What did the project involve?  

In a cross-disciplinary project, a team of researchers brought together science, architecture, design, engineering and material development with social arts practice. Together they sought to build a feasible house for humans to live in on …

What did the project involve? 

Much like air quality, the sounds of our cities affect our wellbeing and health. This project explored how noise pollution in the city can be mapped and the effect of noise on people’s wellbeing.  

The …

Global temperatures are changing: the impacts of these changes will be widespread but will not be felt equally. Despite its ‘temperate’ climate, the UK regularly experiences summer heatwaves capable of causing discomfort, health impacts and even mortality. How exposure to …

How does ecological literacy affect the ability of humans to comprehend and interact with current crises? How does access to land affect the uptake of agroecology in the South West? What are the deep-set beliefs and behaviours of farmers and …

The Anthropocene names a new epoch: an age in which humans are leaving an indelible mark on the fabric of the planet. It is an essentially temporal concept, based on a geological sense of ‘deep time’ which cannot easily be …

This research project was inspired by a documentary that Dan Pollard and Annie Moir worked together on prior to this research:

What did the project involve? 

Whale song is one of the most iconic sounds of marine wildlife, but noise …

An interdisciplinary approach is required to face the challenge of increasing global access to food substantially and sustainably. Society will need to do this using the same land base with less fossil fuels, water and chemical inputs within a scenario …

Image Credit: Jon Rowley

Weekly attendance has increased in cathedrals in recent years. One factor in this may be the regular availability of a special experience of sound. The choral liturgy performed in cathedrals appears to be an appealing aspect …