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Working at the World Wilderness Congress

by Leona Graham 4 November 2009
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Leona worked at the 9th World Wilderness Congress, a project of her former employers, the WILD Foundation, in Merida, Mexico. Read about the Conference and its goals.

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Oxford University’s virtual First World War site opens in Second Life

by Richard Elen 1 November 2009
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An exciting new project in interactive education will launch on 2nd November 2009, drawing together the resources and expertise of the University of Oxford, and the possibilities for immersion and interactivity offered by the virtual world of Second Life.

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Steampunk in Oxford

by Richard Elen 1 November 2009
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This weekend I had the pleasure of spending a day with a colloquy of friends in the venerable University city of Oxford, centred around a visit to the Museum of the History of Science to see their Steampunk Art exhibition. An excellent exhibition: it’s on until February 21, 2010.

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“…And each slow dusk a drawing down of blinds.”

by Richard Elen 26 October 2009
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I was recently commissioned to record an audio tutorial on aspects of the First World War, and read a selection of four poems by some of the “War Poets”, as part of a project by the University of Oxford’s First World War Poetry Digital Archive. The project is based around a re-creation of a Great War battlefield in the virtual world of Second Life.

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Ironbridge Gorge Museums

by Richard Elen 1 October 2009
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Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has a wealth of museums and attractions that tell the story of Britain’s early industrial heritage. Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, this is where the technique for smelting iron ore using coke was discovered, and the site of the world’s first cast-iron bridge, erected in 1779.

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Tour of a Victorian Bobbin Mill

by Richard Elen 28 September 2009

20-minute tour of Stott Park Bobbin Mill near Lake Windermere in the Lake District, Cumbria. The mill was in continuous operation from 1835 until 1971 and was operated successively by water wheel, water turbine, steam and finally electricity. The mill is now in the care of English Heritage.

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Renaissance Music at Lincoln Castle

by Richard Elen 23 September 2009

While in Lincoln for the recent Steampunk Convivial, I encountered these Renaissance musicians – the City of Lincoln Waites – playing in the old Castle (video).

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A Visit to Beamish

by Richard Elen 2 September 2009

Some short videos from a visit to Beamish open-air museum near Sunderland. Includes a trip on an early steam train, operation of a pole lathe and a Victorian-style street organ.

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Cambridge Geek Nights: Recommended

by Richard Elen 30 July 2009

Last night saw the second Cambridge Geek Night – an evening of networking, chatting and short presentations in the Maypole pub in Cambridge’s Park Street.

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Women in Technology – OpenTech 2009

by Richard Elen 10 July 2009

The last of my OpenTech 2009 videos, this covers the Women In Technology panel, with a fascinating selection of short talks and presentations, and a question and answer section.

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