Press office news tagged 'mayflower-400'

400 years later: reconsidering the Mayflower

400 years later: reconsidering the Mayflower. Dr Kathryn Gray, Associate Professor in Early American Literature, reflects on our assumptions about the Mayflower's voyage and its consequences
16 September 2020
The story behind Some Call It Home

The University of Pymouth's Director of Music at The Arts Institute, Robert Taub, reveals the artistic process behind the creation of his multimedia music drama Some Call It Home, and its relationship to the narrative of the Mayflower journey.
30 January 2020
Entrepreneurs set to gather for the Plymouth Startup Weekend

The University of Plymouth gears up for its second Techstars Startup Weekend
8 November 2019
Global tech firm IBM joins Mayflower Autonomous Ship project

International technology giant IBM has signed up to work with the University of Plymouth and other partners on an ambitious project to sail an unmanned ship across the Atlantic Ocean
16 October 2019
A Mayflower for a new generation

The Mayflower Autonomous Ship - a partnership between the University of Plymouth, ProMare and MSubs - will begin its journey on 6 September 2020, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers’ voyage to the new world
6 September 2019
New Musical Director reveals big plans for Peninsula Arts

Peninsula Arts, the public arts programme at the University of Plymouth, has appointed acclaimed pianist Dr Robert Taub as its new Musical Director
30 April 2018
Public lecture asks why Pilgrim Fathers earned place at pinnacle of American history

The third annual Mayflower Lecture, taking place at the University of Plymouth on Thursday 26 October, will explore why the Pilgrim Fathers became so important in the history of the United States
13 October 2017
Public art project celebrates 400th anniversary of Mayflower’s sailing to America

Academics and graduates from the University of Plymouth are collaborating on a new public art projects which will see a series of murals created to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower in 2020
18 August 2017
Arts Council funding recognises vital role of the Plymouth History Centre

The Plymouth History Centre project – in which the University of Plymouth is a key partner – has been given a massive vote of confidence after being recognised as a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) by Arts Council England (ACE)
28 June 2017
Help light up Plymouth for Thanksgiving this November

Plymouth University news: Residents and businesses are being asked to help with efforts to make this year's Illuminate and Thanksgiving celebrations the biggest and best yet
17 November 2016
Sir Brian Leveson to deliver the 23rd annual Pilgrim Fathers Lecture

Plymouth University news: One of the country’s most high profile legal figures, The Rt Hon Sir Brian Leveson, is coming to Plymouth to deliver the 23rd annual Pilgrim Fathers lecture
27 October 2016
Visual arts programme awarded £635,000 by Arts Council England

Plymouth University news: A two-year programme which aims to further enhance Plymouth’s visual arts scene has been awarded £635,000 from Arts Council England’s Ambition for Excellence funding programme
23 September 2016