The culture of migration explored
A major exhibition exploring the migration of people, ideas, customs, cultures and trauma marks the reopening of the University gallery. Migratory Aesthetics includes work by Leeds’ new professor of fine art and internationally renowned photographer Roger Palmer, exhibiting at the University for the first time, and fine art research fellow and painter Judith Tucker. The University gallery is open Monday-Friday 10-5pm. For more on
the exhibition see
reporter.leeds.ac.uk/press_releases/current/migratory_aesthetics.htm

Radical invitation
The Feminist Archive North invites staff and students to a talk by Jeska Rees on Radical Revolutionary Feminism. The talk is on 16 February in the Brotherton Room, Brotherton Library at 6-7.30pm - refreshments from 5.30pm.

All folk welcome
A weekend of folk music concerts and workshops takes place in the Clothworkers’ Centenary Concert Hall from 17-19 February. Artists include guitar legend John Renbourn, ballad singer Maggie Boyle and the Birmingham Conservatoire’s folk ensemble. For more information and tickets contact concerts@ leeds.ac.uk

Be more vocal
Learn the basics of Hindustani classical singing with vocalist Jayasree Sen Gupta on 11 February 2-4.30pm. The workshop, including scales, rhythms and songs, is open to all, tickets £5. Jayasree will also give a concert performance of Indian music accompanied by Kamalbir Singh Nandra on violin and sarangi and tabla virtuoso Shahbaz Hussain. Tickets for the concert at 7.30pm £8/6, £3 student standby. Both events are in the school of music. For more information and tickets contact concerts@leeds.ac.uk

Sounding off
Professor Malcolm Povey will reveal how the sound of food affects our likes and dislikes in his inaugural lecture – “Sounds hard, sounds soft, sounds tasty, sounds crisp - a working life in ultrasound” - in the Rupert Beckett lecture theatre at 5pm on 8 February. All welcome. The lecture will be followed by a buffet meal. For more information contact Angela Morrison ext 32986.

Talking climate change
The role of pressure groups in campaigning for action on climate change will be discussed by Dr Doug Parr, Greenpeace’s chief scientific adviser this Wednesday (February 1). ‘Greenpeace action to change a very political climate’ looks at the scientific, political and business context in which Greenpeace works, and explore examples of failure and promise. The lecture is in chemistry lecture theatre A at 2pm. For more information contact Mandy Clarkson ext 36450.

Green is back in fashion
The green chemistry research group in the centre for technical textiles are carrying out a survey - with the chance to win an iPod nano - to find out what the public think about textiles and the environment.

Textiles, especially the use in apparel applications, are a major cause of environmental damage. The survey will explore how people purchase their garments and dispose of them. The research will also investigate the knowledge and opinion people have on global environmental issues concerned with the textile industry. Everyone wears clothes so understanding consumer behaviour and thoughts with regards to the environment is very important if there are to be foreseeable changes.

With increasing pressure from the supply of fossil fuels coming to an end, and other global environmental issues, it is important that the textile industry reconsiders traditional manufacturing methods to continue to clothe the masses.

It is very likely changes will take place more rapidly if consumers voice their opinion with buying power.
The results of the study are hopefully due to be published later in the year. To fill in the questionnaire please visit www.personal.leeds.ac.uk/~tex9ah/ or email tex9ah@leeds.ac.uk

Disc discounts discontinue
The University’s classical music record shop is closing after 35 years.

Set up with 50-or-so vinyl LPs and sold out of cardboard boxes in the SCR basement, it gradually acquired accounts with the major record companies until Bistro Records established a permanent shop on level 9 of the SCR building with a huge selection of new CDs.

Specialising in budget and midprice issues, with everything else available to order at discount, it became the best classical music record shop in Leeds and its weekly sales a major social event in the University calendar.

Sales initially benefited the World University Service and latterly the Leeds Friends of University Art and Music.

A series of closing down sales will be held on Thursdays and Fridays from 12 to 2pm, with increasing levels of discount as the weeks pass.

Wait for the larger discounts if you dare but “when it’s gone, it’s gone!”

Toning up our aid to Africa
Recycling your toner cartridges could help give South African children access to education.

Leeds University Children’s Aid in Africa (LUCAA) is a fund set up under the City and Regional Office to provide school fees and uniforms for disadvantaged young people in and around the townships of Durban, where the University has close links with KwaZulu-Natal university.

Staff have seen at first hand children unable to learn for financial reasons and LUCAA is eager to raise their aspirations by helping to finance their learning. Used toners could be worth up to £7 - almost a whole year’s school fees at Mcopheleli Primary School. Donating is as easy as putting a LUCAA sticker on your used toner box and sending it to the mail room.

Call Jennifer Rodley on 33936 or email j.rodley@adm.leeds.ac.uk for the stickers.

One stop for training
The new web page at www.leeds.ac.uk/staffdevelopment allows staff members to search easily for the various courses and workshops which are offered by all the training providers on campus.