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Insect City 

October 2011

A one-day interdisciplinary academic symposium exploring the relationships between insects and cities across the arts and sciences, convened by Dr Matthew Beaumont (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ English Department) and Dr Ben Campkin and hosted at the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Grant Museum of Zoology and Arup Phase2 Gallery. Sessions led by scientists, medical historians, urbanists and artists were followed by a presentation of a specially commissioned short story by speculative fiction writer China Miéville. A report of the event was published shortly afterwards.