How can we make the city’s archives more personally meaningful to people? With so many objects and documents holding the secrets of past daily life, Bristol Archives is uniquely positioned to help its residents get acquainted with their predecessors. Its …

The project sought to acknowledge the entangled networks of Inuit and British material cultures in the city of Bristol. To do this the team addressed the legacy of Martin Frobisher’s attempt to ‘discover’ the Northwest Passage. Frobisher’s three voyages (1576-78) …

In the 1960s, Totterdown, a Victorian suburb in Bristol’s south inner city, had been devastated by the demolition of 500 houses, and the relocation of 5,000 Bristolians, in order to make way for an ‘outer ring road’ and ‘transport interchange’ …

In 1929, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. The importance of this first antibiotic was not fully realised until the early 1940s, when large-scale manufacturing processes were developed. The impact is momentous: on top of saving millions of lives, it has added …

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This research project sought to explore the significance of Robinswood Hill Country Park, a geographical landmark sitting between the M5 and the Gloucester suburbs of Matson, White City, Podsmead and Tuffley. …

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Ken Pryce’s sociological study, Endless Pressure (1979) provided a landmark empirical account of Caribbean people young and old in Britain. Interested in the ‘lifestyles, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours’ of ordinary people, Pryce …

The Forget Me Nots (FMNs) are a team of researchers living well with dementia because of close-knit friendships with others with dementia. Prior to the beginning of this project, they developed a peer support network nurtured by the service, emphasising …

Being connected to family and friends is essential for our physical and psychological wellbeing. Students’ first experience of living away from home is often when they start university. Rates of students seeking mental health support are increasing, with anxiety disorders …