🖊️ The afternoon sessions of OpenARC's conference The Public Humanities in the 21st Century are now underway.
🔹 Christine Plastow – Why co-creation matters
🔹 Veronica Davies – Art History in the community
🔹 David Grummitt – The Wars of the Roses: Negotiating the Battlefield of History and Heritage
📢 This Wednesday: What is the role of the public humanities in the 21st century?
Join OpenARC for a free online conference bringing together researchers, teachers and learners to explore some of the key challenges facing Arts & Humanities education and research today.
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🏛️ Vanbrugh300 blog | Grimsthorpe Castle: At Home with Rome
How did ancient Rome inspire Sir John Vanbrugh's vision for Grimsthorpe Castle? In this blog, Susie West explores the classical influences behind one of Vanbrugh's final architectural masterpieces.
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📢 We’re about to begin OpenARC’s conference, The Public Humanities in the 21st Century.
Looking forward to a day of discussion, debate and exchange on the role of the Arts & Humanities in a changing world.
Stay tuned for updates and outputs from the conference.
🔗 fass.open.ac.uk/events/confe...
📅 17 June 2026
⏰ 9:30am–6:00pm
📍 Online (free)
💡 Participants are welcome to join individual sessions according to their availability.
For registration and enquiries:
📧 [email protected]
Why are meadows important? I'll be joining various groups at Attingham Park this weekend to talk nature, art and restoration.... youtu.be/p-Uyr-5jI8A?... @floodplainmead.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @openarc.bsky.social #meadows #attinghampark #nature #bees #birds
🏛️ Hidden Treasures of the National Trust is now airing on BBC Two.
The six-part OU/BBC series goes behind the velvet rope at the UK's historic homes and the people saving Britain's priceless heritage.
🔗 connect.open.ac.uk/hiddentreasu...
#HiddenTreasures #NationalTrust #Heritage
As A&H education and research face increasing pressures—from the instrumentalisation of university study to the narrowing of school curricula and the prioritisation of STEM—how do we make the case for critical and creative thinking?
We'll be exploring these questions throughout the day.
🌍✍️ How can creative writing help us respond to the climate crisis?
OU Researchers are exploring how storytelling, poetry and creative practice can deepen understanding of environmental challenges and inspire action towards more sustainable futures.
🔗 fass.open.ac.uk/news/ou-crea...
#ClimateChange
🎉 Congratulations to Emily Bullock (Senior Lecturer, Creative Writing), whose novel For Always Only has been shortlisted for the Virginia Prize for Fiction.
📖 The novel is one of four works selected for the 2025 shortlist.
🔗 Read more: fass.open.ac.uk/news/creativ...
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YouTube video by FloodplainMeadows
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Find out more about the OU's involvement with Hidden Treasures of the National Trust
