Biographical performances of real lives have proliferated but the lives of women (particularly those in science or with disabilities) have been neglected.

An impoverished, disabled, marginalised immigrant, Elizabeth Blackwell was also an inspirational doctor who championed women’s education rights and …

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 explored the different reasons people give for keeping diaries and the impediments that sometimes prevent diary-writing, particularly amongst professional people who often say they do not have the time. They investigated what …

Cannabis use is a public health concern; frequent adolescent cannabis use can have negative impacts on mental health, academic achievement, and wellbeing across the life course. In the Avon Longitudinal Study of Children and Families, by the age of 25, …

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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 …

“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 …

Fiction cinema often relegates grief to a mere plot device. It can offer superficial depictions that fail to capture the lived experience of mourning in emotional, psychological and physical terms. These screen depictions can be misleading and dangerous, either negating …

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 …

What did the project involve? 

This Experimental Partnership emerged from the 2018 Ideas Exchange “Reimagining the Diary: Writing and well-being for busy people”. The project sought to tackle the topic of diary writing through 3 strands: past, present and …