Author: bsls

4-5 May 2018, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK Research into the so-called ‘gut-brain axis’ has seen extraordinary growth in the past decade as microbiologists, neurologists and nutrition scientists have discovered new ways in which these supposedly separate parts of the body interact. Whereas our guts, brains, nervous systems, and behaviour were thought to be distinct,…

There is no First or Last Only Equality And who would rule Joins the majority. —Mina Loy Mathematics and Modern Literature is a collaborative, interdisciplinary conference exploring the ways in which writers active between the late nineteenth century and the twenty-first century engage with, represent or reflect upon mathematics in their work. We are delighted…

Friday 29 June 2018, Saturday 30 June 2018, Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln (Conny Stuart Hall Building) The Monster Conference is a two-day, interdisciplinary conference, hosted by Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln, celebrating the afterlife and reception of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in the year of the 200th anniversary of its publication. Confirmed Keynoters: Angela Wright (Professor in English…

 New Historical Perspectives on Ageing and the Life Course   19-20 March 2018 Weetwood Hall, University of Leeds, UK   In recent decades, global research activity around ageing and the life course has grown exponentially. Work in the clinical sciences, and in the established field of gerontology, has explored the challenges and opportunities of ageing…

Maritime Animals Telling stories of animals at sea     Two-day international conference National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, UK     April 26-27, 2019   Keynote speakers Thom van Dooren       William Gervase Clarence-Smith     In maritime narratives of humans, ships and the sea, animals are too often absent, or marginalised in passing references, despite the…