Festival of the Mind 2022 brand image
Series, 72 Events
Festival of the Mind

Festival of the Mind

Bringing together academics and professionals from Sheffield’s cultural, creative and digital industries to showcase our research in creative, entertaining and innovative ways.

The Sound of Science graphic
Video, 1 hr

Sound of Science

28 Sep 2018 20:00
Invisible Pollution project image
Podcast, 30 mins

Invisible Pollution - Podcast

8 Sep 2020 08:00
Bright image collage of faces and teeth
Video, 5 mins

Your Mouth

16 Sep 2020 10:00
Experience Castlegate
Video, 3 mins

Future Highstreet

16 Sep 2020 10:00
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Video, 7 mins

Uncertain Awareness

16 Sep 2020 10:00
Sheffield Accent
Video, 3 mins

Is the Sheffield Accent Set in Stone?

16 Sep 2020 10:00
Still from Nanocade 360 video. Image Photons
VR, 4 mins

Nanocade: Harvesting Light

16 Sep 2020 10:00
Ceramic artwork by Angie Hardwick
Podcast, 20 mins

Phoenix: Impact of Domestic Violence and Abuse – Podcast

17 Sep 2020 08:00
Sea snail shell fragments
Podcast, 35 mins

Whisper, Drifter, Trickster

17 Sep 2020 08:00
Digital artwork for Bittersweet Air
Podcast, 30 mins

Bittersweet Air

17 Sep 2020 09:00
Artwork by Kate Sully for the Brain Orchard exhibition
Podcast, 15 mins

Brain Orchard

17 Sep 2020 10:00
A digital watch laying flat on a yellow surface
VR, 5 mins

Schema VR

17 Sep 2020 11:00
Whisper, Drifter, Trickster (title film still)
Video, 10 mins

Whisper, Drifter, Trickster

17 Sep 2020 11:00
Two people standing on a tree-covered hill top
Video, 7 mins

Wild Edges

17 Sep 2020 11:00
Ceramic art installation by Angie Hardwick
Video, 30 mins

Phoenix: Impact of Domestic Violence and Abuse

17 Sep 2020 13:00
Invisible Pollution project image
Video, 1 hr

Invisible Pollution

17 Sep 2020 15:00
Still from Nanocade 360 video. Image Photons
Video, 1 hr

Nanocade: Light Journeys

17 Sep 2020 17:00
Illustration of a Woman Running
Podcast, 1 hr

The Broken Crab

17 Sep 2020 20:00
Image from VR piece. Woman on bridge waving to a woman on a bench.
Podcast, 30 mins

I Walk the Line

18 Sep 2020 11:00
Empty seats in a theatre
Video, 1 hr

Food for the Soul

18 Sep 2020 11:00
Project 2050 digital artwork
Video, 30 mins

Project 2050

18 Sep 2020 15:00
Artwork by Kate Sully for the Brain Orchard exhibition
Video, 1 hr

Brain Orchard

18 Sep 2020 16:00
An image of a group of singers creating hope
Podcast, 30 mins

Creating Hope

18 Sep 2020 18:00
Chorus UK choir performing in the Firth Court quad
Video, 1 hr

Creating Hope: A Choir Concert

18 Sep 2020 19:00
Black and white photograph of a tiger
Video, 1 hr

Feed the Beast

19 Sep 2020 14:00
Illustration of an older couple in their underwear
Podcast, 35 mins

Age of Love

19 Sep 2020 18:00
The actors from Suicide Monologues
Video, 2 hrs

Suicide Monologues

19 Sep 2020 19:00
Image from VR film depicting figure on a bridge waving to man on bench
VR, 3 mins

LifePath VR

20 Sep 2020 10:00
Salmon of Steel A Trail Through Sheffield (artwork)
Podcast, 35 mins

Salmon of Steel: Steel City River Walk

20 Sep 2020 10:00
Illustration of a woman preparing dinner in a courtyard
Video, 7 mins

Life of a Cookstove

20 Sep 2020 15:00
Still from Women's Movement 100
Video, 20 mins

Women’s Movement 100: Angels of the North

20 Sep 2020 17:00
The cast of Women's Movement 100
Podcast, 30 mins

Women’s Movement 100: Angels of the North

20 Sep 2020 17:30
Still from Nanocade 360 video. Image Photons
Podcast, 35 mins

Light, the Universe and Everything

21 Sep 2020 10:00
Illustration of a care robot in a woman's home
Podcast, 44 mins

Sheffield Carescapes

22 Sep 2020 11:00
Film still of a robot from What Does it Feel Like?
Video, 40 mins

What Does it Feel Like?

22 Sep 2020 19:00
Tim Norwood performing It's OK to Be Naked
Podcast, 35 mins

It’s OK to Be Naked – Podcast

23 Sep 2020 10:00
Illustration of speech bubbles
Podcast, 27 mins

What Did You Say?

24 Sep 2020 11:00
The handwritten script for Oedipus at Colonus
Video, 45 mins

Cassirer’s Oedipus: Distant Takes

24 Sep 2020 16:15
Dis-sociated film still
Video, 1 hr

Dis-sociated

25 Sep 2020 09:00
Close up of a salmon underwater
Podcast, 15 mins

Salmon of Steel: The Story of Sheffield’s Salmon

25 Sep 2020 10:00
Artwork by Kate Morgan
Video, 45 mins

Sheffield Carescapes: Potential Futures for a Caring Society

25 Sep 2020 14:00
Drawing of 16 men's faces
Video, 5 mins

Who's the Man?

25 Sep 2020 19:00
Portrait painting of Ella Kissi-Debrah by Gina Allen
Podcast, 40 mins

Breathing Space

26 Sep 2020 10:00
3D rendering of Sheffield Castle
Video, 24 hrs

Castlegate Sheffield

26 Sep 2020 15:00
Digital artwork featuring aerial performers
Video, 1 hr

Physical Education

26 Sep 2020 18:00
Tim Norwood performing It's OK to Be Naked
Video, 2 hrs

It’s OK to Be Naked

26 Sep 2020 20:00
One Pipebot
VR, 2 mins

Pipebots VR

18 Sep 2021 12:00
One Pipebot
Video, 4 mins

Pipebots

18 Sep 2021 12:00
Illustration by Daisy Meredith of a woman reading a newspaper with the headline 'Age, Sex & You'.
Video, 5 mins

Over the Hill, Under the Covers?

15 Sep 2022 10:00
Otis Mensah
Video, 5 mins

Patterns in Practice

15 Sep 2022 11:00
Film still from Object|ified
Video, 25 mins

Object|ified

15 Sep 2022 11:00
Cartoon people designed by Human Studio
Video, 2 mins

Zoomshock

15 Sep 2022 11:00
Artistic render of the inside of a nuclear reactor
Video, 20 mins

Materials Matter: Sustainability for a Cleaner Planet

15 Sep 2022 12:00
Text reads 'life game | eulogies'
Video, 15 mins

Life Game: Eulogies

15 Sep 2022 12:30
Atlas holding up the earth and heavens, from William Cunningham, The Cosmographical Glasse (London, 1559)
Podcast, 35 mins

A Mirror of the Invisible: Shakespeare and Renaissance Science in the Modern World

15 Sep 2022 13:00
'Authentic Corpse' written in neon lights
Podcast, 30 mins

Authentic Corpse

15 Sep 2022 13:00
Artwork by Kate Sully
Podcast, 25 mins

An Artistic Journey to Describing Dementia

15 Sep 2022 13:00
Artwork as part of the Can We Fly-less? exhibit
Podcast, 20 mins

Can We Fly-less?

15 Sep 2022 13:00
The Fungal Figures sculpture at the Winter Gardens
Podcast, 15 mins

Fungal Figures

15 Sep 2022 13:00
Illustration reads 'Life Game'
Podcast, 20 mins

Life Game

15 Sep 2022 13:00
A close-up of the 'Yes it's plastic, but...' interactive art installation
Podcast, 25 mins

Yes, it’s Plastic, but…

15 Sep 2022 13:00
Household items made out of plastic placed on a table top, including a tupperware container, a plastic bottle and a yoghurt pot.
Podcast, 30 mins

Plastic: A Cheap Luxury?

15 Sep 2022 13:00
A neon sign reading 'hello'
Podcast, 20 mins

The Reaction-ator: Exploring Real-time Responses to Speech

15 Sep 2022 13:00
Unseen Forms digital poster
Podcast, 25 mins

Unseen Forms: Water Music Suite

15 Sep 2022 13:00
Participants sat in a circle at a Voice Works worskhop
Podcast, 10 mins

Voice Works

15 Sep 2022 13:00
Crone Library illustration
Podcast, 40 mins

The Crone Spoken Library

15 Sep 2022 13:00
Black and white illustration of a bird
Video, 5 mins

For Every Bird a Nest

16 Sep 2022 13:00
Film poster for 'Flow' depicting a woman standing in doorway
Video, 20 mins

Flow

26 Sep 2022 12:00
Illustration of Bolsover Castle
Video, 5 mins

Love and Intoxication in a Renaissance Pleasure Palace

19 Jan 2023 13:00
a picture of an astray, two women outside a shop and a close up of a woman in a red blouse
Video, 10 mins

Battledress

25 Sep 2023 09:00
Illustration reads 'Life Game'
Video, 10 mins

Life Game - playthrough

27 Sep 2023 10:00