Foreign Languages and the James Bond Novels

The University of Sheffield

Foreign Languages and the James Bond Novels

This vidcast spun out of an open day talk about aspiring to fluency in modern foreign languages. It looks at how foreign languages feature in James Bond's fictional universe, specifically in the first Bond novel, Casino Royale (1953). It is produced by our BA and MA graduate Beth Evans via her creative subtitling start-up (SUBTXT Creative) in collaboration with her motion graphics associate Josh Slack (R9 Studios Ltd).


How to Beat Digital Distrations

The University of Sheffield

How to beat digital distraction and write more episode 11 - How to reference your research well

In this short series of podcasts I want to help you be more productive with your writing and help you get things done. In this podcast I want to discuss the kind of things that will help your writing process be that little more ordered and less painful.


Debating Dark Matter: Axions and WIMPS

Rob Cooke


Building a Future with Robots

The University of Sheffield


Understanding Data in the Media

The University of Sheffield


Forensic Facial Reconstruction: Finding Mr X

The University of Sheffield

How Do You Conduct a Reconstruction?

In this video, we talk to three people experienced in forensic facial reconstruction to find out how they go about reconstructing a face.First, we’ll hear from the Mr. X case pathologist Professor Martin Evison and Forensic Anatomy graduate Daheen Lee, as they describe the process of conducting a reconstruction using clay. Professor Caroline Wilkinson then introduces us to a 3D computerised facial reconstruction system that she has developed for use in forensic and archaeological depiction.


Sounds of the Birds

The University of Sheffield

Beatrice Harrison and the Nightingale

In the last talk of the evening, Professor Tim Birkhead speaks about the first wildlife radio broadcast of Beatrice Harrison and the Nightingale.


Project Sunbyte: Revolutionary Solar Telescope

The University of Sheffield

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