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How can participatory research can help us to further our understanding of how the sensory environment affects inclusive design and societal wellbeing? This research wants to better understand how new technologies affect people’s multisensory experiences and can allow for more inclusive musical experiences. (read more)

How we think about time - and use time to think with – matters. This ‘temporal imagination’ shapes our understanding of the world, how it might change and influences what we value. What would an educational approach to time look like? (read more)

What role can 3d medical technologies play in exploring one’s identity? What are patients’ perceptions of 3D medical models and the emotional implications that these can carry? This research aims to explore these questions through the lens of congenital heart disease. (read more)

Can soft-bodied robots help us to combat isolation and loneliness? (read more)

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How much do the sounds around you affect your mood? How much do you need to alter a city’s soundscape to benefit its citizens? (read more)

What causes us to experience temperatures differently? The impacts of climate change will be widespread but will not be felt equally. This research seeks to facilitate an exploration of human experience of rising temperatures. (read more)

What perceptions do robots have of humans? What does it mean for us to live in a world increasingly inhabited by artificial and augmented intelligence? This project aims to further develop a network that crosses artistic, scientific and engineering disciplines to explore how machines see us. (read more)