Grosseteste speaks in the De artibus liberalibus – On the Liberal Arts of the healing power of music, as part of a psychological study on proportion, harmony and the exercise of will and passion. As part of the workshop in Lincoln (hosted at and by Bishop Grosseteste University) next week, the newly formed ‘Cantus [In]firmus’ willContinue reading “Singing for the Lincolnite”
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The Times Cheltenham Science Festival Programme Online
The Times Cheltenham Science Festival programme has been released online. A tremendous number of events, from Brian Cox, to Dinosaur Wars, Hacking and Big Data, Quantum Technology, and Robert Grosseteste. Tom, Hannah and Giles will be presenting ‘Grosseteste: The Greatest Mind You’ve Never Heard Of‘ (not that this applies to any readers of this blog!)Continue reading “The Times Cheltenham Science Festival Programme Online”
Comparative Cosmologies: Robert Grosseteste and Modern Cosmology
Professor Richard Bower, stalwart of the Ordered Universe project, and a senior member of the Durham Institute of Computational Cosmology, will be delivering a public lecture in the Chapter House, Lincoln Cathedral, at 6.30 pm, on April 9th. Richard’s title: ‘Comparative Cosmologies: Robert Grosseteste and Modern Cosmology‘ reflects the on-going engagement of the Ordered Universe projectContinue reading “Comparative Cosmologies: Robert Grosseteste and Modern Cosmology”
Cheltenham Science Festival 2015: Ordered Universe presents…
It is a real thrill to let you know that the Ordered Universe project was successful in an AHRC open call for the opportunity to present and curate an event at the Cheltenham Science and Literature Festivals. Following an ‘elevator pitch’ and workshop in Swindon, the Ordered Universe was selected to work with the ScienceContinue reading “Cheltenham Science Festival 2015: Ordered Universe presents…”
Guest Blog on AHRC Science in Culture
The Ordered Universe has a guest blog on the AHRC Science in Culture website, on the Being Human Festival, with more reflection on the experience of presenting Grosseteste and his wonderful imagination in a public forum. The Being Human Festival is running again next year: a terrific initiative, and an exciting way to present theContinue reading “Guest Blog on AHRC Science in Culture”
13th Century Science: Doctoral Studentships – Applications Open
13th Century Science – Doctoral Studentships – Deadline 7th April
Ordered Universe and Being Human – On Film
We are delighted with the new short film of the Ordered Universe team in action at last year’s Being Human, Festival of Humanities. Our ‘Dark Ages to Dark Matter‘ day took the participants through the research experience of encountering Grosseteste, piecing together his chronology, crucially sharing a collaborative reading experience, re-creating some of the experimentsContinue reading “Ordered Universe and Being Human – On Film”
Liberal Arts
The next Ordered Universe symposium will take place at Bishop Grosseteste University, in Lincoln, 8th-10th April, 2015. Jack Cunningham and his team at BGU will be taking the helm for the symposium, dedicated to the two earliest of Grosseteste’s works, a second series of sessions on the De generatione sonorum, On the Generation of Sounds, and a firstContinue reading “Liberal Arts”
Seminar Today in Durham: Richard Bower at the IAS
Richard Bower, one of the core research team members of the Ordered Universe project will be giving a lunchtime seminar today at the Durham University Institute of Advanced Study (1-2 pm in the Seminar Room) Richard is currently a Christopherson Knott Fellow at the Institute, and is exploring comparative cosmologies.
THE Awards – and we got a certificate
So, after the razzmatazz, Jack Dee’s wonderful commentary and the bittersweet feelings for nomination but no prize (do you win silver, or lose gold? – obviously the taking part is all), Ordered Universe has a certificate to boot. The sin of pride aside, about which Grosseteste was especially concerned, it was an interesting and enjoyableContinue reading “THE Awards – and we got a certificate”