Podcasts about birmingham institute

You certainly won't want to miss today’s episode of Mythmakers where Julia Golding is meeting with Professor John Holmes from Birmingham University.   John has made a name for himself by giving performances of Tolkien's 1938 lecture on dragons, complete with the magic lantern slides discovered in the archives of Oxford's Natural History Museum. Today, John and Julia will go on to discuss the fantasy writers of the Victorian period, Pre-Raphaelites, William Morris and Ruskin—all important influences on today’s modern fantasy, often mediated via Tolkien. In this discussion’s final lap, John talks about his work taking people into a very special forest—Ruskin Land—and researching their response to fantasy forests read in situ.   To learn more about Birmingham Institute for Forest Research (BIFoR), and to take a virtual tour of Ruskin Land, visit the links below: https://canvas.bham.ac.uk/courses/52405/pages/cross-curricular-climate-change-education https://www.thinglink.com/card/1803482248435991014   For more information on the Oxford Centre for Fantasy, our writing courses, and to check out our awesome social media content visit: Website: https://centre4fantasy.com/website Instagram: https://centre4fantasy.com/Instagram Facebook: https://centre4fantasy.com/Facebook TikTok: https://centre4fantasy.com/tiktok   (00:05) Exploring Tolkien's Dragons Lecture(11:29) Exploring Tolkien's Creative Influence(18:13) Exploring Influences on Tolkien's Fantasy(30:57) Fantasy Authors' Shared Social Critique(35:37) Enchanting Forests in Fantasy Literature

Hamish Brown joins Steve for this episode of The Hospitality Mentor podcast to talk all about his journey in hospitality design. Hamish is Partner at 1508 London, an interior and architecture design studio that creates exceptional spaces worldwide. Hamish graduated from the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design and has been with 1508 London for 13 years, where he has been a Business Development Manager, Head of Projects, Studio Director, and now currently Partner. Hamish talks about how he got his start in the hospitality design industry, how he began working with big brand names, the challenges that come with design projects, advice for other designers, and more. Connect with Steve on LinkedIn Check out Steve's new Wednesday morning live show - Good Morning Hospitality! RealTime Reservation Offer This episode is brought to you by our podcast partners at RealTime Reservation. Their inventory management system is best in class for hotels and resorts to manage their non-room inventory. The web-based application allows for creative upselling of overnight and daytime visitors with add-ons and pre-planned packages. Hotel guests and non-guests can reserve cabanas, pool chairs, activities, amenities, excursions, events, day passes, and much more. To learn more check them out here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Water is fundamental to life. Water affects us all. But do we talk about water enough to raise awareness of its value? What do we do to accelerate change to solve the water crisis? Are we aware of the various connections that make the water crisis a wicked problem? I am speaking to David Hannah, Professor of Hydrology and UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences at the University of Birmingham. David explains the kind of work he does as a water scientist, we speak about water cycle diagrams and the human impact on the water cycle. We consider how the language we use to talk about water relates to our perception of reality, and how it can help us to become more hopeful. Oh … and there'll be polar bears, too! David Hannah is the Director of the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action. He is included in the Reuters list of top 1000 climate scientists.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaela-mahlberg/message

On this episode of Build Better Brands, Danielle Clarke is joined by Mike Villiers-Stuart, course director at Birmingham City University. He has worked in the creative industry for over 30 years running digital marketing and creative teams for global brands, including the BBC and ITV.KEY TAKEAWAYSFamiliarity is really, really important for brands. If I had to refine it down to one other word it would be ownership. Those are two very powerful words, and that kind of sums it all up really. Literally branding is ownership, right from branding cattle so it couldn't be stolen. Fundamental mark making is super important, like the red tab on the back of your Levi's 501s.When you're looking after a brand, or starting one from scratch, it's important to know where it's come from. You've got to know what your product is and what its purpose is. Is there something special in the market or are you competing with lots of other brands? When you identify these things, you start to locate your brand amongst other brands where people are looking. You've got to position yourself in that competing market, so you have to find something to mark yourself out with which sets you apart as different.After you've found the core of your brand, you then need to ask who's interested in it? Who's going to buy it? Who's going to invest in your brand and believe you? Once you've identified your target market, you'll have a pretty good idea of who you're trying to reach and convert. Now you've got a brand and an audience that you understand and the next trick is to find the shared values between the two – what have I got that they want – and in the middle is the zone where you're doing it right.Designers say you're taking away the creativity when you say you want to protect the integrity of a shape/logo. But, it's not. Your job is to find ways to creatively articulate that message. It's about preserving the integrity of the shape and being creative around it. So, again, you need to understand the product, the market and how the product differentiates itself from other products in the market, that's where you find the creativity and make the difference.BEST MOMENTS‘What's the secret ingredient that you've got that makes you stand out? That secret ingredient is frequently called your “unique sales proposition”. Once you've identified it, that's the very core of your brand.'‘Emotionally charged moments between a customer and a product make superb pieces of content for marketing campaigns because it celebrates the values of the brand at the very core of the brand and it celebrates what's important to the user at the heart of their own experience.'‘The iconic shape of the 2 for BBC 2 and you own that as a brand guardian, it's a beautiful thing to work with. I work with that shape to protect the integrity of that shape.'‘You don't need to put badges on it, you don't need to put wheels on it, you don't need to turn it into anything that it isn't, just go with the integrity of the shape (logo) because that's what people recognise and buy in to, that's the shorthand that everybody recognises without even having to read it, they see it and they know what it means.'ABOUT THE GUESTMike Villiers-Stuart: I'm a university lecturer in the Birmingham Institute of Creative Arts where I work with talented colleagues in teaching bright, hard-working students of design, advertising and digital marketing communications.This follows 30 years in broadcasting where I worked with gifted and fun teams of professional creatives at the BBC, ITV, Al Jazeera and many more international TV, media and advertising agencies around the world to deliver fab briefs, get results and win awards.Now I'm standing on the shoulders of giants and sharing the view... with inspirational colleagues and students at Birmingham City University.Email: mikev-s@virginmedia.com PODCAST DESCRIPTIONThe Build Better Brands podcast is to inspire small business owners and help them realise that they don't have to be Nike to have a great brand, and the sooner they start to focus on making it better, the sooner they can improve their lives and the lives of others.On the show I'll be talking to business owners that have built brands from the ground up. Branding is how you present your best self to your audience consistently. And if they can do it, so can you!ABOUT THE HOST - DANIELLE CLARKEDanielle Clarke is a Brand and Marketing Consultant, University Lecturer and Business Owner. She spends her time consulting and working with business owners to help them attract and retain their best customers.WORK WITH DANIELLE TO HELP BUILD THE BRANDING AND MARKETING STRATEGIES YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS TO GROW: https://calendly.com/hello-danielle-clarke-creative/free-15-min-discovery-call CONNECT WITH DANIELLE ON LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-clarke-creative-brand-designer-marketing-consultant SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/danielleclarke This show was brought to you by Progressive Media Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we are joined by Dr Emma Ferranti and Prof. Rob Mackenzie from the University of Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFOR), where we talk about the role and importance of trees and plants in tackling the climate crisis and explore their experiments looking at how plants are responding to an artificial atmosphere based on what we think our woodlands will face in the future. A huge thank you to the sponsor of this episode: Beans Accountants: Beans Accounting and Business Support (beansuk.com) Our kind supporters: The Birmingham Botanical Gardens: https://lnkd.in/gyFwj5b8 and, Gillian Goodson Designs: https://lnkd.in/gDQwz-As Finally, this episode is powered by: ND Landscape Architects Ltd: https://ndla.co.uk/ and, Monsterdon LTD: https://monsterdon.com/ #tree #trees #woodland #forest #forestry #arboriculture #climate #science #research #landscape #co2 #landscapearchitecture #urbandesign #agroforestry #ecology #carbon climatechange #nature #science #chemistry #future #sustainable #podcast #atmosphere #sustainability #wood #timber #timberframe #plants #climatecrisis

Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas. TW: Reproductive Rights, mention of generational, family and collective traumaEpisode summary: Johanna purchases candy. Sarah sustains. They both discuss recent news about reproductive rights and the history of psychodrama and experiential family therapy. Guest, Karen Carnabucci, talks about psychodrama, tarot, family constellation therapy and so much more!Guest Bio: Karen Carnabucci, MSS, LCSW, TEP, has a lot of letters after her name! She is a licensed clinical social worker; a nationally board-certified trainer, educator and practitioner in psychodrama, sociometry and group psychotherapy and the founder of the Lancaster School of Psychodrama and Experiential Psychotherapies in Lancaster, Pa.She also practices and teaches Family and Systemic Constellations and most recently was part of the team organizing the 2022 national conference of the American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama. Professionally she enjoys mentoring younger helping and healing professionals and passing on knowledge she has learned from her own mentors and teachers.She's also a career changer, author, Tarot teacher, gardener, and yard sale and thrifting enthusiast, and is interested in creativity and cute cat videos.Sources for today's History Lesson: “A brief history of psychodrama” from Birmingham Institute for Psychodrama; psychologytoday.com; wikipedia.org; American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama; carlwhitakerhome.wordpress.comResources: Abortion Resources; asgpp.org; psychodramacertification.org; Karen's Youtube Channel; realtruekaren.comQuestions/comments/concerns? Want to be interviewed on TND podcast? Email us at therapistsnextdoor@gmail.com.Follow us: IG: @tndpodTwitter: @tndpod1Do you want bonus features, including episodes, the ability to vote on what questions we ask our guests and ad-free episodes (fingers crossed)? Do you want to help support us as we demystify and destigmatize mental health? Visit our Patreon: patreon.com/tndpodcastOr visit our website: Tndpodcast.comWhere can you find Sarah and Johanna:Sarah: website; blog; etsy shop; instagramJohanna: website; instagram

Emma Talbot selected What is Love (2013) by Huma Bhabha when asked to pick a work from the David and Indrė Roberts Collection to discuss in relation to her own practice.Bhabha’s painted sculpture, which could just as easily be an alien from the future or symbol of an ancient past, forms the basis of a discussion about time travel and the way both artists imbued their works with with feeling and tie the personal up with events in the wider world.What is Love (2013) is a totemic representation of a body, at a towering 2 meters high and 30 centimeters deep. It is carved from cork from the torso down and the head and shoulders are made from small squares of Styrofoam that have a greenish hue.Emma Talbot lives and works in London and works primarily in drawing, painting and installation. She studied at the Birmingham Institute of Art & Design and the Royal College of Art, where she is now also a painting Tutor. In March 2020 she won the eighth Max Mara Art Prize for Women, which will result in a solo exhibition at The Whitechapel Gallery in London and Collezione Maramotti in Italy, both in 2022. Have questions, comments or want to see more of what DRAF does? Reach us via davidrobertsartfoundation.com, @draf_art and subscribe to our newsletter!

Birmingham is one of only fifty-nine cities around the globe to be awarded the status of 'Tree City of the World'. This is an international framework for a healthy, sustainable urban forestry programme, an award that's all down to the passion of Birmingham's citizens for trees. Helen Mark meets tree planters young and old from near and far; tree wardens, who are kind of like traffic wardens, but for trees (and just as fierce: really, don't mess with their trees); an academic who runs the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (he really loves trees) and an arboriculturalist who gets to work at 6.30 every morning in his mission to extend Birmingham's canopy cover. Helen finds out why the city's tree-focussed ambitions go well beyond just planting trees. All these people know you have to take care of trees for their whole life, not just plonk them in the ground. They also know that urban trees suffer more than those planted in the countryside, so they need extra tenderness. Helen also finds herself in a once-famous garden that has re-wilded itself. Once the immaculate BBC show garden of TV gardener Percy Thrower, this patch of tree-laden wilderness-heaven is in a secret corner of Birmingham's Botanical Gardens. She thinks on the whole, he'd approve of the trees. Although maybe not the weeds. Recorded in early March. Producer...Mary Ward-Lowery

Welcome to Season 2 of SoundCheck! We caught up with Frank Turner at the Birmingham Institute on his 2018 tour with Hardcore outfit, Möngöl Hörde. Frank joined us after DJing in Manchester and talked us through his extensive career as a musician, the highs and lows of a career in the industry and racist bassists.

How do plants and forest work within the carbon cycle? We discuss exciting new research from the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) with Professor Rob MacKenzie and Professor Jeremy Pritchard.

After a brief hiatus, Re:Sleeves returns with a show recorded at the new Birmingham Institute of Art & Design building in Birmingham UK. Special guest, sculptor Ana Rutter joins regular hosts Ben Waddington and Robert Sharl to talk about the David Bowie is exhibition at the V&A Museum. As the exhibition's London run draws to a close Ana talks about constructing a specially-commissioned artwork for the show, and we consider how Bowie's history tracks the cultural shifts in popular music during the late twentieth century.

In a special episode, Kyle Jobson introduces the series of three films that begin screening at Birmingham Institute of Art & Design this week.