The 2022 schedule of UCMTalks, University College Isle of Man’s (UCM) podcast series, is set to spark academic debate, with the first installation having addressed the success of the Isle of Man’s branding and marketing initiatives.
#UCMtalks is a programme of educational and engaging talks by well-respected academics, created to establish a platform for meaningful discussions on a wide variety of current topics and encourage the sharing of new ideas and thinking.
The talks are held virtually, on Zoom, and each last approximately 30 to 40 minutes with time for questions at the end.
Gail Corrin, UCM’s Higher Education Development Manager and organiser of #UCMtalks, is excited for the upcoming discussions, “We are extremely pleased to have such a variety of diverse and interesting speakers for our 2022 series. Each speaker brings their own unique views and academic experiences surrounding their chosen topic, which really does offer an interesting and in-depth view point. Keep an eye on our social media channels as we’ll be announcing more soon.”
Christopher Weeks, Manx National Heritage Collections Care and Conservation Manager, is UCM’s next speaker on 16th February, who will be looking at ‘Computer-Aided Design and Historic Structures: Reconstructing the Schooner Peggy’.
Also coming up on 18th May, Dr Mari Hughes-Edwards, English Literature Academic at Edgehill University, will be discussing ‘Poetry, Possession and being possessed by the Isle of Man’.
To sign up for upcoming talks, visit UCM’s Eventbrite page or visit their website https://www.ucm.ac.im/research/research-events/ for more information.