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Research Assistant Opportunity

Small Scale Online Radio project in partnership with the University of Glasgow.

You will contribute to a project Archiving Community: Social Infrastructure and Small-Scale Online Radio working with Dr Henry Ivry and Dr Paul Rekret. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the formulation and submission of research publications and research proposals as well as help manage and  direct this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow. The successful candidate will also work in partnership with the National Library of Scotland in developing prototypes for archiving broadcast material.

Research Assistant · University of Glasgow

BISA 2025: Sound Heritage Research & Innovation – UPDATE

One-day tickets have now been released for the BISA conference in Manchester on 15-16 May! See the full programme and book your ticket by 30 April: https://www.bisa-web.org/bisa-2025-sound-heritage-research-innovation. With one-day tickets costing £27.50 (waged) and only £10 unwaged, this is a great opportunity to network and learn about sound archives.

Many thanks,

The BISA Committee.

BISA 2025: Sound Heritage Research & Innovation

15th and 16th May 2025, Manchester.

The British and Irish Sound Archives (BISA) invite colleagues who work with, hold or have an interest in sound collections to join us for two days of presentations, practical sessions, and discussions. This is an opportunity to meet and discuss with colleagues from across the UK and Ireland.

The conference will be hosted at Manchester Central Library.

A full programme will follow, but attendees can expect:

  • Tours of the library, sound archive and North West Film Archive
  • Practical sessions on how to buy and run analogue equipment (Iain Betson, AV Resilience) and data protection and oral history (Mary Stewart and Charlie Morgan, British Library)
  • Delia Derbyshire Archive inspired electronic music performance, Caro C & Zolatec
  • Presentations on the theme of research and innovation, including updates on current sound archive projects from across the UK
  • The launch of our new Network Platform
  • BISA Annual General Meeting

Tickets are now available at the link below:

BISA 2025: Sound Heritage Research & Innovation Tickets, Tue 15 Apr 2025 at 10:00 | Eventbrite