Q&A with Evelyn Welch MBE
Schedule
Wed Oct 02 2024 at 10:00 am
Location
Seat Unique Stadium | Bristol, EN
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Our guest speaker this week is Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Bristol, Evelyn Welch MBE.Evelyn became Vice-Chancellor and President in September 2022. She graduated from Harvard University, receiving her PhD from the Warburg Institute, University of London. She was previously Senior Vice-President for Service, People & Planning at King’s College London, and had been Vice-President (Arts and Sciences) and Provost (Arts and Sciences). She has taught at University of Essex, the Warburg Institute, and held leadership roles at University of Sussex (PVC Teaching and Learning) and Queen Mary, University of London (Dean, Arts and PVC Research and International). As Professor of Renaissance Studies, she has led major research programmes including ‘The Material Renaissance,’ and ‘Beyond Text: Performances, Sounds, Images’. She recently completed a Wellcome Trust Senior Investigator Award for a project on ‘Renaissance Skin’ and has authored numerous books, including Fashioning the Early Modern: Creativity and Innovation in Europe, 1500-1800 (OUP 2017), and Shopping in the Renaissance (Yale 2005), winning the Wolfson Prize for History.
Join us for this insightful session with Evelyn at 11am after our walk and a talk around The Seat Unique Stadium at 10am with fellow members and a complimentary cuppa.
Come along to this wonderful group, it’s free of charge as always!
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Where is it happening?
Seat Unique Stadium, Seat Unique Stadium, Nevil Road, Bishopston,Bristol, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays: