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HEADLINE NEWSWorld leading research in Drama recognised in the Research Assessment Exercise 2008. Read More. The Times Good University Guide 2010 has ranked Exeter 4th in the UK for Drama. The ranking is based on our performance in key areas such as research quality, student satisfaction, graduate prospects and entry requirements. See full story about the University’s success. Photographic Exhibition The Drama Department at Exeter has once again been ranked first in the UK for Drama in the National Student Survey (2008)*. RESEARCH NEWSDigital Reconstruction AwardIn collaboration with Goldsmiths College, University of London, Computing Department, the Centre for Intermedia has been awarded an AHRC/BT Pilot Research Networking Scheme award of £11,995 for "Digital Reconstruction in Archaeology and Contemporary Performance". The PI is Dr. Marco Gillies (Goldsmiths), CI Professor Nick Kaye (Exeter). The network will initiate new interdisciplinary collaborative research around digital technologies for reconstructing and accessing lost cultural sites and events in areas ranging from archaeology to contemporary performance. Told by the WindPhillip Zarrilli has received two major awards to support a practice-led research project, TOLD BY THE WIND, from the AHRC and the Arts Council of Wales. Read More. Transforming the way we live in digital BritainGabriella Giannachi is a 'spoke' of Horizon Digital Economy Research Hub, a £12m research centre funded by RCUK based at the University of Nottingham (2009-2014). Other spokes are based at Reading and Cambridge Universities. Key partners include: Active Ingredient, Aerial, Alton Towers, the BBC, Blast Theory, the British Library, BT, Experian, Infoterra, Invensys, Jaguar, Leica, Network Rail, Oracle, Ordinance Survey, the Radiator Festival, ScienceScope, and Sharp Laboratories. More information AHRC FellowshipWe are delighted to announce that Howard Barker is the recipient of the new AHRC-funded Creative Fellowship in the Department of Drama. Howard, who was described by The Times newspaper as “Britain’s most important living playwright” will spend the time continuing his life’s work of re-defining tragedy. The three-year Fellowship will produce, apart from academic papers and symposia, two new plays by Howard on the themes of Plethora and Bare Sufficiency. An international festival to celebrate the 21st birthday of Howard Barker's theatre company will take place on 21st October 2009. More information. Graduate ScholarshipsGraduates of the University of Exeter will receive a £1000 fee scholarship for SALL Masters programmes in the Departments of Drama, English and Modern Languages. To be eligible students must meet the standard entry criteria for the relevant programme and must have graduated within the last five years. More information. Best PaperA Best Paper Award was received at CHI 2009 for 'From Interaction to Trajectories: Designing Coherent Journeys Through User Experiences' written by Steve Benford (University of Nottingham), Gabriella Giannachi (University of Exeter), Boriana Koleva (University of Nottingham) and Tom Rodden (University of Nottingham). Music Theatre Grant
Grant Success
AHRC Award
CONFERENCE
The Centre for Intermedia, Department of Drama, hosted an international conference, "Performing Presence: from the live to the simulated," 26-29 March 2009, at the culmination of a major AHRC interdisciplinary research project led by Exeter Drama in collaboration with Stanford University University MetaMedia Lab and UCL Computer Science. Follow these links for the Conference Schedule. EVENTS AND STUDENT NEWS21 for 21On the 21st October 2009 more than 50 theatre companies across the world joined together in an international festival to celebrate the 21st birthday of Howard Barker’s theatre company the Wrestling School. 21 for 21 was a remarkable event of staged readings, full performances and devised works that rejoiced in Barker’s playwriting, directing, poetry and painting. More Information. Dance Marathon
Exeter at the Fringe
Graduates Up Mountain and in Hospital
Medics get dramatic treatment
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David Roesner has been awarded an AHRC workshop grant. It will enable him to conduct two 3-day workshops for practitioners and scholars investigating the creation processes of experimental music theatre. This project will be conducted in collaboration with Prof. Matthias Rebstock of the Universität Hildesheim, Germany, and will result in an co-edited book and a DVD documentation by Peter Hulton.
Jerri Daboo has been awarded two research grants to support her work on the southern Italian ritual of tarantism. An AHRC Research Leave Scheme award will enable her to complete her book, 'Ritual, Rapture and Remorse: the dance of the spider in Salento', to be published next year by Peter Lang. A second award from the Wellcome Trust will enable Dr. Daboo to develop her archival research into the medical history of the ritual.
On 6th and 7th December 2008, Phillip Zarrilli's Performer Training students staged a 36 hour durational performance in the Roborough Studio. 
A large number of Exeter students, graduates and staff are having a successful time at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. Drama staff member Rebecca Loukes' company Redcape has won a Fringe First award and Total Theatre Award (Visual Theatre) and has been shortlisted for three other awards for their show The Idiot Colony. Other shows connected to Exeter have achieved more Total Theatre nominations and a number of 4 and 5 star reviews. 
Immediately after completing his two year MFA degree in Theatre Practice (2005-2007), Seok-Ha Hwang auditioned for and was cast as Mr. Tan in Holby City - he'll be appearing over 12 weeks. Also, BBC wildlife presenter Steve Backshall (graduated in 1995), having broken his back in a mountain fall resulting in a short hospital stay, is recovering and can be seen on the new BBC series 'Lost Land of the Jaguar' on Wednesday evenings. 
Meanwhile, undergraduate Drama students have taken on the role of patients at a local GP surgery. Their role of simulating a patient is part of a recruitment process that examines whether medics who intend to train for career in general practice are suitable for the position. 