When this project was first conceived, much of the dialogue on slavery was disjointed. Academic conversations were often restricted to single-discipline environments, with plenty of missed opportunities for deeper, more human research.  

Beyond Trafficking and Slavery, an editorial partnership led …

Founded in 2011, the British paraorchestra – which at the time of this project had recently gained a home at in Bristol – became internationally known in 2012 when it performed as part of the Olympics closing ceremony. In 2013/14 …

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 …

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 …

The study of seismology reveals the activity of the Earth on all length and time scales: the ground outside our front doors, as well as the ground beneath the farthest reaches of the globe, but also the ground throughout Earth’s …

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 …

What did the project involve? 

The project addresses the decline of flying insects globally and it focuses this problem through individual found corpses of bees which are dissected and placed directly onto 16mm film.  The stock is processed in BEEF …

“Technologies for blind children, carefully tailored through user-centered design approaches, can make a significant contribution to cognitive development of these children” (Sanchez, 2008)

What did the project involve? 

The project’s initial research questions to explore were within the scope of …

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) …