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BGU Monster Conference Draws International Delegates for a Weekend of Fear and Excitement
Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) welcomed speakers and delegates from around the world last weekend for the 2018 Monster Conference. -
BGU Partner with Lincoln Civic Trust to Offer New Scholarship Award
Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) is excited to announce the launch of a new scholarship in partnership with the Lincoln Civic Trust. -
BGU Courses celebrate graduation of their first cohorts
Graduation is always a special time at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU), offering an opportunity to celebrate the hard-earned achievements of students and staff. -
Mentoring changes mindset of young people in Lincolnshire
Fifty years 10 and year 12 students across 10 Lincolnshire secondary schools took part in an online mentoring scheme this year organised by LiNCHigher in partnership with Brightside mentoring. -
BGU to Celebrate its Legacy of Pioneering Women
Throughout Bishop Grosseteste University’s (BGU) 150 year history pioneering women have played a major role in the University’s development; from its original incarnation as an Anglican Teacher Training college for women, to its recognised place as one of the top universities in the country. -
BGU Signs Armed Forces Covenant
Today Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) Vice Chancellor the Reverend Canon Peter Neil was joined by Lt Col Rich Forsyth, Commanding Officer Army Training Regiment (Grantham), as he signed the Armed Forces Covenant. -
Making Trans and Non-Binary Voices Heard Around the World
Lyndsay Muir, Visiting Tutor in the School of Teacher Development at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU), has collaborated on two projects to raise awareness of the experiences of transgender and non-binary persons. ‘I AM: Stories from transgender and non-binary people across the world’ is a collection of autobiographical pieces and first hand accounts by people from across the globe. They are fascinating, moving tales, stories about survival, hope, joy and endurance and finding a place to call home. Lyndsay explained the importance of the book and why she felt she needed to be a part of it: "Trans and non-binary people are often people more spoken about rather than having the opportunity to speak for themselves so this project places our stories and voices at the centre. I'm just one of those voices amongst many diverse people from right across the globe. "It's so important for anyone to speak as and for themselves, especially when there is a long history of misrepresentation of our identities, so, as Jo Clifford says in her introduction to the ‘I AM’ book, 'This is art as activism. This has the potential to change the world'." The book is available in both print and e-form via the National Theatre Scotland website. All the contributors are members of the Adam World Choir, which is a global digital chorus of transgender and non-binary people brought together by the National Theatre Scotland for the production of Adam. Having won a ‘Fringe First’ at the Edinburgh Festival in 2017 the production is currently enjoying a London run at Battersea Arts Centre and Lyndsay is making a virtual, digital appearance in the show, alongside other members of the choir, expressing support for Adam's journey from Egypt to Glasgow and through his transition. Following it’s run in London it will move to the Skirball Center for Performing Arts in New York. BGU is committed to offering a supportive and inclusive environment for everyone who wishes to join us. You can find out more about the hard work all our staff and students put into creating this unique community on our news page. -
Examining ‘Criminal Anthropology’ on the International Stage
Over the weekend Robert von Friedeburg, Reader in History at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) contributed to the 'The Discourse of British and German Colonialism: Convergence and Competition' international conference at Queen Mary University. Robert's paper focused on 'Criminal Anthropology', a discipline fashionable during the 1870s to 1920s in Europe and the US. However, while fashionable, it was by no means a discipline lead by a single school of thought. While German contributions developed wider ideas of biological races among mankind British contributions did not. Indeed, at the eve of the First World War, the German scene had become accustomed to outright racist arguments, whilst the British one, while using the term 'race', had not. Robert's contribution addressed this strong divergence between British and German discourse and he praised the intellectual and scholastic opportunities his presence at the conference offered: “The conference went very well; the cooperation among historians, and literary scholars and linguists was particularly invigorating. I think that this opportunity for international cooperation is really one of the most interesting aspects of the conference particularly given how fruitful our shared comparisons have proven to be. It puts the results of our individual findings in a more informed perspective” Robert’s paper, along with those of his fellow presenters, will be published later this year by Routledge. Our academics are regularly invited to present at conferences around the world, you can follow all their travels on our news page and find out how you can start your own adventures on our course pages. -
BGU Students Explore What it Means to Remember
Second Year Students on the History and Theology courses at Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) visited the National Memorial Arboretum (NMA) as a part of their modules which explore the historical and theological dimensions of war and commemoration. Both modules ask students to reflect on key questions of who remembers, when, where and how, making the NMA, with its 150 acres and over 300 living and man-made memorials, an ideal location to visit. Whilst the students were able to experience a wide variety of different memorials including the Armed Forces Memorial where all those who have lost their lives in service post-1945 are named. Rebecca Newton, a single honours History student, described how seeing this memorial in particular, in the light of the centenary of Armistice, proved a thought provoking and emotional experience for many of the students: “The visit to the National Memorial Arboretum was one of the most emotional and thought provoking trips I have been on with BGU. “It highlighted the significance of the service and sacrifice of all who have lost their lives to war and, on the run up to Armistice this year, this is something I feel should be remembered. “One of the most emotional parts of this visit was the Armed Forces Memorial, more specifically the blank walls ready for more names to be engraved of those who have died in recent conflicts and conflicts yet to come, emphasizing that the cost of freedom is high and despite the immense amount of life already lost, we are still paying the price.” Forming part of the History and Theology courses, both modules encourage students to consider the dynamics of history, religion and politics, and the interplay of these with memory. Through research-led teaching, students explore individual and state responses to remembering during both world wars, associated invented traditions such as the poppy and fields of remembrance, public rituals and the role of symbolism in the creation of national culture and religious identity. The module in particular aims to bust some of the many myths around the First World War that are at present reinforced by popular culture. If you would be interested in joining these discussions visit our website or contact our Enquiries Team for more information on our wide range of courses including BA degrees in History and Theology, our MA in Social & Cultural History and our new BA (Hons) in Military History. -
BGU Collaborate on Original Play and Exhibition to Mark the 2018 Armistice
In the approach to Armistice Day 2018, BGU staff and students have been supporting the production of an important new play to mark the end of the centenary years of the First World War.
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