Culture and Communities

Research talk by Dr David Sorfa: 'Can We Take Existentialism Seriously? Tony Hancock and The Rebel (1961)'
Nov 2, 2022

Location Merchiston Campus, E14

Description Hosted by the Centre for Arts, Media and Culture, guest speaker Dr David Sorfa (University of Edinburgh) will be presenting on film-philosophy and the parodic presentation of Existentialism in Robin Day's 1961 comedy The Rebel.

People Anne Schwan
Calum Neill

Location	Merchiston Campus, E14
Description	Hosted by the Centre for Arts, Media and Culture, guest speaker Dr David Sorfa (University of Edinburgh) will be presenting on film-philosophy and the parodic presentation of Existentialism in Robin Day's 1961 comedy The Rebel.
People	Anne Schwan Calum Neill

Research Talk by Dr Arianna Introna, ‘Crip Enchantments: Autonomist Narratives of Disability in Scottish Writing and Culture’
Oct 12, 2022

Location Merchiston Campus E14

Description This research talk by guest speaker Dr Arianna Introna is hosted by the Centre for Arts, Media and Culture (CAMC). All welcome.
Organiser: Prof. Anne Schwan. Chair: Dr. Scott Lyall.

People Anne Schwan
Scott Lyall

Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries

Location	Merchiston Campus E14
Description	This research talk by guest speaker Dr Arianna Introna is hosted by the Centre for Arts, Media and Culture (CAMC). All welcome. Organiser: Prof. Anne Schwan. Chair: Dr. Scott Lyall.
People	Anne Schwan Scott Lyall
Org Units	School of Arts and Creative Industries

Lions' Gate Open Day
Sep 24, 2022

Location Lions' Gate Garden, Merchiston Campus

Description Lions' Gate Garden free event as part of the Climate Fringe and the Great Big Green Week, supported by the Permaculture Association.

At 3.30pm influential, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at Aberdeen University Tim Ingold, presented his latest work ‘Generation Now‘ from our Storytelling Chair.

Tim has made a huge impact on design philosophy, and was a favourite of Edinburgh Napier’s late, great Prof. David Benyon, whose own design work on Blended Spaces has fundamentally informed The Lions’ Gate.

Other wholesome and life-affirming activities of the day included:

Holistic Therapies by Emma J @ Blue Butterfly Therapies
Student exhibits from the School of Arts and Creative Industries
Campus-grown food
Cocktails and drinks
Music, including DJ Someone’s Dad and Blue Heron
Garden tours

All 100 Eventbrite tickets were used.

A blog post on the event is available here:
https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/thelionsgate/thinking-back-on-the-lions-gate-open-day/

People Callum Egan

Org Units School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

URL https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/thelionsgate/thinking-back-on-the-lions-gate-open-day/

Location	Lions' Gate Garden, Merchiston Campus
Description	Lions' Gate Garden free event as part of the Climate Fringe and the Great Big Green Week, supported by the Permaculture Association. At 3.30pm influential, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at Aberdeen University Tim Ingold, presented his latest work ‘Generation Now‘ from our Storytelling Chair. Tim has made a huge impact on design philosophy, and was a favourite of Edinburgh Napier’s late, great Prof. David Benyon, whose own design work on Blended Spaces has fundamentally informed The Lions’ Gate. Other wholesome and life-affirming activities of the day included: Holistic Therapies by Emma J @ Blue Butterfly Therapies Student exhibits from the School of Arts and Creative Industries Campus-grown food Cocktails and drinks Music, including DJ Someone’s Dad and Blue Heron Garden tours All 100 Eventbrite tickets were used. A blog post on the event is available here: https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/thelionsgate/thinking-back-on-the-lions-gate-open-day/
People	Callum Egan
Org Units	School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
URL	https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/thelionsgate/thinking-back-on-the-lions-gate-open-day/

Why Public Libraries? An Art Exhibition for Refugee Festival Scotland 2022
Jun 17, 2022

Location Wester Hailes Public Library, Edinburgh.

Description This project was part of a larger PhD study about the relationship between culture and public library use. This portion of the project was used creative research methods and co-production techniques to develop the exhibition's content. The exhibition had the goal of showcasing refugee and asylum seeker perspectives of the public library. The end product sparked conversation and understanding among community members, emphasising the importance of public libraries.

People Rachel Salzano

Location	Wester Hailes Public Library, Edinburgh.
Description	This project was part of a larger PhD study about the relationship between culture and public library use. This portion of the project was used creative research methods and co-production techniques to develop the exhibition's content. The exhibition had the goal of showcasing refugee and asylum seeker perspectives of the public library. The end product sparked conversation and understanding among community members, emphasising the importance of public libraries.
People	Rachel Salzano

Hasten Slowly
Aug 26, 2021

Location The Lions' Gate Garden: ENU, 10 Colinton Road, EH10 5DT

Description Over 30 attendees ate, drank, blethered, engaged, questioned, laughed, listened, chilled-out, and learnt a thing or two about what living sustainably actually is.
We unveiled our interactive storytelling chair and memorial to Professor David Benyon, crafted by Neil Fyffe (https://www.facebook.com/Neil-Fyffes-Workshop-1405191703026383). Brian Davison demonstrated an environmental sensor network developed in collaboration with students. Kris Plum exhibited an interactive plastics-recycling bin. Aisling Murphy delved into the wildlife and plants of The Lions' Gate and demonstrated Shona Burns' interactive Lions' Gate audio tour. Graham Bell talked eloquently of the history of Hasten Slowly (Festina Lente), the impact of climate collapse, and shared insights into how to live sustainably. Participants added their wishes to our COP26 Wishing Tree on tags with seeds embedded in them, that we'll plant up as a COP26 garden. Juliete, Sally and Zhoa served up - herb teas, courgette cake and pizzas. Allan MacMillan provided soothing background to it all with delightful acoustic guitar work.
We kept the door to the library open, and inside was a wee chill-out area next to our book case.

People Callum Egan

Org Units School of Computing
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

URL https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/thelionsgate/

Location	The Lions' Gate Garden: ENU, 10 Colinton Road, EH10 5DT
Description	Over 30 attendees ate, drank, blethered, engaged, questioned, laughed, listened, chilled-out, and learnt a thing or two about what living sustainably actually is. We unveiled our interactive storytelling chair and memorial to Professor David Benyon, crafted by Neil Fyffe (https://www.facebook.com/Neil-Fyffes-Workshop-1405191703026383). Brian Davison demonstrated an environmental sensor network developed in collaboration with students. Kris Plum exhibited an interactive plastics-recycling bin. Aisling Murphy delved into the wildlife and plants of The Lions' Gate and demonstrated Shona Burns' interactive Lions' Gate audio tour. Graham Bell talked eloquently of the history of Hasten Slowly (Festina Lente), the impact of climate collapse, and shared insights into how to live sustainably. Participants added their wishes to our COP26 Wishing Tree on tags with seeds embedded in them, that we'll plant up as a COP26 garden. Juliete, Sally and Zhoa served up - herb teas, courgette cake and pizzas. Allan MacMillan provided soothing background to it all with delightful acoustic guitar work. We kept the door to the library open, and inside was a wee chill-out area next to our book case.
People	Callum Egan
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
URL	https://blogs.napier.ac.uk/thelionsgate/

Zero Waste Scotland Circular Economy Masterclasses
Feb 1, 2021

Description A Series of Masterclasses focused on developing the Circular Economy with the construction industry and public sector operated with Xavier Pierron. Developed with and funded by Zero Waste Scotland

People Chris Cramphorn
Xavier Pierron

Org Units Business School

URL https://twitter.com/ZeroWasteScot/status/1387406638760484866?msclkid=16339593bf0111ec996ccc23ccdbb35d

Description	A Series of Masterclasses focused on developing the Circular Economy with the construction industry and public sector operated with Xavier Pierron. Developed with and funded by Zero Waste Scotland
People	Chris Cramphorn Xavier Pierron
Org Units	Business School
URL	https://twitter.com/ZeroWasteScot/status/1387406638760484866?msclkid=16339593bf0111ec996ccc23ccdbb35d

BRT Bright Red Sparks Awards
Apr 14, 2020

Location Facebook Live Award Ceremony

Description The Bright Red Sparks competition provides an opportunity for Edinburgh Napier students, staff, and alumni to showcase their entrepreneurial success with a chance to win cash prizes and in-kind support to further develop themselves, their ideas, and their business. With six categories to enter, there is something for everyone – individuals and businesses alike

Finalist for Enterprise Educators - Award announcements held via FaceBook Live Event .

https://www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/news/brightredsparkswinners2020

The winners were then announced also on the napier site:
https://www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/news/brightredsparkswinners2020

People Rosemary Allford
Chris Cramphorn

Org Units University
Business School

URL https://www.facebook.com/BrightRTriangle/photos/p.3249093658468085/3249093658468085/?type=1&theater

Location	Facebook Live Award Ceremony
Description	The Bright Red Sparks competition provides an opportunity for Edinburgh Napier students, staff, and alumni to showcase their entrepreneurial success with a chance to win cash prizes and in-kind support to further develop themselves, their ideas, and their business. With six categories to enter, there is something for everyone – individuals and businesses alike Finalist for Enterprise Educators - Award announcements held via FaceBook Live Event . https://www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/news/brightredsparkswinners2020 The winners were then announced also on the napier site: https://www.napier.ac.uk/about-us/news/brightredsparkswinners2020
People	Rosemary Allford Chris Cramphorn
Org Units	University Business School
URL	https://www.facebook.com/BrightRTriangle/photos/p.3249093658468085/3249093658468085/?type=1&theater

Circular Economy Masterclass: Turning Liabilities into Assets
Dec 12, 2019

Description Masterclass Details
Using a value regeneration approach, we will be examining how we can redevelop value at different elements including financial, materials, customer, carbon, water and other areas. The aim is to develop opportunities for business while regenerating environmental, economic, and societal value within ecosystems.

We focus on using cases to demonstrate the “Circular Systems: Assets & Liabilities Transformation“(CSALT) methodology in action to build your skills, knowledge, and understanding. We will then apply the CSALT methodology to a real-world problem within the university. Students and staff will work together to identify solutions to a problem and suggest a strategy to take forward for the university

People Chris Cramphorn
Xavier Pierron

Description	Masterclass Details Using a value regeneration approach, we will be examining how we can redevelop value at different elements including financial, materials, customer, carbon, water and other areas. The aim is to develop opportunities for business while regenerating environmental, economic, and societal value within ecosystems. We focus on using cases to demonstrate the “Circular Systems: Assets & Liabilities Transformation“(CSALT) methodology in action to build your skills, knowledge, and understanding. We will then apply the CSALT methodology to a real-world problem within the university. Students and staff will work together to identify solutions to a problem and suggest a strategy to take forward for the university
People	Chris Cramphorn Xavier Pierron

Tourism Subject Area Awards Luncheon
Nov 28, 2019

Location Craiglockhart Campus

Description Every autumn, the Tourism subject area holds its annual Awards Luncheon, to celebrate the achievements of students from the preceding academic session. In 2019 the ceremony was chaired by David Jarman, in support of Michael Herriott as the overall coordinator. Ivana Rihova also played a coordinating role, both before and during the ceremony. A number of external partners are invited to attend each year, often in support of prizes and awards that they sponsor. These range from longstanding partners in the hospitality, tourism and events sectors, to public sector organisation at local and national levels of government.

People David Jarman
Ivana Rihova

Org Units Business School

Location	Craiglockhart Campus
Description	Every autumn, the Tourism subject area holds its annual Awards Luncheon, to celebrate the achievements of students from the preceding academic session. In 2019 the ceremony was chaired by David Jarman, in support of Michael Herriott as the overall coordinator. Ivana Rihova also played a coordinating role, both before and during the ceremony. A number of external partners are invited to attend each year, often in support of prizes and awards that they sponsor. These range from longstanding partners in the hospitality, tourism and events sectors, to public sector organisation at local and national levels of government.
People	David Jarman Ivana Rihova
Org Units	Business School

Researching Graduate Apprenticeships
Jun 6, 2019

Location Merchiston Campus

Description SICS-sponsored workshop to:
1. Establish the current state of play for research into Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland and share initial findings.
2. Discuss what research is needed and what data is available.
3. Organise collaborations and joint dissemination.

People Ella Taylor-Smith
Sally Smith
Khristin Fabian
Debbie Meharg

Org Units School of Computing
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

URL https://www.eventbrite.com/e/researching-graduate-apprenticeships-tickets-61223147081#

Location	Merchiston Campus
Description	SICS-sponsored workshop to: 1. Establish the current state of play for research into Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland and share initial findings. 2. Discuss what research is needed and what data is available. 3. Organise collaborations and joint dissemination.
People	Ella Taylor-Smith Sally Smith Khristin Fabian Debbie Meharg
Org Units	School of Computing School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
URL	https://www.eventbrite.com/e/researching-graduate-apprenticeships-tickets-61223147081#

beX Learning Week 2019
Feb 18, 2019

Location Edinburgh, Glasgow, Falkland, Boat of Garten and Alness

Description The following activities will take place over the course of the learning week:
- Visiting CCG(OSM) one of the most advanced offsite construction fabricators in the UK. For those that don’t know CCG they were a delivery partners in the Commonwealth Games Athletes Village and recently constructed the tallest timber building in Scotland from Cross Laminated Timber. CCG invested £12M setting up this state of the art facility and they will provide us with an in-depth insight in to their operations including an access all areas factory and site tour. You’ll get the chance to meet and hear from Calum Murray a director of CCG, the Structural Timber Association and Offsite Solutions Scotland.

- Mass Timber Evening Seminar introduction the topic of mass timber construction including a series of case study talks from the Centre for Offsite Construction + Innovative Structures. Case studies will include the American Hardwood Export Council "Multi-Ply" Project, Carbon Dynamic Dyson Project and CCG Yoker Project.

- The Falkland Palace (a former Scottish royal palace) and Estate tour with follow on collaborative workshop with the GSD students. Ninian Stewart who is the Hereditary Keeper of Falkland Palace and co-founder of the Falkland Centre for Stewardship and Guy Wat from the Scottish Forest and Timber Technologies Industry Leadership Group will host us for the day. This visit provides a unique opportunity to understand the modern day challenges of running a sustainable estate as well as an in-depth insight into their current project portfolio of investment including the creation of a sustainable community of off-grid ‘tiny houses’ utilising a design for manufacture and assembly and disassembly approach (DfMA+D).

- BSW Saw Mill and Carbon Dynamic tours. BSW were founded in 1848 and are the largest saw miller operator in the UK with additional facilities in Eastern Europe. Dave Mills their head of production at Boat of Garten will host and provide an in-depth insight in to how logs are felled, selected, processed and graded for structural applications. Carbon Dynamic is a modular construction start-up, this visit will demonstrate how volumetric construction components are formed and as well as showcase how cutting edge technologies such as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are being utilised in the construction sector.

- Mutual Placemaking Workshop. This final day collaboration will see Edinburgh Napier University beX and Harvard GSD students collaborate via a design thinking workshop. The knowledge and understanding derived from the week will be combined with an interdisciplinary approach to determine sustainable solutions for an actual vacant site in the centre of Edinburgh. This material will be captured such that it can be showcased at the Holz Forum UK exhibition on the 9th and 10th of May. This workshop is strategic and linked to the Scottish Government backed Task Force for Vacant and Derelict land being led by the Scottish Land Commission and Scottish Environmental Protection Agency.

People Robert Hairstans
Wojciech Plowas
Andrew Livingstone

Org Units School of Engineering and The Built Environment
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

URL www.napier.ac.uk/beX

Location	Edinburgh, Glasgow, Falkland, Boat of Garten and Alness
Description	The following activities will take place over the course of the learning week: - Visiting CCG(OSM) one of the most advanced offsite construction fabricators in the UK. For those that don’t know CCG they were a delivery partners in the Commonwealth Games Athletes Village and recently constructed the tallest timber building in Scotland from Cross Laminated Timber. CCG invested £12M setting up this state of the art facility and they will provide us with an in-depth insight in to their operations including an access all areas factory and site tour. You’ll get the chance to meet and hear from Calum Murray a director of CCG, the Structural Timber Association and Offsite Solutions Scotland. - Mass Timber Evening Seminar introduction the topic of mass timber construction including a series of case study talks from the Centre for Offsite Construction + Innovative Structures. Case studies will include the American Hardwood Export Council "Multi-Ply" Project, Carbon Dynamic Dyson Project and CCG Yoker Project. - The Falkland Palace (a former Scottish royal palace) and Estate tour with follow on collaborative workshop with the GSD students. Ninian Stewart who is the Hereditary Keeper of Falkland Palace and co-founder of the Falkland Centre for Stewardship and Guy Wat from the Scottish Forest and Timber Technologies Industry Leadership Group will host us for the day. This visit provides a unique opportunity to understand the modern day challenges of running a sustainable estate as well as an in-depth insight into their current project portfolio of investment including the creation of a sustainable community of off-grid ‘tiny houses’ utilising a design for manufacture and assembly and disassembly approach (DfMA+D). - BSW Saw Mill and Carbon Dynamic tours. BSW were founded in 1848 and are the largest saw miller operator in the UK with additional facilities in Eastern Europe. Dave Mills their head of production at Boat of Garten will host and provide an in-depth insight in to how logs are felled, selected, processed and graded for structural applications. Carbon Dynamic is a modular construction start-up, this visit will demonstrate how volumetric construction components are formed and as well as showcase how cutting edge technologies such as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are being utilised in the construction sector. - Mutual Placemaking Workshop. This final day collaboration will see Edinburgh Napier University beX and Harvard GSD students collaborate via a design thinking workshop. The knowledge and understanding derived from the week will be combined with an interdisciplinary approach to determine sustainable solutions for an actual vacant site in the centre of Edinburgh. This material will be captured such that it can be showcased at the Holz Forum UK exhibition on the 9th and 10th of May. This workshop is strategic and linked to the Scottish Government backed Task Force for Vacant and Derelict land being led by the Scottish Land Commission and Scottish Environmental Protection Agency.
People	Robert Hairstans Wojciech Plowas Andrew Livingstone
Org Units	School of Engineering and The Built Environment School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
URL	www.napier.ac.uk/beX

Timber research update seminar 2018
Jun 6, 2018

Location Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
3 Watt Place, Hamilton International Technology Park
Blantyre, G72 0AG

Description A seminar to update you on the latest research on timber. The session is open to all and will include summaries on a recently completed PhD project at Edinburgh Napier University looking at properties of minor conifer species. This will be combined with ongoing research from Forest Research and Surrey University (modelling moisture movement in wood), and the very latest research from Edinburgh Napier University. We’ll still have time to fit in the latest news on ongoing research with NUI Galway (including new machine grading settings for Douglas-fir).

The afternoon session will give further updates of the work being carried out at Edinburgh Napier University, the latest research from the timber properties group at Forest Research, and go into the latest developments in standardisation, and set the agenda for research going forward. If you want to know what’s coming before it comes, this is your opportunity.

Free, but places are limited so please book tickets first at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sirt-research-seminar-tickets-45888618092

People Dan Ridley-Ellis
Steven Adams
Stefan Lehneke

Org Units School of Engineering and The Built Environment
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

URL http://blogs.napier.ac.uk/cwst/event/sirt-seminar-2018/

Location	Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) 3 Watt Place, Hamilton International Technology Park Blantyre, G72 0AG
Description	A seminar to update you on the latest research on timber. The session is open to all and will include summaries on a recently completed PhD project at Edinburgh Napier University looking at properties of minor conifer species. This will be combined with ongoing research from Forest Research and Surrey University (modelling moisture movement in wood), and the very latest research from Edinburgh Napier University. We’ll still have time to fit in the latest news on ongoing research with NUI Galway (including new machine grading settings for Douglas-fir). The afternoon session will give further updates of the work being carried out at Edinburgh Napier University, the latest research from the timber properties group at Forest Research, and go into the latest developments in standardisation, and set the agenda for research going forward. If you want to know what’s coming before it comes, this is your opportunity. Free, but places are limited so please book tickets first at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sirt-research-seminar-tickets-45888618092
People	Dan Ridley-Ellis Steven Adams Stefan Lehneke
Org Units	School of Engineering and The Built Environment School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
URL	http://blogs.napier.ac.uk/cwst/event/sirt-seminar-2018/

Pianodrome wood ID workshop
Apr 14, 2018

Location Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh

Description A typical piano contains between 8 and 16 different species of wood - each part is carefully designed to achieve a very specific purpose, with a wood species selected to match. The hammers must be tough, the soundboard should be resonant and the case beautiful. Join Daniel Ridley-Ellis and Stefan Lehneke from the Centre for Wood Technology at Edinburgh Napier University, and Andrew Gibson of the Wood Technology Society, to discover which wood is used for each part of the piano, and how to tell your beech from your birch.

People Dan Ridley-Ellis
Stefan Lehneke

Org Units School of Engineering and The Built Environment
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Location	Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh
Description	A typical piano contains between 8 and 16 different species of wood - each part is carefully designed to achieve a very specific purpose, with a wood species selected to match. The hammers must be tough, the soundboard should be resonant and the case beautiful. Join Daniel Ridley-Ellis and Stefan Lehneke from the Centre for Wood Technology at Edinburgh Napier University, and Andrew Gibson of the Wood Technology Society, to discover which wood is used for each part of the piano, and how to tell your beech from your birch.
People	Dan Ridley-Ellis Stefan Lehneke
Org Units	School of Engineering and The Built Environment School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

British Timber Seminar
Nov 29, 2017

Location IOM3 London
297 Euston Road
London, NW1 3AQ United Kingdom

Description Join this group of true wood enthusiasts for an entertaining and informative programme of short talks for the British forestry and timber community. The event will showcase some of the new products and progress in British timber and wood science, and its relevance to the industry today.

There will be opportunity to ask questions, network and discuss with others in the trade, consultants and specialists.

Refreshments from 16.30 pm

17.00 Home-grown timber now and in the future

Dan Ridley-Ellis, Edinburgh Napier University

17.30 New products from UK timbers

Morwenna Spear, Bangor University

18.00 Wood composites – microscopic to macroscopic

Martin Ansell, University of Bath

The Wood Technology Society is part of The Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (IOM3). This free event is being held in ‘The Mine’, at the IOM3 headquarters, conveniently situated next to Warren Street tube station.

The Wood Technology Society, formerly the Institute of Wood Science (IWSc). Our purpose is to advance and encourage the scientific, technical, practical and general knowledge of timber and wood based materials.

People Dan Ridley-Ellis

Org Units School of Engineering and The Built Environment
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

URL http://www.iom3.org/wood-technology-society/

Location	IOM3 London 297 Euston Road London, NW1 3AQ United Kingdom
Description	Join this group of true wood enthusiasts for an entertaining and informative programme of short talks for the British forestry and timber community. The event will showcase some of the new products and progress in British timber and wood science, and its relevance to the industry today. There will be opportunity to ask questions, network and discuss with others in the trade, consultants and specialists. Refreshments from 16.30 pm 17.00 Home-grown timber now and in the future Dan Ridley-Ellis, Edinburgh Napier University 17.30 New products from UK timbers Morwenna Spear, Bangor University 18.00 Wood composites – microscopic to macroscopic Martin Ansell, University of Bath The Wood Technology Society is part of The Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (IOM3). This free event is being held in ‘The Mine’, at the IOM3 headquarters, conveniently situated next to Warren Street tube station. The Wood Technology Society, formerly the Institute of Wood Science (IWSc). Our purpose is to advance and encourage the scientific, technical, practical and general knowledge of timber and wood based materials.
People	Dan Ridley-Ellis
Org Units	School of Engineering and The Built Environment School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
URL	http://www.iom3.org/wood-technology-society/

SIRT research update
Nov 17, 2017

Location Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)
Watt Pl Blantyre
Glasgow, G72 0AG United Kingdom

Description On Friday 17th November we will be holding a seminar to update you on the latest research on timber. The morning session is open to all and will include summaries on two recently completed PhD projects at University of Glasgow (managing twist and other drying distortion, and understanding moisture variation in trees and roundwood). This will be combined with ongoing research from Forest Research and Surrey University (modelling moisture movement in wood, and moisture cracking of trees), and – of course – the very latest research from Edinburgh Napier University on grading settings, and alternative conifer species – both material properties and the results of our recent survey of sawmillers’ experience. We’ll still have time to fit in the latest news on what we are planning to do with NUI Galway (including new machine grading settings for Douglas-fir) and an update from Andrew Gibson on the Modern Apprenticeship Framework in Wood and Timber Industries Level 2.

People Dan Ridley-Ellis

Org Units School of Engineering and The Built Environment
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

URL http://blogs.napier.ac.uk/cwst/event/sirt-seminar/

Location	Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) Watt Pl Blantyre Glasgow, G72 0AG United Kingdom
Description	On Friday 17th November we will be holding a seminar to update you on the latest research on timber. The morning session is open to all and will include summaries on two recently completed PhD projects at University of Glasgow (managing twist and other drying distortion, and understanding moisture variation in trees and roundwood). This will be combined with ongoing research from Forest Research and Surrey University (modelling moisture movement in wood, and moisture cracking of trees), and – of course – the very latest research from Edinburgh Napier University on grading settings, and alternative conifer species – both material properties and the results of our recent survey of sawmillers’ experience. We’ll still have time to fit in the latest news on what we are planning to do with NUI Galway (including new machine grading settings for Douglas-fir) and an update from Andrew Gibson on the Modern Apprenticeship Framework in Wood and Timber Industries Level 2.
People	Dan Ridley-Ellis
Org Units	School of Engineering and The Built Environment School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
URL	http://blogs.napier.ac.uk/cwst/event/sirt-seminar/

Edinburgh Napier Music Research Seminar Series
Oct 19, 2017

Location Room A17 Merchiston Campus.

Description On 19th October, Dr Bill Bruford (Earthworks, King Crimson, Yes) will be coming to Edinburgh Napier University to deliver a guest lecture as part of our Music Research Seminar Series. His lecture, Give the drummer some: Distributed creativity in popular music performance, focuses on the relationship between creativity and popular music instrumental performance. Other lectures on the night come from two staff from the Tomlin Centre for Music at Edinburgh Napier. Dr Katrina Burton will be presenting on her research and professional practice that explores the links between composition, architecture and site-specific performance. Dave Hook will be presenting on his recent PhD submission: An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: identity, locality, outsiderdom and social commentary.

This event is a research seminar and therefore we respectfully ask that questions are related to the content of the presentations only, not the wider careers of our presenters (unless relevant).

Tickets for this event are free, but limited to 125, so book now to avoid disappointment!

People Bryden Stillie

Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries

URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ZQ7xguZIM&list=PLvXwKcxT9seMH0la897SMeqp6ak5Jgy2k&index=6

Location	Room A17 Merchiston Campus.
Description	On 19th October, Dr Bill Bruford (Earthworks, King Crimson, Yes) will be coming to Edinburgh Napier University to deliver a guest lecture as part of our Music Research Seminar Series. His lecture, Give the drummer some: Distributed creativity in popular music performance, focuses on the relationship between creativity and popular music instrumental performance. Other lectures on the night come from two staff from the Tomlin Centre for Music at Edinburgh Napier. Dr Katrina Burton will be presenting on her research and professional practice that explores the links between composition, architecture and site-specific performance. Dave Hook will be presenting on his recent PhD submission: An autoethnography of Scottish hip-hop: identity, locality, outsiderdom and social commentary. This event is a research seminar and therefore we respectfully ask that questions are related to the content of the presentations only, not the wider careers of our presenters (unless relevant). Tickets for this event are free, but limited to 125, so book now to avoid disappointment!
People	Bryden Stillie
Org Units	School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ZQ7xguZIM&list=PLvXwKcxT9seMH0la897SMeqp6ak5Jgy2k&index=6

Universities of Scotland Events Conference, 2017 (USEC2017)
Mar 24, 2017

Location The Business School
Edinburgh Napier University
Craiglockhart Campus
Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1DJ

Description From the online publicity and information pages:

The USEC returns to Edinburgh Napier in 2017! Universities of Scotland Events Conference (USEC) is an annual running event, bringing together Events Management students from across seven Scottish universities. USEC2017 is the fifth edition of the event, and the second time it has been to our Craiglockhart campus. It will take place from 12:00 noon on Friday 24 March, running through the afternoon.

USEC2017 features a sandwich lunch, keynote speakers from the festival and event industries, a choice of workshops, and a closing debate… and it’s FREE to attend.

The conference will be focusing on contemporary issues in the festival and event industries, from employability to sustainability in a challenging environment. We are due to welcome a keynote speaker from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, workshop hosts from the British Arts Festivals Association and Marketing Edinburgh, and a closing debate featuring guests from industry and academia. USEC2017 provides everyone a chance to learn from the professionals and to share opinions in workshop discussions. What’s more, there will be plenty of networking opportunities.

Look out for the Eventbrite sign up, and stay tuned for more details about USEC2017!

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh Napier!

People Ivana Rihova
Jane Ali-Knight
David Jarman
Louise Todd

Org Units Business School

URL http://blogs.napier.ac.uk/festivals/

Location	The Business School Edinburgh Napier University Craiglockhart Campus Colinton Road Edinburgh EH14 1DJ
Description	From the online publicity and information pages: The USEC returns to Edinburgh Napier in 2017! Universities of Scotland Events Conference (USEC) is an annual running event, bringing together Events Management students from across seven Scottish universities. USEC2017 is the fifth edition of the event, and the second time it has been to our Craiglockhart campus. It will take place from 12:00 noon on Friday 24 March, running through the afternoon. USEC2017 features a sandwich lunch, keynote speakers from the festival and event industries, a choice of workshops, and a closing debate… and it’s FREE to attend. The conference will be focusing on contemporary issues in the festival and event industries, from employability to sustainability in a challenging environment. We are due to welcome a keynote speaker from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, workshop hosts from the British Arts Festivals Association and Marketing Edinburgh, and a closing debate featuring guests from industry and academia. USEC2017 provides everyone a chance to learn from the professionals and to share opinions in workshop discussions. What’s more, there will be plenty of networking opportunities. Look out for the Eventbrite sign up, and stay tuned for more details about USEC2017! We are looking forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh Napier!
People	Ivana Rihova Jane Ali-Knight David Jarman Louise Todd
Org Units	Business School
URL	http://blogs.napier.ac.uk/festivals/

Meeting with Bikeplus
Feb 28, 2017

Description Achille met Antonia Roberts, Director of Bikeplus (http://www.carplus.org.uk/projects/bikeplus/), to discuss possible research collaborations.

People Achille Fonzone

Org Units School of Engineering and The Built Environment
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Description	Achille met Antonia Roberts, Director of Bikeplus (http://www.carplus.org.uk/projects/bikeplus/), to discuss possible research collaborations.
People	Achille Fonzone
Org Units	School of Engineering and The Built Environment School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

The Edinburgh Napier Music Research Seminar Series
Feb 3, 2017

Location The Glass Room, Merchiston Campus

Description Gareth Dylan Smith, president of the Association of Popular Music Education, will be sharing his experience of Embodiment and Drumming Eudaimonia as part of a Music Pedagogies and Practice event, at which staff from the music department will also be presenting on their current teaching and practice based research activities. This event will begin at 18:30pm and will finish by 9:00pm. Confirmed presenters from the Music team are: Renee Stefanie, Paul Ferguson, Zack Moir and Bryden Stillie.

The programme for the evening event will be:

18:30 Keynote: Dr Gareth Dylan Smith - “Embodiment and Drumming Eudaimonia”
19:10 Dr Zack Moir and Mr Bryden Stillie - “Haphazard Pathways: Routes to Higher Popular Music Education and Impact on Curricula Design”

19:35: 10 minute break

19:45 Ms Renée Stefanie - “Analogies and Skill Transfers"
20:15 Dr Paul Ferguson , Dr Zack Moir and Dr Gareth Dylan Smith - “Jamming in the 3rd Room: Experiences of remote 'virtual' real-time performance and recording"
20:45 Close

People Bryden Stillie
Zack Moir
Renée Stefanie
Paul Ferguson

Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries

URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IzksvtSov8&list=PLvXwKcxT9seMH0la897SMeqp6ak5Jgy2k&index=3

Location	The Glass Room, Merchiston Campus
Description	Gareth Dylan Smith, president of the Association of Popular Music Education, will be sharing his experience of Embodiment and Drumming Eudaimonia as part of a Music Pedagogies and Practice event, at which staff from the music department will also be presenting on their current teaching and practice based research activities. This event will begin at 18:30pm and will finish by 9:00pm. Confirmed presenters from the Music team are: Renee Stefanie, Paul Ferguson, Zack Moir and Bryden Stillie. The programme for the evening event will be: 18:30 Keynote: Dr Gareth Dylan Smith - “Embodiment and Drumming Eudaimonia” 19:10 Dr Zack Moir and Mr Bryden Stillie - “Haphazard Pathways: Routes to Higher Popular Music Education and Impact on Curricula Design” 19:35: 10 minute break 19:45 Ms Renée Stefanie - “Analogies and Skill Transfers" 20:15 Dr Paul Ferguson , Dr Zack Moir and Dr Gareth Dylan Smith - “Jamming in the 3rd Room: Experiences of remote 'virtual' real-time performance and recording" 20:45 Close
People	Bryden Stillie Zack Moir Renée Stefanie Paul Ferguson
Org Units	School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IzksvtSov8&list=PLvXwKcxT9seMH0la897SMeqp6ak5Jgy2k&index=3

Public transport: from provision to operations
Jan 16, 2017

Location Glassroom, Merchiston Campus, 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5DT.

Description The Transport Research Institute of Edinburgh Napier University is hosting a seminar on public transport, featuring Nigel Wilson- Professor at MIT, George Lowder-CEO of Transport for Edinburgh, and Tom Rye, Jonathan Cowie and Achille Fonzone from Napier. Please find the programme and the topics of the presentations below.

The seminar will take place in the Glassroom of Edinburgh Napier University, 10 Colinton Road, EH10 5DT at 3pm on 16 January 2017. Please confirm your participation by registering at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-transport-from-provision-to-operations-tickets-30218187412.

Programme
15:00 - 15.05: Iain McIntosh, ENU, Welcome.
15.05 - 15.15: George Lowder, TfE, The importance of enhancing public transport for Edinburgh.
15.15 - 16:00: Nigel Wilson, MIT, Using Automated Data Sources to improve the performance of Public Transport Systems: a framework and applications.
16:00 - 16:25: Tom Rye, ENU, Recent TRI research on public transport.
16:25 - 16:50: Achille Fonzone, ENU, Determining Fare Structures - Evidence and recommendations from a qualitative survey among transport authorities.
16:50 - 17:15: Jonathan Cowie, ENU, Consumer Sovereignty in the British rail industry.
17:15 - 18:00: Drinks and nibbles (Apex above the café)

People Achille Fonzone
Jonathan Cowie

Org Units School of Engineering and The Built Environment
School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

Location	Glassroom, Merchiston Campus, 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5DT.
Description	The Transport Research Institute of Edinburgh Napier University is hosting a seminar on public transport, featuring Nigel Wilson- Professor at MIT, George Lowder-CEO of Transport for Edinburgh, and Tom Rye, Jonathan Cowie and Achille Fonzone from Napier. Please find the programme and the topics of the presentations below. The seminar will take place in the Glassroom of Edinburgh Napier University, 10 Colinton Road, EH10 5DT at 3pm on 16 January 2017. Please confirm your participation by registering at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/public-transport-from-provision-to-operations-tickets-30218187412. Programme 15:00 - 15.05: Iain McIntosh, ENU, Welcome. 15.05 - 15.15: George Lowder, TfE, The importance of enhancing public transport for Edinburgh. 15.15 - 16:00: Nigel Wilson, MIT, Using Automated Data Sources to improve the performance of Public Transport Systems: a framework and applications. 16:00 - 16:25: Tom Rye, ENU, Recent TRI research on public transport. 16:25 - 16:50: Achille Fonzone, ENU, Determining Fare Structures - Evidence and recommendations from a qualitative survey among transport authorities. 16:50 - 17:15: Jonathan Cowie, ENU, Consumer Sovereignty in the British rail industry. 17:15 - 18:00: Drinks and nibbles (Apex above the café)
People	Achille Fonzone Jonathan Cowie
Org Units	School of Engineering and The Built Environment School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment

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