This first episode of the thinking is material podcast, ‘Patterns of Migration,’ is conceived by Mary Ikoniadou, Carole Hunt and Billy Kiosoglou. Patterns of Migration is an interdisciplinary project that investigates the sharing of stories through clothing and textiles, centering on themes of home and belonging. Initiated by Dr Carole Hunt and Dr Mary…
Month: March 2025
Playful pedagogy – by Jen Chalkley
As part of her PhD research on the use of construction toys in architectural design processes, Jennifer Chalkley adopted Lego Serious Play method. This allowed her to explore the power of metaphor helping student and staff participants to engage in dialogue, collaborate to create and iterate ideas, overall engaging in a more playful design pedagogy.
Research Planning Tool: Research Model Canvas – by Dr Anne Schiffer
Need to plan research and don’t know how to get started? Why not use the Research Model Canvas – a free planning tool on a single page (well two) that takes you through key considerations when thinking about a new piece of research. Download for free here: Research Model Canvas Final Note: the research model canvas…
Thinking is material podcast series – by Dr Joanna Leah
Dr Joanna Leah received funding to support the development of her ‘thinking is material’ podcast series that will launch in 2025. This podcast explores how thinking itself manifests as a material process in approaches to research, emphasizing the creative acumen and adaptability that define the methods of today’s creative practitioners. As a mover and drawer,…
Climate Adaptation Book Writing Workshop, Nairobi – by Prof Rachel Julian
There is a gap in knowledge and literature of African voices on impact of and adaption to the climate crisis. People’s experience is not sufficiently captured in research, and those affected most directly do not have a way of sharing their stories to show the impact it has on them. Initiated by local academics and…
Imagining Greece – by Dr Mary Ikoniadou
The funding allowed Dr Mary Ikoniadou allowed the expansion of the project ’Digital Archive: Tourism and Nation Branding in Greece, 1945-1990‘ by incorporating the Greek American Diaspora Youth voices, which have been neglected to date. This aspect is part of a broader interdisciplinary study that analyses the complex and multifaceted visual history of how Greece has been branded…
Transition minerals and energy justice – by Dr Anne Schiffer
Argentina is part of what is known as the ‘lithium triangle’ alongside Chile and Bolivia which combined account for most of global lithium reserves, a ‘critical mineral’ in the transition to renewable energy. The research aimed to explore the drivers and impacts of lithium extraction to support ‘just transitions’ to renewable energy. Image: Tierra Nativa/Friends of the Earth…