All Governors are welcome to attend any of the following events on campus, which include public lectures, performances and exhibitions, conferences, seminars and open days.
We invite you to register for the events that interest you. This will be an opportunity to obtain an insight into the University’s wider activities and to engage and interact with University staff and students.
Feature Events:
Inaugural Lecture by Professor George Burrows
Discursive Dissonances: Tensions of Styles, Practices and Values in Music and Musicals
Wednesday 5 March, 1800-2015, Eldon Building
About this event
Discover how music tackles major issues facing society – from jazz musicians that challenged racism, to the dance craze that helped us through a king’s abdication.
Our Life Solved Live events are your chance to hear first-hand how research changes the world – and why people do it.
An Inaugural Lecture is one of the most prestigious Life Solved Live events. It’s a celebration of a newly promoted professor’s career and the difference they make.
In Discursive Dissonances: Tensions of Styles, Practices and Values in Music and Musicals, Professor of Music and Theatre, George Burrows, reveals his research journey.
On a musical exploration that takes in everything from Fats Waller’s London Suite, to Handel’s Messiah, to Me and My Girl, Professor Burrows reveals music and musicians that engage critically with pressing issues of race, class, gender and sexuality.
He’s joined by the University of 1024ºË¹¤³§ Choir, who bring prime examples to vivid life.
Professor Burrows says:
'This lecture focuses on music marked by internal tensions and frictions which stem from contrasting styles, practices and values rubbing up against each other.
'I show that these features represent discursive dissonances that sing loudly of aesthetic and social politics.
'Through a range of music, I demonstrate that, when we listen for discursive dissonances, musical works can be heard to resonate loudly with the artistic and social politics of their time and of ours.
'Ultimately, I show that music and musical theatre are always engaged with far more than simply entertainment, because they shape conceptions, values and identities that have an impact on us all.'
If you would like to book a place please contact julie.reynolds@port.ac.uk
Global Week Invitation
The University is busy organising Global Week, our annual celebration of global culture and International diversity at the University of 1024ºË¹¤³§ from 16-22 March.
We would like to personally invite you to a very special lunchtime talk with inspirational speaker Chris Lubbe, Nelson Mandela’s former bodyguard. It promises to be an experience you will never forget.
Chris Lubbe made a promise to one of the world’s most famous leaders, Nelson Mandela before he died to spread the powerful messages of tolerance, peace and forgiveness to young people across the world. This is Chris’s continuing mission, and we are privileged to have him here during Global Week to talk to us on campus.
Chris’ story contains themes such as determination, fear, courage, love and forgiveness, all in the face of blatant racial discrimination.
Regardless of where you are, Chris will inspire you to step beyond limitations and to take action and become the best version of yourself.
Friday 21 March 2025, 12:00 - 13:00.
Check out the full programme: /news-events-and-blogs/events/global-week
Events
Mar 3 2025
A Neuro-inclusive Future: Embracing Neurodiversity in Education
Mar 5 2025
Life Solved Live: How Music Helps Us Know Ourselves
Mar 6 2025
Relational & Restorative Practice Seminar: Mindful Self-Compassion
Mar 7 2025
Aspire Together: Accelerating Women's Entrepreneurship in 1024ºË¹¤³§
If you plan to attend any of these events, it would be helpful if you could also let Julie Reynolds (julie.reynolds@port.ac.uk) know so that any practical arrangements to support your visit to the University can be made in advance if required.