Departmental News

Screens Exam Support Sessions

The GU Film society, Screens, is running exam support for Level 1 and Level 2 Film & Television students in advance of their December examination diet. The Level 1 session will be on Thursday 26th November from 12pm to 1pm, and Level 2 will be on Thursday 3rd December from 12pm to 1pm, both in room 408. Students can sign up on the form outside the departmental office, or by emailing the PG student leader, Anthony Reynolds.

Opportunities for Postgraduate studies

The Department and the University are pleased to announce a range of different scholarship opportunities available for post-graduate study. General information can be found here and on the Faculty of Arts Graduate School website. For more detailed discussions as to eligibility and research topics please contact the relevant post-graduate subject group convenors, who are, in Theatre Studies: Dr. Dee Heddon, in CCPR: Professor Raymond Boyle and for Film and Television Studies: Dr. Karen Lury. Post-graduate research which incorporate more than one subject area are encouraged.

The Dramaturg - Manager or Creator?

Can the dramaturg play a creative role in today’s theatre or is s/he just a “script administrator”? This panel discussion will take place in the CCA, Sauchiehall St on Tuesday 24 November at 7pm with free admission. Theatre Studies' Anselm Heinrich will be a panellist. Here for more details.

December examination timetable

Dates, times and locations of the December examinations are now available. Students should ensure they are familiar with the location of the examination well in advance and are reminded that no admittance will be permitted more than 30 minutes after the scheduled start time.

Symposium presentation

Professor Christine Geraghty visited the Portuguese Catholic University (UCP) in Lisbon, Portugal on 11/12th November to talk to members of a new research project there on the Analysis and Evaluation of Quality in Audovisuals (AAQUA). The symposium will be attended by staff from a number of universities in Portugal and Christine will talk about how her own work on television and quality has developed over the past five years.

Changes to student email

On Thursday 5th November all student email accounts were moved to a new upgraded system. There will be changes to the way you access new email. More details here.

Successful application

Dr Anselm Heinrich has been successful with his application to the Royal Society of Edinburgh under their International Exchange Programme. The award is for a research project on theatre under German occupation in Poland during World War II. He will spend two weeks in early January 2010 in Lodz as a guest of Professor Malgorzata Leyko of the Theatre Studies Department at the University of Lodz.

Top marks!

The Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies has been ranked number one for our subjects in The Times Good University Guide 2010 (in this Guide the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies appears in the ranking for 'Drama, Dance and Cinematics'). Universities and departments across the whole of the UK are rated by a range of key performance indicators so this top ranking reflects both the world-leading research being undertaken in the Department and the outstanding learning and teaching student experience. Prospective students will find out more about our Department and our courses by exploring these webpages.

WiFi

Wireless networking is now available to staff and students in most areas of the Departmental building. Levels 1-5 are covered with the exception of the Performance Studio and Cinema areas, this should be rectified in the near future. Your laptop - or other wireless enabled device - should pick up the wireless network "flexaccess" automatically but you need to install the VPN software to access the internet and other protected campus resources. Guest visitors to the University can request a password without installing the VPN software. More details.

Departmental Research Committee

The Departmental Research Committee devises implements and monitors research strategy in the Department. Here for more details, and information on how to apply for funding.

Student comments

Some recently graduated students were asked to give their opinions on their time spent in the Department and of University life.