This week we had our first PARTICIPATE social of the academic year. Members brought objects that represent their research to discuss current projects and plans for the future. It was great to see some new faces and following some discussion over food a group of us headed into town to explore Leeds Light Night.
Month: October 2025
New member: Dr Laura Griffiths
We would like to welcome Dr Laura Griffiths to our PARTICIPATE group. Laura is a researcher and educator whose work is rooted in the intersection of dance and archival practices. Her research explores how embodied and ephemeral practices-particularly dance-can be meaningfully accommodated within archival spaces and methodologies. She is interested in reimagining the ways in…
Awarded: British Academy Small Research Grant
Good news: PARTICIPATE co-lead Dr Mary Ikoniadou, has been awarded a British Academy Small Research Grant for her project Picturing ‘Home’: How Greek-American Illustrated Periodicals Imagined Greece in the 1960s. The project investigates how Greek-American magazines of the 1960s grappled with the tensions of homeland nostalgia, cultural preservation, and integration during a decade of global…
Congratulating Joan on her retirement
At the beginning of this academic year we said goodbye to Joan Love and congratulate her on her retirement. We have been inspired by her brilliant work on designing autism-friends spaces and will truly miss her. We wish her all the best for the future.