An article published on May 19th in the Guardian discusses the results of a poll carried out by the Royal Society for Public Health in collaboration with the Young Health Movement. They examined the effects of Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and YouTube on almost 1,500 users aged between 14-24. The poll shows an interesting possible correlation … Continue reading
With more than 320 million active users, Twitter is not only a platform for sharing news and opinions, but also a great resource for research and education due to its unique nature. Although the tweets compiled over time reach from trivial to highly informative, they all share one common characteristic: a maximum length of 140 … Continue reading
This spring, going to the Cruickshank Botanic Garden is to go to a refreshing, inspiring and eye-opening place. And, as a student looking for some academic inspiration on a sunny day in May, my experience within this paradoxical environment, where an arranged nature is rendered at its most attractive, became an insightful journey. Initially, my visit in … Continue reading
Please join us for a special May Fest edition of Director’s Cut this Sunday: FVC’s Paul Flaig will be talking with Mark Adams, the Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, the world oldest continually running film festival! They’ll be discussing the history of EIFF, Mark’s festival encounters with Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Carlyle and others, … Continue reading
Join us at Blackwell’s Aberdeen for the official book launch of Amy Bryzgel’s latest publication, Performance Art in Eastern Europe since 1960. Continue reading
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