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This project explored how to work with person-centred approaches for representing experiences of gender based violence (GBV). Against the backdrop of mainstream media and public discourse, which tend to misrepresent GBV by conveying stereotypes of …

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This research explored how haptic technology can minimise ableist barriers to inclusivity in performance spaces by investigating disability through different lenses and models (including social, medical and cultural). The researchers sought to examine:

1. how emerging

How we think about time – and use time to think with – matters for living well. It matters for our understanding of how the world works and for our perceptions of how and whether it might change.  These temporal …

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This research sought to explore patient perceptions of 3D models and the emotional implications these carry through the lens of congenital heart disease, where 3D heart models have been shown to play important roles in …

Research has shown that older people experience decreased loneliness, increased self-esteem and improved group relations when they participate in theatre (Bernard & Rickett, 2017). That said, the same people face barriers when it comes to the technologies that allow people …

During the First World War, a culture of experimental performance emerged in London, challenging mainstream theatre and sympathising with the dissenting politics of the peace movement.  

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The project team examined a group of ‘little theatres’ …

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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.  

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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 …

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With increasing public attention to how and whether we might trust intelligent robots in future societies, this project offered an intriguing and playful way to flip this question by imagining how robots might regard us…