What did the project involve? 

This project was about women, by women and for women.

The research team were interested in key developmental stages, teenage, pregnancy and menopause – and how those hormonal shifts are perhaps undervalued and commonly underrated. …

This project looked to identify the collective care practices which formed an integral part of the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) and use them to create a care toolkit relevant to contemporary contexts. Audre Lorde writes ‘self-care is not self-indulgence it …

The project came about when Sabrina Shirazi was told by diners from Cuisine+Colour that her creative dining experiences helped them to overcome anxieties about eating. She initiated interviews with people in recovery from treatments for their eating disorder and consulted …

Tactile interfaces for older people brings together a computer scientist and a social scientist  with creative technologists to explore the potential for soft, interactive textiles and art to enable older people to access and manage their immediate environment and memories. …

What did the project involve? 

This research is a project on self and collective care. It takes inspiration from the Women’s Liberation Movement and builds on their successful Ideas Exchange “What the Future Holds”. The team define collective care …

As the UK population ages, the number of older people at risk of social isolation and loneliness is on the rise, which can have a detrimental impact on physical and mental health outcomes for older adults. Despite this, evidence for …

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 …

Mental illness is a leading cause of disability in the UK. Despite understanding the importance of paid employment, only 67% of those currently suffering from mental illness are employed. When Glenside Hospital (formerly Bristol Lunatic Asylum) was operational, 65% of …

What did the project involve? 

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 …