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Alice Eldridge and Ivor Simpson (Engineering and Informatics) have received £25,000 from the Mark Leonard Trust to develop ECHO, an AI-powered dashboard that helps users study long-term environmental sound recordings.  

Ed Hughes has been awarded an Arts Council England grant for a new project with Orchestra of Sound and Light, 'From Felpham to Beachy Head: a landscape and its people in poetry'. 

Lynne Cahill was interviewed by MailOnline for the article: ‘The common words that used to have VERY different meanings - including meat', flirt, and pink'. 

The Connected Histories of the BBC project rediscovered archive material of a groundbreaking 1973 episode of the BBC’s Open Door series, in which trans women from the Transex Liberation Group candidly discussed their experiences with discrimination, workplace challenges and personal journeys. This was reported in PinkNews as part of Trans+ History Week. 

Vinita Damodaran, in an interview with BBC Radio Scotland (from 1:11), traced the roots of the India-Pakistan tensions to the chaotic decolonisation and border creation of 1947, warning that current hostilities are among the most dangerous since both nations became nuclear powers. Vinita was also interviewed by BBC News. 

Ivor Gaber was interviewed live on regional BBC radio regarding the BBC’s Gary Lineker, who has decided to leave the corporation early in response to comments he made regarding the situation in Gaza. Ivor commented that, despite the restrictions on impartiality due to working at the BBC, Lineker, “clearly felt that you also have an extra responsibility to speak out if there's an issue that you feel really strongly about”. 

David Hendy’s article about the BBC’s role in announcing Nazi Germany’s surrender on VE Day was published in a BBC “100 Voices” VE Day feature. 

Lucy Robinson was the guest expert for The Alarmist podcast episode ‘The Aftermath: The Thorpe Affair Scandal’. Lucy was also interviewed about the Festival of Ideas event ‘The Post-Rave Britain Archive Roadshow’ on BBC Radio Sussex (from 2:50).    

David Tal discussed how Israel’s expanded military offensive in Gaza may serve political goals as much as strategic ones in an interview with LBC. In another interview, he discussed how Israel had the opportunity to avoid the current level of devastation by working towards a ceasefire deal to pull out its military and end the current level of misery. 

Victoria Grace Richardson-Walden, as a member of the UK's Media Education Association's Executive Board, contributed to the Association's written and oral submissions to the House of Lord's Communication and Digital Committee's Inquiry into Media Literacy. 

Ernesto Cabellos will present his work at two international events this June: a film screening and discussion of Choropampa: The Price of Gold at UCL London on 10 June, and a virtual talk at the NALAS Conference in Norway on 19 June, where he’ll explore how his films engage with environmental activism and intercultural storytelling. 

Landecker Digital Memory Lab has launched Digital Memory Dialogues, an innovative publishing platform designed to start conversations about digital Holocaust memory. 

Alexandra Loske, Research Associate of the Centre for Life History and Life Writing Research, and Curator of the Royal Pavilion and Historic Properties at Brighton & Hove Museums, has a new book out on 24 June:The Royal Pavilion: A Regency Palace of Colour and Sensation. Endorsed by Simon Schama, the book draws on her research in Sussex’s department of Art History. The writing of it, and the forthcoming launch and possible lectures further afield, were sponsored by the former UoS Director of Finance Stephen Pavey. Alexandra also features on the National Gallery Podcast – Stories in Colour, with her first episode released on 9 June. Read more about Alexandra’s book.