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Lewis Carroll author of Alice's adventures in wonderland, and Through the looking glass, died in Guildford in 1898 while staying with his sisters at "The Chestnuts", Castle Hill. He is buried in The Mount Cemetery. Sculptures of Alice, and of the white rabbit are on the riverside in Guildford town centre near St Nicolas church.

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Research in the South East

This page aims to give you an outline of the cultural research that's taking place in the South East.  Please bear with us as we work on bringing more information to you.

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Hastings and Bexhill Coastal Regeneration Research

The research aims to provide a snapshot of how existing areas of cultural activity (tourism, food) and emerging areas of work and cultural production (visual arts, broadcasting) are contributing to the social, cultural and economic renaissance of Hastings and Bexhill.

 

University of Brighton

 

Paul Gilchrist, Research Officer, University of Brighton P.M.Gilchrist@Brighton.ac.uk T: 01273 643889

www.uch.ac.uk www.brighton.ac.uk www.seaspace.org.uk

 

The Benefits of Choral Singing - a cross-national collaborative project

The study will explore the relationships between reported experience of choral singing assessed by personal testimonies and structure questionnaires and broader dimensions of well-being using the World Health Organisation ‘Quality of Life’ instruments.

Sidney de Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health, Canterbury Christ Church University

Professor Stephen Clift

http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/centres/sidney-de-haan-research/index.asp

Formative Evaluation of the Silver Song Club Project

The first stage of research will be a formative evaluation involving observation of existing Silver Song Clubs (singing in community settings) and their impacts on the lives of elderly people.

Sidney de Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health, Canterbury Christ Church University

Professor Stephen Clift

http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/centres/sidney-de-haan-research/index.asp