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The UK immigration rules require the sponsoring spouse to have a minimum income that is in fact above fulltime earnings at minimum wage. In addition, the migrant spouse is required to prove a level of language proficiency. …

Emphasis in publishing is on European languages. This means that languages and language communities are dying out. The majority of African literature isn’t read in local communities due to a lack of infrastructure for literary translation in local languages, non-standard …

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This Ideas Exchange designed and produce a wordless children’s picture book titled ‘Together’ in collaboration with a professional illustrator. This picture book will be used as a research stimulus to explore how children (4-10 years …

What did the project involve? 

Bristol is known internationally for its thriving film and animation industry and Peru is currently investing in a growing animation sector. By building a collaboration between researchers and animators in Bristol and Peru, the team …

Digital technology is enabling new modes of live performance. ‘New interfaces for musical expression’ emerged as a distinct field c.2001 from research in human-computer interaction (HCI). Many NIME instruments are intended as musical enablers for non-specialists. However, when expert music …

“Physical activity is not just a health issue. It brings people together to enjoy shared activities and contributes to building strong communities….” (UK Chief Medical Officers’ Physical Activity Guidelines, 2019)

The Chief Medical Officer’s Physical Activity guidelines recommend how much …

The experiences babies, toddlers and young children have affect how their brains grow and how they learn.  Children who live in difficult situations are more likely to be slow to speak or learn, and to develop learning difficulties or conditions …

The importance of a GP’s ability to take in, understand and tell stories is well established. GP’s use narratives to give/take medical histories, communicate diagnoses and treatment plans, and within teaching and research.  Despite this, narrative research methodologies have only …

Mathematics and linguistics are often pitted in opposition. Conventionally, mathematics is synonymous with rational, logical thought, whereas language inhabits communicative and expressive forms. This research aims to disassemble this dichotomy and explore the common ground held by the two disciplines.…