Big Ears 2011:
14 - 16 April 2011
Sonic Arts Research Centre, Queen ’s University Belfast
"Big Ears" is a three-day public engagement course, funded by the AHRC's Collaborative Research Training Fund (2011 - 2012).
The training was designed by Dr. Franziska Schroeder from the School of Creative Arts, and led by Artistic Director Anna Newell and facilitated by staff from the “Young at Art”, Northern Ireland's leading children's arts organisation.
It is tailored to doctoral students with a music /sound background, in particular for those with an interest in new technologies.
Eight funded places were made available for PhD students to travel from UK Higher Education institutions.
The course delivered training in communication skills, public engagement and offered hands-on experiences for researchers in linking with a non-specialist audience.
Aims and Objectives of the course are:
• To provide innovative training in public engagement for doctoral students in the performing arts
• To create vital links between the University and a professional arts organisation with invaluable experience in public engagement
• To deliver stimulating ways of teaching communication skills
• To offer skills in designing, managing and planning a project involving a non-specialist public
• To provide hands-on experience in working and designing with a non-specialist public
• To provide opportunities for students to share their research with a wider public
• To provide a collective doctoral student experience
The Big Ears Evaluation report 2011 with fab quotes is here
Timetable for the 2011 course
A short video clip with highlights from the 2011 Big Ears event
A short clip with researchers' expectations from the 2011 Big Ears event
Researchers, Kids and Staff at the 2011 Big Ears event
Selected Participants in 2011 were:
John D'Arcy - School of Music and Sonic Arts, Queen's University Belfast
Stephen Davis - School of Music and Sonic Arts, Queen's University Belfast
Guy Harries - City University
Lauren Hayes - University of Edinburgh
Felipe Hickmann - School of Music and Sonic Arts, Queen's University Belfast
Duncan MacLeod - Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Caterina McEvoy - Department of Music, The University of Sheffield
Lauren Redhead - School of Music, University of Leeds
Philip Reeder - University College Falmouth
Laryssa Whittaker - Royal Holloway University of London
Alistair Zaldua - Goldsmiths, University of London
Contact: Franziska: f.schroeder@qub.ac.uk
School of Creative Arts
Queen's University Belfast
Supported by a Collaborative Research Training Award, AHRC 2011-2012:
