Imagine: Connecting Communities Through Research
Principal Investigator: Professor Kate Pahl (University of Sheffield)
The Imagine Project Working in partnership with local communities, we are exploring the social, historical, cultural and democratic context of civic engagement to imagine better futures and make them happen. This five-year project, running from 2013 – 2017, brings together a range of different research projects working together across universities and communities. Read more
GEM (Grown, Edible, Meaningful)
Principal Investigator: Ann Light
From 2013 to 2014
The GEM project invited people to grow edible plants together to inspire reflection on environmental issues across cultures and faiths. Our team of researchers and community organisations wanted to know what different meanings growing food holds across different communities and to learn if this affects feelings towards the environment, ecological issues and other people. Read more
Stories of change: Exploring energy and community in the past, present and future
Principal Investigator: Dr Joe Smith
From 2014 to 2016
The Stories of Change project aims to help to revive stalled public and political conversations about energy by looking in a fresh way at its past, present and future. The project draws on history, literature, social and policy research and the arts to encourage a more imaginative approach to current and future energy choices. Read more
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