{"id":845,"date":"2025-06-03T06:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/globalcommunications\/?p=845"},"modified":"2025-09-24T16:45:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:45:28","slug":"global-communications-past-present-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/globalcommunications\/global-communications-past-present-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Communications: Past, Present, Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wednesday 25th June 2025, 10:00-14:30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hybrid: Murray Learning Centre UG06 (University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Campus) and Zoom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This event will showcase impact and community projects linked to global communications, recap research insights across the academic year, and launch the gallery developed as part of this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/globalcommunications\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"18\">CAL Global Communications Incubator<\/a> at the University of Birmingham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/globalcomms.eventbrite.co.uk\">Register via Eventbrite<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>10:00-10:30: Arrivals and welcome, with refreshments<br>10:30-11:30: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/staff\/profiles\/elal\/page-ruth\">Prof Ruth Page<\/a>: Funding for interdisciplinary impact work and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/research\/centres-institutes\/research-in-linguistics-and-communication\/projects\/influencer-stories-of-mental-health-and-young-people\">Influencer Stories of Mental Health and Young People<\/a>.<br>11:30-12:00: Networking break, with tea and coffee<br>12:00-12:30: Global Platforms, Local Impact: Insights from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruralmedia.co.uk\">Rural Media<\/a><br>12:30-13:30: Lunch<br>13:30-14:00: Research Gallery Launch<br>14:00-14:30: Next Steps discussion, with refreshments<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sessions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first morning session (10:30-11:30) will be a talk from Prof Ruth Page sharing insights from her ESRC funded project &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/news\/2023\/influencer-stories-of-mental-health-and-young-people\">Influencer Stories of Mental Health and Young People<\/a>&#8220;. Ruth will outline routes to funding for this interdisciplinary project and reflect on working with external partners for impact and engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second morning session (12:00-12:30), we will learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruralmedia.co.uk\">Rural Media<\/a>, a production company and charity that works with communities, schools, groups and individuals to create issue-driven films, heritage and digital arts projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The afternoon sessions will introduce the Research Gallery and insights from CAL Global Communications activities over the year (13:30-14:00), then close with a &#8216;Next Steps&#8217; discussion (14:00-14:30) to explore plans for an event in September and next academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breakout Rooms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a busy time of year with exam boards, admin responsibilities and conferences. You are welcome to come to any part of the day, with no obligation to stay for multiple sessions. We have booked a breakout room in Murray Learning Centre UG10, which all participants are welcome to use for Zoom attendance at other events through the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:52px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>All are welcome, but places are limited. 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