How we think about time – and use time to think with – matters for living well. It matters for our understanding of how the world works and for our perceptions of how and whether it might change.  These temporal …

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Although grief is a universal, human experience, it still remains a taboo subject for many. By focusing on a personal, lived experience of disenfranchised grief, the project sought to open up conversations about death and …

Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) (sometimes called ‘heart re-starters’) are pieces of emergency equipment that can help save the life of a victim of a sudden cardiac arrest. These devices require no formal training – anyone can use one in an …

This project began with the Ideas Exchange ‘Living Well Through the Menopause’ which developed into the Experimental Partnership ‘The MenoMakers’ Handling Box’. In this project, the researchers wanted women to have a space for their voices to be heard and …

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In a cross-disciplinary project, a team of researchers brought together science, architecture, design, engineering and material development with social arts practice. Together they sought to build a feasible house for humans to live in on …

During the First World War, a culture of experimental performance emerged in London, challenging mainstream theatre and sympathising with the dissenting politics of the peace movement.  

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The project team examined a group of ‘little theatres’ …

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With increasing public attention to how and whether we might trust intelligent robots in future societies, this project offered an intriguing and playful way to flip this question by imagining how robots might regard us…

Feelings of belonging are a vital aspect of wellbeing, generating emotional, social and cultural connectedness, while displacement – a state considerably heightened in the process of migration – can severely disrupt such feelings. Belonging plays a key role in defining …

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This research team envisaged the creation of a wearable device for pregnant mothers that will interpret their baby’s movements to create patterns of light, colour changes and sound. How could such a device enable a …