6: Learning by Play with a Very Tall Duck with Prof. Pen Holland

Join Dr. Helena Cox, Gary Brannan and special guest Prof. Pen Holland on another stimulating journey up the arts; as we discuss learning through play, Longboi, and his many adventures since.

He is still, officially, dead.

https://www.york.ac.uk/biology/people/pen-holland/

Pen's favourite works in the University Collection

Clive A Jebbett, 'Three Crows' isn't yet online

Rex G Jowsey, 'Giant mushroom', 2001: https://artcollection.york.ac.uk/artcollection/artworkcd7b.html?id=york:807175

National Play Strategy

https://playnation.uk/blog/2025/05/09/play-england-to-launch-10-year-strategy-at-parliamentary-event/

Long Boiology

york.ac.uk/biology-art-trail

Long Boi Memorial

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4q14w34weo

#WildflowerHour

https://bsky.app/profile/wildflowerhour.bsky.social

The Hive Mind

https://www.york.ac.uk/about/campus/art/the-hive-mind/https://www.york.ac.uk/anthropocene-biodiversity/news/2025/art-biodiversity-collaboration/