Health & Well-beingMan Food: Exploring men’s opportunities for ‘becoming an ecological citizen’ through protein-related food practices
Principal Investigator: Emma Roe
Current global trends in meat consumption are unsustainable, with large-scale livestock production carrying significant environmental costs – greenhouse gas emissions, land and water usage, and animal health and welfare concerns. Man Food is a project that brings together community partners with university researchers to explore questions around food and the environment, specifically in relation to men’s consumption practices. Read more
Ways of knowing: Exploring the different registers, values and subjectivities of collaborative research
Principal Investigator: Helen Graham (University of Leeds)
From 2013 to 2014
We are experimentally exploring the different ‘ways of knowing’ which emerge from collaborative, participatory or action research. Our research team is made of people who have been recently involved in collaborative research but who use different techniques and who come from different contexts and/or disciplinary backgrounds. Read more
Tangible Memories: Community in care
Principal Investigator: Dr Helen Manchester
From 2014 to 2015
Bringing together an interdisciplinary team including digital artists and makers, learning researchers, computer scientists, social historians, older people themselves and those who work with them we are co-producing a set of new digital tools that will address some of the key societal challenges concerning the care and well-being of older people and the legacy of the memories and stories that Read more
Untold stories of volunteering: a cultural animation project
Principal Investigator: Professor Mihaela Kelemen (Keele University)
From 2013 to 2014
The project aims to give voice to ‘untold stories of volunteering’ by employing a cultural animation methodology to ensure that such stories are co-designed and co- produced with and by volunteers and other interested stakeholders. Read more
And the Doctor said…
Principal Investigator: Mark Webster (Staffordshire University)
From 2012 to 2014
‘And the Doctor Said….’ uses creative writing as a method for exploring people’s experiences of healthcare in north Staffordshire. People took part in workshops at community venues, which were led by writers, playwrights and storytellers. Participants shared stories, reflected upon, and wrote about their healthcare experiences. Read more
Authority, knowledge and performance in participatory practice
Principal Investigator: Claire Blencowe (University of Warwick)
2012
Collaborators – Stepping Out Theatre Company; Mad Hatters of Bath; Authority Research Network We used an initial literature survey and consultations with mental health performance groups to feed into a week-long residential workshop for eleven academics and community practitioners. Read more
Cambridge Community Heritage
Principal Investigator: Dr Carenza Lewis, University of Cambridge
From 2012 to 2013
In Cambridge Community Heritage (CCH) project (2012-13), ten University of Cambridge researchers in Archaeology, History, Heritage and Public Engagement collaborated in research with 37 community groups in eastern England. Read more
Creative practice as mutual recovery: connecting communities for mental health and well-being
Principal Investigator: Professor Paul Crawford (University of Nottingham)
From 2013 to 2017
When considering the attributes that modern-day healthcare is frequently accused of lacking, it is all too easy to overlook one of the most precious of all: humanity. The nascent discipline of health humanities aims to address this critical shortcoming. Read more
Networked communities as dynamic co-created learning environments
Principal Investigator: Professor Neil Ravenscroft
2013
Through a series of co-created and facilitated workshops and training programmes, Phase 1 of this project has brought facilitation practice into conversation with academic research methods to create a co-designed multi-method model for organising the generation of data about personal and community histories and associations. Read more
The role of creative interventions in fostering connectivity and resilience in older people
Principal Investigator: Anna Goulding, Newcastle University
2014
We are aiming to understand how creative interventions can help develop connectivity and resilience for older people. We will critically reflect on a range of projects including community gardening, filmmaking, the built environment, product design, digital media, theatre, music, cultural learning and visual arts interventions. Read more
