The day of the run began, somewhat inauspiciously, with urgent messages to all the runners: Loo shortage: Calling Tim’s Team and all participants-you may need to make time for an extra toilet stop before you reach the park for the TenTenTen this morning! Morning guys – we have a bit of an issue this morning … More Halle-loo-yah! Tim’s Team 2017 and the Endcliffe Park 10k
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A couple of months ago I was back in Sheffield and I attended a particular event that happens yearly, this was my third time attending it, last year I had also volunteered on the ticket stall. It was the 24 Hour Inspire event, aimed at raising money for charity. 24…
We started this year’s 24 Hour Inspire with a celebration of the city of Sheffield. City of beer, art and music – and all three were on offer over the course of the event (albeit the beer only in very restrained quantities). This remarkable and moving video by playwright Chris Bush summed it up: Straight … More From Sheffield to Zaatari – 24 hours of inspiration
Thursday 30 March 17.00 Catherine Annabel (Chair of Inspiration for Life) – Welcome Professor Vanessa Toulmin – Sheffield: city of beer, art and music Vanessa is Director of City & Cultural Engagement at the University of Sheffield and producer and curator of Festival of the Mind. A leading authority on Victorian entertainment and film, … More 24 Hour Inspire, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, University of Sheffield 30-31 March 2017, 17.00-17.00
THURSDAY 30 MARCH 2017 Catherine Annabel Inspiration for Life Welcome 17:00 Prof. Vanessa Toulmin City & Cultural Engagement Sheffield: city of beer, art and music 17:30 Dr Andrew Parnell, Paul Evans & Prof. Richard Jones Physics & Astronomy Unweaving the rainbow: colour in art, physics and biology 18:30 Prof. Marie Kinsey Journalism … More 24 Hour Inspire 2017 – the ‘Glastonbury of lecturing’ is back!
Last night one of Inspiration for Life’s trustees, Chris Sexton, who’s also the Director of the University’s Corporate Information & Communication Services, did something amazing, something that would terrify most of us. She stood up in front of hundreds of people in Sheffield City Hall, and made them laugh. Made them cry with laughter, got … More Inspiration for Laughter
Seventeen Inspiration for Life runners tackled ‘that hill’ (twice) on a gloriously sunny autumn day, to raise funds for Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity, in the annual 10k in Endcliffe Park. This is our fifth year of taking part as ‘Tim’s Team’. In the last couple of years we have run in memory not only … More Inspiration for Running
One of Tim’s legacies to students in Physics & Astronomy was the award of prizes for students who have achieved academic success whilst making a wider contribution through voluntary work, and for those who have had to overcome obstacles and difficulties in order to complete their studies. It means a lot to us to know … More 2016 Tim Richardson Memorial Prize
‘The “Glastonbury” of lecturing’ (@WynMorgan8) ‘What an amazing event all round. For atmosphere, content, and the cause, [the 24 Hour Inspire] is one of the best things I’ve been involved in since coming to Uni’ (@RyanBramley93) ‘truly inspiring’ (@jamgregory) ‘It’s 1 am, I’m in my pjs at the Uni, watching a dude … More The Glastonbury of lecturing
