Cultural and creative industries consultant and researcher. Particularly interested in cultural industries development and local-global interdependencies.
From Afrobeats to Nollywood, creativity in African cities is booming. Our new report African Alternatives: The Future of Creative Cities with @BritishCouncil & @AndaniAfrica shares insights from 11 African cities and 150+ policymakers.
Read in ENG or FR: https://t.co/I07LGyXRne
📢 Exciting news! We're proud to share a new addition to our Books Series published by @routledgebooks: "Globalisation, Commodification and Cultural Production in Africa" by Kathrin Schmidt, 2022 #EncatcResearchAward winner!
🔗Get your copy here: https://t.co/qLZ8xHCKwT
It was a real pleasure to work on this with @UNESCO and it is great to see this important research on the status of the artist published now! https://t.co/YA02q10QwB
Just published - Empowering creativity: implementing the UNESCO 1980 Recommendation Concerning the Status of the Artist; 5th global consultation.
Authored by Dr Tom Fleming and Dr Kathrin Schmidt of @tfconsultancy for @UNESCO
https://t.co/do1JwXrQs4
This is your brain on sleep deprivation.
Scientists in Canada launched the largest study on how lack of sleep affects the brain.
They created games that tested skills like reasoning, language comprehension & decision making.
They had one participant repeat these tests in an MRI machine.
Here's what they found:
On the left is a normal night of sleep.
On the right is when it's deprived of 4 hours of sleep.
The colored areas are the activity happening in your brain. Notice the lack of activity on the right side.
Researchers found there was less activity in the frontal & parietal lobes, which are crucial for decision making, problem solving & mood control.
You are simply not at your best when you don't get enough sleep.
Another study done at the University of Oslo found that lack of sleep leads to reduced clearance of substances from the brain.
These substances are many of the same waste products that are seen to accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
Some recent studies suggest that poor sleep contributes to higher levels of beta-amyloid protein in the brain, which lead to the amyloid plaques found in the Alzheimer's brain.
If you want a healthy brain avoid long term sleep deprivation.
What should you do?
• When deprived of sleep avoid making big decisions & pause before reacting to an emotion.
• Fix your sleeping habits. If you can't get enough hours, focus on increasing your sleep quality to make up for it.
Sleep is the best legal performance enhancing drug on the planet.
Make it a priority now so you can protect your brain for later.
Calling Video Artists! Open Call for Artistic Residencies in Poland & Tanzania
📷 Create & Collaborate in an International Residency!
📷 We are searching for artists working in moving image art forms (video, animation, film, digital and found footage, etc.)
Interested in supporting @BritishCouncil in repositioning its brand in Kenya? We are hiring a Communications & Marketing Consultant with experience in developing and implementing #communicationstrategies, leading on #publicrelations and #mediarelations.
https://t.co/N9u3LdFgWB
🌟 Testimonial Highlight 🌟
Introducing Kathrin Schmidt, the 2022 winner of the #EncatcResearchAward!
Kathrin shares how this milestone in her career inspired her to reach new heights.
Deadline approaching: 31 MAY 2023!
Apply here: https://t.co/CP5STREoOC
Prof. Kimani Njogu asserts that “We cannot go very far without civil societies in safeguarding cultural heritage." He also outlines the role of the creative sector in advocacy & praises creatives for their contribution. Join the conversation https://t.co/OOT853Q6vR #CultureGrows
Athman Hussein, Keeper Heritage Coastal Region @museumsofkenya sharing on impact of climate on historical sites. Fort Jesus in context now has a sea wall and reclaimed 2.5 acre of land around the wall to combat this. #CultureGrows Tamaduni Conversations
“On 7th July 2023 will be Swahili Day at the Swahili Cultural Centre, Mombasa. There will be a 3-day celebration around the Swahili culture & all its elements,” says Aisha Fadhil - National Museums of Kenya. Stream Tamaduni Conversations via https://t.co/VFUnQuehG3 #CultureGrows
Tamaduni Conversations (happening in Mombasa today) will feature in-person discussions, keynote speeches and panel conversations on cross-cutting issues including cultural heritage and technology, gender, inclusive growth and climate.
#CultureGrows
Our first Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth Conversations is happening today in Mombasa! The first ‘Tamaduni Conversations’ is themed ‘Safeguarding the Cultural Heritage of Mombasa County: Opportunities and Challenges.’ Join our livestream today https://t.co/xwfx2FuiZ5
Climate change is a global health problem.
Ahead of #COP27, learn more about how the climate crisis is impacting health around the world ⤵️
https://t.co/IPiTJebTjv