Dusting Off Untapped Potential - Case study of YSP/NAEA archive

Presented at the first Creative Campus : Higher Education and the Arts and Cultural sector conference, Manchester University. Case study on the relationship between the University of Huddersfield's School of Art, Design and Architecture and the National Arts Education Archive based at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Clarinet sound identities in Australia: perceptions of the Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras

Music listeners commonly speculate that the clarinet sections of the Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras’ produce different sound qualities. This is the first study to investigate these differences, as perceived by clarinettists involved with the two orchestras, and to examine the collective sound identities of each orchestra’s clarinet section. Five past and present clarinettists from each orchestra (n=10) participated in semi-structured interviews to discuss sound perception of the clarinet and of the respective clarinet sections. Clarinettists spontaneously defined sound differences between the two orchestras and ascribed practical and pedagogic reasons for the formation of these different sound identities. They reported that the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has a dark, homogenous and technical sound, in comparison to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s bright, heterogeneous and extroverted sound. Perceived reasons for these differences were associated with tuning practices, musical equipment used and pedagogic influences

Clarinet sound identities in Australia: perceptions of the Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras

Music listeners commonly speculate that the clarinet sections of the Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras’ produce different sound qualities. This is the first study to investigate these differences, as perceived by clarinettists involved with the two orchestras, and to examine the collective sound identities of each orchestra’s clarinet section. Five past and present clarinettists from each orchestra (n=10) participated in semi-structured interviews to discuss sound perception of the clarinet and of the respective clarinet sections. Clarinettists spontaneously defined sound differences between the two orchestras and ascribed practical and pedagogic reasons for the formation of these different sound identities. They reported that the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has a dark, homogenous and technical sound, in comparison to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s bright, heterogeneous and extroverted sound. Perceived reasons for these differences were associated with tuning practices, musical equipment used and pedagogic influences

Assessing the impact of the New Student Support Arrangements (NSSA) on higher education institutions (BIS research paper no.12)

"The research explores the impact on the policies, planning and behaviours of universities nearly four years after the introduction of new arrangements for student support in higher education (known as NSSA). It is set within the context of continued policy focus on increasing and widening participation, rising importance of university performance indicators in student choices, and a challenging economic climate. The research uses qualitative evidence collected from over 120 staff in 15 case studies across England..." - exec. summary

Domestic Work and the Gig Economy in South Africa: Old wine in new bottles?

Based on innovative, mixed-methods research, this article examines the entry of on-demand platform models into the domestic work sector in South Africa. This sector has long been characterised by high levels of informality, precarity, and exploitation, though recent regulatory advances have provided labour and social protections to some domestic workers. We locate the rise of the on-demand economy within the longer-term trajectory of domestic work in South Africa, identifying the ‘traditional’ sector as a key site of undervalued labour. On-demand domestic work platforms create much-needed economic opportunities in a context of pervasive un(der)-employment, opportunities that come with some incremental improvements over traditional working arrangements. Yet we contend that platform models maintain the patterns of everyday abuse found elsewhere in the domestic work sector. These models are premised on an ability to navigate regulatory contexts to provide clients with readily available, flexible labour without longer-term commitment, therefore sidestepping employer obligations to provide labour rights and protections. As a result, on-demand companies reinforce the undervalued and largely unprotected labour of marginalised women domestic workers

6th National Arts Education Summit. Yunnan Arts University. China

Invitation to speak at the 6th National Arts Education Summit in China. An overviewof UK Art and Design Education, the work of CHEAD and the Design Commission, and the global issues that we might share

Mapping provision and participation in postgraduate creative arts and design

The overall aim of this research study by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) was to provide the National Arts Learning Network (NALN) with a statistical analysis of the provision of postgraduate study in creative arts and design (CAD) subjects across the UK, and participation in such study by learners from different backgrounds. It also explored progression from undergraduate to postgraduate study and beyond, and the perceptions of potential postgraduate students. It complements the more qualitative research on experience and understanding of work and study pathways of actual and potential CAD postgraduate students from a range of backgrounds, being undertaken by researchers at the Open University

The Currency of our Time: Creativity and Enterprise at the University of Huddersfield

The strongly entrepreneurial orientation of the University of Huddersfield is the subject of this article. A brief history is followed by sections on belief systems and values between employer engagement and the curriculum. The article concludes that collaborations outside academia are essential in guaranteeing vocational relevance in university teachin