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New report by The Open University to mark its 50th anniversary explores what learning will look like by 2070 Predictions from experts in the fields of science, technology, and international development Full sensory virtual reality and brain-to-brain learning among key predictions Brain-to-brain learning could be a reality by 2070. This is according to the Future of Learning 2070: Imagine What’s Next report, which unveils predictions on what learning will be like in 2070 based on interviews with leading experts across…
Local charitable organisations have new opportunity to benefit from grants of up to £50,000 Grants available to tackle housing issues in local communities Application process now open Local community housing projects and charities are being urged to put their case forward as Nationwide, the world’s largest building society, makes £500,000 available to help make a difference to communities across the region. The Society is inviting applications for grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 for housing projects that will support the…
How can we change public attitudes towards a condition that affects 145,000 people in the UK through the means of art and design? A Cardiff Metropolitan University student is offering the public vital information through her design practice to anyone affected by Parkinson’s. Lily Grace Evans, 21, from Shrewsbury, will present her final artwork at the University’s Cardiff School of Art and Design’s Summer Show after studying Graphic Communication there for the past three years. Although many have heard of…
Where do we draw the line between body acceptance having a positive effect on our mental health and obesity having a negative effect on our physical health? This is the question a Cardiff Metropolitan University student has been focusing on in her end of year showcase. Izzy Young, 22, from Chepstow, has been studying Graphic Communication at the Cardiff School of Art and Design at Cardiff Met for the past three years. During the week-long CSAD Summer Show, Izzy’s graphic…
SCOTTISH singing sensation Susan Boyle returns with The Ten Tour to celebrate her incredible decade in the music industry at St David’s Hall on Tuesday 10 March 2020. Tickets are expected to sell out quickly and they go on sale this Friday (7 June) at 10am! This dazzling new show features Susan’s greatest hits and some phenomenal new genres of music, which will be sure to leave you in awe just as she did on the Britain’s Got Talent stage….
On Sunday 9th June, farms across the country are opening their gates and inviting the public to come and find out more about farming and what farmers do. LEAF Open Farm Sunday has now been running for 14 years, offering a wonderful opportunity for visitors to get closer to farming and to the people that make it happen. Each event is unique, each farm is different and every farmer too, but what they all share is a passion for farming,…
In June, The Prince’s Countryside Fund has awarded half a million pounds of grant funding to 26 grassroots, community-led projects across the UK, which will benefit people living and working in rural areas. The Prince’s Countryside Fund awards grants to local organisations, and since 2010 has distributed over £10 million. The Fund’s mission is to help ensure a vibrant rural economy with a thriving and resilient farming sector at its heart, and its grant programme is a major focus of…
A Review by Melissa Compton. The Institute of Art and Ideas presents the How The Light Gets in Festival, situated to the magnificent backdrop of the River Wye. This year’s theme is Tribal Truths and New Wisdom. Crammed packed full of Debates, Talks and Institute of Art and Ideas Academy Courses, mixed with live music, comedy shows and screenings in the art and Cinema Tent. There are several retail tents, Vintage rides, Yoga and the choice of food outlets is…
Young British conductor Harry Ogg joins Welsh National Opera this Summer as WNO Associate Conductor in collaboration with the Donatella Flick-LSO Conducting Competition after reaching the final of the Competition in London in 2018. Harry is already making a name for himself having won second prize at the MDR Symphony Orchestra Conducting Competition in Leipzig 2018 and being selected for the Deutsche Dirigentenforum the same year, and will be working with François-Xavier Roth in Cologne with their resident Gürzenich Orchestra…
The studio at Hospital Radio Glamorgan (RG) has thoughtfully been renamed in memory of a dedicated volunteer. John Wilce from Penarth joined the station based at the University hospital of Wales in Cardiff in 2003 but sadly passed away after a short illness in September last year. Recently appointed Radio Glamorgan Chairman, Jamie Pritchard said: “Since John’s passing, we have all been thinking of ways of how we could honour him and his legacy at the station for many years…
