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Saturday 30th – Sunday 31st May – Sounding Rothbury: Dawn Chorus Workshop with Chris Watson<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sound + Environment Group are pleased to host a dawn chorus workshop with award-winning composer, sound recordist, and long-time David Attenborough collaborator Chris Watson on 30th<\/sup>-31st<\/sup> May at Holystone, near Rothbury, a site that Chris knows very well and has recorded many times before. This is part of the project Sounding Rothbury at the Rothbury Estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshop with start on the 30th<\/sup> 6.30pm with the rigging of microphones and will continue on 31st<\/sup> May at 3am for the dawn chorus recording.  There is the possibility to stay overnight with a sleeping bag at Harbottle Village Hall, which is near the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weds 4th March 2026, 1pm – 2pm, Henry Daysh Building HDB 6.02: Lecture – Record Covers as Research<\/strong> – Gerard Ryan will introduce a practice-based research approach that treats the vinyl record and cassette as formats for inquiry. Drawing on his parafictional music project Le Clich\u00e9, he shows how the album can function as a compact research device: music, artist identity, artwork, liner notes, track listings, and related videos become materials through which to think about a whole range of topics such as value, nostalgia, identity, fandom, and the logics of collecting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weds 11th March 2026, 3pm – 5pm, Henry Daysh Building HDB 5.15: Workshop – Record Covers as Practice-Based Research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following on from the talk above, participants will take part in a hands-on workshop to design their own vinyl record cover as a practice-based research artefact. Blank record sleeves and glue will be provided. Participants should bring a small set of found objects and images to incorporate, such as packaging, labels, receipts, photographs, coins, hotel \u201cdo not disturb\u201d signs, cassettes, floppy disks, or small electronic components. The emphasis is on making as analysis: selecting, assembling, and composing materials to develop a question, an argument, or an atmosphere that can travel across disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weds 18th March 2026, 2 – 4pm, Henry Daysh Building 5.15: Workshop – Dance of Commoning: Forest Garden Effervescence as Sonic Resistance with Sabina and Joe Sallis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are pleased to announce that Sabina and Joe Sallis will be delivering a workshop titled \u2018Dance of Commoning: Forest Garden Effervescence as Sonic Resistance\u2019 on the 18th<\/sup> March. Sabina and Joe led a very popular workshop during the Sound + Environment symposium last September and we are very pleased to have them deliver another workshop for the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Immersive Sound Concert<\/strong> – Featuring Visiting Researcher Gerard Ryan:<\/strong> Wednesday 25th March 2026, Culture Lab Ballroom, 6:00pm – 8:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff and Students working in creative sound practice across the Sound + Environment Research Group will present an immersive sound concert over a 16 loudspeaker orchestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concert will feature Visiting Researcher Gerard Ryan from the Universitat Rovira I Virgili in Barcelona. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From underwater worlds to the electronic sounds of consumption, be prepared for a treat for your ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To sign up for your free place, please visit this link: https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/sound-environment-immersive-sound-concert-featuring-gerard-ryan-tickets-1984956050982?aff=oddtdtcreator<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please see further details and booking in link below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bit.ly\/46d7Myz<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weds 18th Feb 2026, 2pm – 4pm, Farrell Centre: Workshop & Electromagnetic Soundwalk with Gerard Ryan (CLICK HERE FOR SIGN-UP, PLACES LIMITED)<\/a><\/strong>: The workshop will introduce the conceptual framing of the electromagnetic soundwalk as a way of listening to the infrastructures of consumption, followed by a guided walk in and around central Newcastle. A debrief session will then invite participants to reflect on what they heard and how this alters their understanding of everyday consumer environments. The activity can be offered to students across Music, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and related disciplines, and potentially opened to wider university staff and local partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sound + Environment Symposium 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4th – 6th September 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Papers, Workshops and Art Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u202f Sound\u202f +\u202f Environment\u202f Research Group<\/strong> at Newcastle University hosted a broad range of international scholars and practitioners for the inaugural symposium 4th – 6th September 2025. The theme of the symposium aligned with the aims of the Sound + Environment Research Group, set-up to bring together researchers working across arts and sciences to explore the ways that\u202fsound\u202fcan deepen our understanding of\u202fenvironments\u202fand the communities inhabiting them.\u202fFor example, recent developments in the field of ecoacoustics are proving fruitful in assessing ecosystem change.\u202fSound\u202fand listening are\u202falso increasingly used to monitor built structures and to inform urban and rural landscape design. We can use\u202fsound\u202ffor scientific and artistic exploration, to inform and expand our knowledge of\u202fenvironments and our relationships to the world around us. Sound\u202fcan inform a range of innovative interventions and solutions to problems. Through exploring scientific and artistic approaches together, we engage with\u202fsound\u202fand listening\u202fto create complementary ways of investigating, understanding, and taking action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcomed contributions from a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n