Month: October 2019

The Plymouth Athenaeum’s ‘Future Challenges Series’ continues with a talk on Youth climate action in Plymouth on Tuesday, 5th November (2.30pm).

The talk will be given by James Ellwood, Company Director, Responsible for Film at Fotonow CIC.

Fotonow and Plymouth Energy Community have been developing a youth project responding to the climate crisis and supporting young people to take positive social action on this issue.

Fotonow is a Plymouth-based media social enterprise, specialising in community focused photographic and film projects.

They believe in the power of creative media to enable people’s voices to be heard. Fotonow are passionate about nurturing ambition, growing confidence and empowering both individuals and communities through media and education.

Fotonow bring together expertise in education, community development and media production to develop and run creative projects that make a difference to people’s lives.

Fotonow have been based in Plymouth since 2010, and work across the South West on a wide array of projects.

The Plymouth Athenaeum is partnering with organisations including The Royal Society for the Arts, Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Energy Community, Fotonow, Art & Energy and Environment Plymouth to create a series of talks focusing on local, national and global challenges.

The series kicked off in September with Athenaeum CEO, Owen Ryles, presenting ‘Facing the Future: The challenges for Membership Societies in the 21st Century’. It was followed by a talk from Jackie Young, of Environment Plymouth, on the Plastic Free Plymouth campaign. The third talk focused on ‘Plymouth Sound: The UK’s first Marine National Park’.

To register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/youth-climate-action-in-plymouth-tickets-78191780721

If wheelchair access is required please contact The Athenaeum in advance on (01752) 266079 or via email at info@plymouthathenaeum.co.uk

The Plymouth Athenaeum Autumn Series Lecture on Thursday, 31st October (7.30pm) will have a very topical, Brexit theme.

Dr Patrick Holden will be presenting ‘From Henry VIII to Michael Collins, in search of historical analogies for Brexit’ on 31st October, the night the United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union.

Patrick Holden is an Associate Professor in the School of Law, Criminology and Government at the University of Plymouth.

His work encompasses research and teaching in relation to International Political Economy, the European Union in the World, International Development Policy, Global Governance and Regional Integration.

Entry to the Autumn Lecture Series is free and open to the public.

To register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-henry-viii-to-michael-collins-in-search-of-historical-analogies-for-brexit-tickets-77458561643

If wheelchair access is required please contact The Athenaeum in advance on (01752) 266079 or via email at info@plymouthathenaeum.co.uk

The Plymouth Athenaeum’s ‘Future Challenges Series’ continues with a talk on Plymouth Sound: The UK’s first Marine National Park on Tuesday, 22nd October (2.30pm).

The talk will be given by Athenaeum CEO, Owen Ryles.

Plymouth Sound National Marine Park will aim to showcase to the world the unique and fantastic assets that Britain’s Ocean City has to offer, including an estimated 1,000 different species of marine life, and help boost the economy, attract more visitors, enable funding for research and range of other benefits.

The park will aim to promote marine conservation, engineering and research, while balancing the current industries in the area, such as the fishing and military ports.

It will also preserve the memory of the pioneering sailings that set sail from Plymouth, which included the Mayflower in 1620 and the HMS Beagle in 1831, on which Charles Darwin travelled.

The Plymouth Athenaeum is partnering with organisations including The Royal Society for the Arts, Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Energy Community, Fotonow, Art & Energy and Environment Plymouth to create a series of talks focusing on local, national and global challenges.

The series kicked off last month with ‘Facing the Future: The challenges for Membership Societies in the 21st Century’.

It was followed by the talk from Jackie Young, of Environment Plymouth, on the Plastic Free Plymouth campaign.

Entry to the Future Challenges Series talks is free and open to the public.

If wheelchair access is required please contact The Athenaeum in advance on (01752) 266079 or via email at info@plymouthathenaeum.co.uk

The Plymouth Athenaeum’s Autumn Lecture Series continues with ‘The Rise of Superbugs’ on Thursday, 17th October (7.30pm).

Dr Tina Joshi is a Lecturer in Molecular Microbiology in the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Plymouth. Dr Joshi is the Lead for Microbial Diagnostics and Infection Control Research Group and Employability Co-ordinator for School of Biomedical Sciences.

After completing BSc and PhD studies at Cardiff University, she undertook several postdoctoral roles from 2012-2017 before commencement of a Lectureship at the University of Plymouth.

She specializes in infection control of clinically-relevant bacteria (Clostridium difficile) and development of molecular diagnostics for antibiotic resistant organisms.

Recent research into Clostridium difficile spore resistance to chlorine and persistence on hospital gowns has made UK and international news. The paper has been published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2019).

In 2018, Dr Joshi was awarded the Hind Rattan ‘Jewel of India’ Award from the Indian Government (Non-Resident Indian Welfare Society of India) for diasporal achievements in academia within the country of her birth – the United Kingdom.

Entry to the Autumn Lecture Series is free and open to the public.

To reserve a place click here.

If wheelchair access is required please contact The Athenaeum in advance on (01752) 266079 or via email at info@plymouthathenaeum.co.uk

The Plymouth Athenaeum’s ‘Future Challenges Series’ continues with a talk on the Plastic Free Plymouth campaign.

Plymouth was awarded Plastic Free Community status earlier this year in recognition of the work of partners across the city to reduce single use plastics and plastic pollution.

The award came on the anniversary of Plymouth achieving Plastic Free Communities status for its waterfront, and the launch of the city’s ‘Plan for Plastics’.

Jackie Young, Environment Plymouth’s co-ordinator, will be providing this talk on the Plastic Free Plymouth campaign.
Environment Plymouth provides a strategic voice for local environmental and sustainability concerns.

The Plymouth Athenaeum is partnering with organisations including The Royal Society for the Arts, Plymouth City Council, Plymouth Energy Community, Fotonow, Art & Energy and Environment Plymouth to create a series of talks focusing on local, national and global challenges.

The series kicked off last month with Athenaeum CEO, Owen Ryles, presenting ‘Facing the Future: The challenges for Membership Societies in the 21st Century’.

Entry to the Future Challenges Series talks is free and open to the public.

Reserve your place: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-plymouth-athenaeum-11222971699

If wheelchair access is required please contact The Athenaeum in advance on (01752) 266079 or via email at info@plymouthathenaeum.co.uk

We are going back in time on Thursday, 3rd of October (7.30pm) for our President’s Address.

Our Lecture Hall is going to be set up in 19th Century ‘Parliamentary’ style as part of this year’s ongoing celebration of the 200th anniversary of the opening of the original Athenaeum building.

The Lecture Room will be set out to recreate the look of the original hall, as shown in these images.

The John Foulston-designed original Athenaeum, which opened in February 1819, was destroyed by the Luftwaffe during the Blitz of 1941.

The rebuilt Athenaeum, designed by Walls & Pearn, opened in June 1961.

The Address – The Presidents of The Plymouth Athenaeum since 1812 –will given by David Ryles, who was recently re-elected to the position.