237 research outputs found
Calum Colvin: The Magic Box
No full textArtist Calum Colvin introduces his new exhibition, The Magic Box, which is an archaeology of his practice from the last 25 years. The exhibition will feature image transparencies from the early 1980s, new prints created at Edinburgh Printmakers, and an installation of Colvin's photography studio, which will be in use when Colvin photographs Scottish author Janice Galloway.The Magic Box is on at Edinburgh Printmakers, until the 6th September 2014. Find out more at edinburghprintmakers.co.uk
Fortissat Science Alliance podcast: Calum McAndrew
No full textCalum McAndrew is a public engagement professional at the University of St Andrews. He took part in the Fortissat Science Alliance podcast recordings in March 2021.What is the Fortissat Science Alliance?The Fortissat Science Alliance is a Wellcome Trust & Children In Need "Curiosity" project. This scheme provided informal STEM learning opportunities for young people who attended the community centre Getting Better Together Shotts (GBT Shotts) between 2019 and 2023. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, deliveries had to pivot online so the podcast was founded. These recordings were made via Zoom with warm-up STEM activities sent to every young person in advance, along with a profile page for each researcher, so that they were relaxed and able to ask excellent questions.Link to episode on Spotify.Depending on the broadcast date, podcast deliveries were co-sponsored by Glasgow Science Festival, EXPLORATHON 2021, or EXPLORATHON 2022/23.For the duration of the project, it was supported jointly by Children in Need and the Wellcome Trust. In 2021, EXPLORATHON episodes were supported by the European Commission [grant agreement ID 101036101]. In 2022-23, EXPLORATHON episodes were supported by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council [grant number EP/X020894/1].Author contributions to contentCalum McAndrew was the guest featured on this episode. Rebecca Hay was the youth worker coordinating the young people who conducted the interviews as well as co-editing and broadcasting the recordings. Iain Hamilton co-edited the episodes. Kirsty Ross was the STEM consultant for the project and uploaded completed episodes to Figshare. </p
The Asymptotic Structure of the Centred Hyperbolic 2-Monopole Moduli Space
Full text linkWe construct an asymptotic metric on the moduli space of two centred
hyperbolic monopoles by working in the point particle approximation, that is
treating well-separated monopoles as point particles with an electric, magnetic
and scalar charge and re-interpreting the dynamics of the 2-particle system as
geodesic motion with respect to some metric. The corresponding analysis in the
Euclidean case famously yields the negative mass Taub-NUT metric, which
asymptotically approximates the metric on the moduli space of two
Euclidean monopoles, the Atiyah-Hitchin metric. An important difference with
the Euclidean case is that, due to the absence of Galilean symmetry, in the
hyperbolic case it is not possible to factor out the centre of mass motion.
Nevertheless we show that we can consistently restrict to a 3-dimensional
configuration space by considering antipodal configurations. In complete
parallel with the Euclidean case, the metric that we obtain is then the
hyperbolic analogue of negative mass Taub-NUT. We also show how the metric
obtained is related to the asymptotic form of a hyperbolic analogue of the
Atiyah-Hitchin metric constructed by Hitchin
Fortissat Science Alliance podcast:Calum McAndrew
No full textThis week we had guest Calum McAndrew from the University of St Andrews who talked to us about dinosour fossils, space, stars and why astronauts wear nappies!To see the sign language of the planets we were talking about check out this video: British Sign Language Astronomy - Planets of the solar system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_aKOaA3H2c&t=18s (names of the planets appear on screen when the sign language is used for them)
Calorons and Constituent Monopoles
Full text linkWe study anti-self-dual Yang-Mills instantons on , also known as calorons, and their behaviour under collapse of the circle factor. In this limit, we make explicit the decomposition of calorons in terms of constituent pieces which are essentially charge monopoles. We give a gluing construction of calorons in terms of the constituents and use it to compute the dimension of the moduli space. The construction works uniformly for structure group an arbitrary compact semi-simple Lie group
Portrait of Hugh MacDiarmid
No full textA commissioned installation/portrait as one of the programme of public events at the National Galleries of Scotland/Royal Scottish Academy collaborative opus Ages of Wonder: Scotland’s Art 1540 to Now exhibition at the RSA. I was invited to ‘bring my studio’ into the building and create an artwork during the run of the exhibition in public view. The finished installation was marked with a public event in the Gallery with Calum Colvin and author James Robertson on 1/1/18. Subsequently the printed and framed photographic portrait was debuted at the RSA Annual Exhibition 2018, which was convened and curated by Colvin and included a number of guest artists who were invited to explore the links between poetry and visual art. This included a programme of public artist/poet talks. The portrait subsequently won the City of Glasgow College Purchase Prize
Smelt and Mary Scotland: Nicknaming in Frank Macdonald’s A Forest for Calum
No full textFrank Macdonald’s novel A Forest for Calum (2005, Sydney, NS: Cape Breton University Press) illustrates a variety of nicknames and explores their social functions and naming practices. The novel is set in Shean, itself a nickname for the town of Inverness on the west side of Cape Breton Island. Macdonald celebrates the culture, traditions and customs of rural Cape Breton while at the same time recording the inevitable changes resulting from the closure of town’s coal mine. Nicknaming, one of these prominent customs, is explored from the point of view of young Rod Gillies as he matures as a person and an artist. Although nicknames of adults occur in the novel, the author has a particular interest in the naming patterns of the younger characters. For instance, the protagonist is named Smelt as a result of a fishing accident, and his girlfriend, Mary Scotland, receives her nickname from an elementary teacher because she is one of three Mary Camerons in the class and her father has an interest in Scotland. Macdonald presents a realistic treatment of nicknames as demonstrated by comparison with the research on nicknames in general and on Cape Breton Island.Le roman de Frank Macdonald intitulé A Forest for Calum (une forêt pour Calum) (2005, Sydney, NS: Cape Breton University Press) illustre une variété de surnoms et explore leurs fonctions sociales et les pratiques de désignation des personnages. Le roman se déroule à Shean, une localité qui porte elle-même un surnom de la ville d'Inverness située du côté ouest de l'île du Cap-Breton. Macdonald célèbre la culture, les traditions et les coutumes des régions rurales du Cap-Breton, tout en enregistrant certains changements inévitables qui ont résulté de la fermeture de la mine de charbon de la ville. L'emploi de surnoms, l'une des coutumes bien implantées, est exploré du point de vue du jeune Rod Gillies, au moment où il devient adulte et artiste. Bien que les surnoms soient surtout le fait des adultes dans le roman, l'auteur manifeste un intérêt particulier pour le mode de désignation des plus jeunes personnages. Par exemple, le protagoniste est nommé Smelt (éperlan) à la suite d'un accident de pêche, et sa petite amie, Mary Scotland, reçoit ce surnom d'un enseignant du primaire parce qu'elle est l'une des trois Mary Camerons dans la classe, et son père a un intérêt pour l'Écosse. Macdonald offre un traitement réaliste des surnoms comme le démontre son ouvrage comparativement à la recherche sur les surnoms en général et sur l'île du Cap-Breton
Queens Park Music Club - Volume 2
No full textQueens Park Railway Club is an artist run space located on the platform of Queens Park Railway Station on the South side of Glasgow. Run by Patrick Jameson and Ellis Luxemburg, the space has a continuing programme of events including exhibitions and residencies for artists and writers.
The launch of our second interactive publication, featuring drawings by
Adrian Rybarczyk
Alexander Storey Gordon
Ali Smith
Ally Wallace
Anna Tanner
Clyde Jones
Calum Stirling
Carmel O Brien
Chris Byrne
Conor Kelly
Craig Mulholland
Dave Sherry
Douglas Laing
Douglas Morland
Ellis Luxemburg
Erica Eyres
Erik Smith
Fergus Dunnet
Fallope and the Tubes
Francelise McGurn
Fraser Sim
George Ziffo
Gregor Wright
Gwenan Davies
Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir
Ian Mcilroy
Jack McConville
Jacob Kerray
James McLardy
James Sayer
Janie Nicol
Jedrzej Cichosz
Jim Colquhoun
John Butler
Joseph Walsh
Kathryn Ashill
Kari Stewart
Kevin Hutcheson
Louise Schmid
Marianne Greated
Mark Fitzpatrick
Marco Giordano
Mark Briggs
Michael White
Michelle Connor
Michelle Hannah
Mick Peter
Mimei Thompson
Neil Clements
Neil Bickerton
Olivia Guertler
Patrick Jameson
Ragnar Jonasson
Ric Warren
Rose Ruane
Rosie Roberts
Ross Hamilton Frew
Ross Sinclair
Sarah Messenger
Shireen Taylor
Stevie Hurrel
Stina Wirfelt
Sukaina Kubba
Suzanne Dery
Urara Tsuchiya
Virginia Hutchiso
Developing useful environmental indicators to assess tourism impacts in the Ross Sea Region: A recommended approach
No full text—This paper addresses the issue of environmental impacts of tourism in Antarctica, specifically examining the Ross Sea region. Since the first tourist visit by ship in 1966, tourist numbers have steadily risen to the 15000 visitors received by Antarctica last year. Most travel is concentrated in the Antarctic peninsula, although there are approximately 1000 visitors each season to the Ross Sea region. Flying to the continent is now an option, but is severely limited by climate and logistical constraints. Antarctic tourism is expensive, but given changes in technology and in other constraining areas, the potential for sudden and substantial growth exists — as has taken place in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. The Antarctic Treaty System, through A TCP adoption of its Environmental Protocol, uses Environmental Impact Assessment to monitor tourist activities. New Zealand companies or any vessels departing out of New Zealand for Antarctica, are regulated by New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. A Compulsory Environmental Evaluation has not been required for tourist activities. Instead an Initial Environmental Evaluation (less rigorous) is completed and independent Observers (government officials) are placed on all vessels to verify monitoring. Most tourist operators belong to the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO), which is a self-regulating body that abides by the Environmental Protocol. IAATO members also undertake environmental monitoring outside of their EIA requirements. The EIA process presents a number of issues: Assessment is made on a case by case basis, monitoring indicators are developed for each case and there is no systematic or standardised approach to their development. These shortfalls are compounded by the focus on in-situ monitoring (lack of post activity monitoring) and obvious conflict-of-interest implications presented by self-monitoring. Defining the outputs and environmental exposure of tourist activities is necessary in understanding and identifying the types Of tourist impacts. Indirect and cumulative impacts, which may be operating on variable spatial and temporal scales are inherently difficult to assess. The use of environmental indicators has limitations, but evidence in this paper strongly suggests that their use provides benefits which outweigh them. The use Of indicators to assess the environmental impacts of tourism provides an information base that can be used in effective environmental management. This paper examines what information is currently available, identifying gaps and considering responses where appropriate. Defining what constitutes an environmental impact is fundamental to any approaches to monitoring such impacts. —This paper addresses the issue of environmental impacts of tourism in Antarctica,
specifically examining the Ross Sea region.
Since the first tourist visit by ship in 1966, tourist numbers have steadily risen to the 15000
visitors received by Antarctica last year. Most travel is concentrated in the Antarctic
peninsula, although there are approximately 1000 visitors each season to the Ross Sea
region. Flying to the continent is now an option, but is severely limited by climate and
logistical constraints. Antarctic tourism is expensive, but given changes in technology and
in other constraining areas, the potential for sudden and substantial growth exists — as has
taken place in the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.
The Antarctic Treaty System, through A TCP adoption of its Environmental Protocol, uses
Environmental Impact Assessment to monitor tourist activities. New Zealand companies
or any vessels departing out of New Zealand for Antarctica, are regulated by New
Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. A Compulsory Environmental
Evaluation has not been required for tourist activities. Instead an Initial Environmental
Evaluation (less rigorous) is completed and independent Observers (government officials)
are placed on all vessels to verify monitoring. Most tourist operators belong to the
International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO), which is a self-regulating
body that abides by the Environmental Protocol. IAATO members also undertake
environmental monitoring outside of their EIA requirements.
The EIA process presents a number of issues: Assessment is made on a case by case basis,
monitoring indicators are developed for each case and there is no systematic or
standardised approach to their development. These shortfalls are compounded by the focus
on in-situ monitoring (lack of post activity monitoring) and obvious conflict-of-interest
implications presented by self-monitoring.
Defining the outputs and environmental exposure of tourist activities is necessary in
understanding and identifying the types Of tourist impacts. Indirect and cumulative
impacts, which may be operating on variable spatial and temporal scales are inherently
difficult to assess.
The use of environmental indicators has limitations, but evidence in this paper strongly
suggests that their use provides benefits which outweigh them. The use Of indicators to
assess the environmental impacts of tourism provides an information base that can be used
in effective environmental management. This paper examines what information is
currently available, identifying gaps and considering responses where appropriate.
Defining what constitutes an environmental impact is fundamental to any approaches to
monitoring such impacts
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