, and how you and your family can benefit from ...Read More
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The Virtual Shakespearean Parlour Room: A VR Experience
Wonder what a living room might have been like 400 years ago? Experience an immersive recreation of a parlour room from Elizabethan and Jacobean England. The Middling Cul ...Read More
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The Way My Body Feels | Workshop
An interactive workshop led by artist Olivia Turner and Classical archaeologist Sally Waite, to consider the links between objects, art, and medicine. Through meditation, votiv ...Read More
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What is film?
What is film? Good question! Come along to the department of film to explore the real materials that started our cinematic journey. We're exploring some of the key questions ar ...Read More
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Windrush 75 Pop-Up Display!
Alongside Windrush 75, enjoy an exhibition of photographs of local residents who migrated to the UK from the 1960s onwards. Each person took part in an oral history project with Pa ...Read More
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Your Archives Passport: Taking a journey through the University's Archives and Special Collections | Workshop
Images of handcuffs, tiaras, and University graduations... It could only be an activity run by the University's Archives and Special Collections team! Come and explore what's i ...Read More
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