This practice-based research seeks to establish narrative illustration as a transferable social research tool through which to explore sociocultural narratives. Here illustration practice is defined as a holistic process including a series of strategic research...
My project is inspired by the personal story of a friends battle with breast cancer, specifically with the physical and emotional scars of her mastectomy treatment. With her story in mind, this practice led research aims to determine a relationship between...
If everyone on the planet lived as we do in the UK, 3.5 earths would be needed to support our consumption habits. Development that satisfies even basic human needs is still required in many places, but in the UK we are clearly setting an untenable example. The...
Existing domestic abuse (DA) support services, such as those offered by healthcare and law-enforcement, are currently insufficient, and often inadequate, while funding is continuously reduced. According to the Office for National Statistics, 28.3% (4.6...
A current report published by the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust advocates Long Term Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (LTPP) rather than medications like antidepressants to support the recovery of Treatment-Resistant Depression (World Psychiatry,...
My practice-led research looks at how we use our bodies and senses to transmit the culture that we are a part of. It is an investigation into how we experience and make sense of our culture, and in turn enact the culture. The term culture here is not intended...
This research is an effort to analyse, understand and enhance the quality of Human-Material-Interaction in interiors of public transportation, aiming to generate a rational understanding of elements that contribute to the 'wellbeing' for humans in these shared...
Sonic Inclusion: charting the sonically inclusive principles of creative urban environments through the ‘auraldiversity’ paradigm Historically, sound and human hearing have received little attention in the design of urban spaces and places, particularly...
Growing Wearable Technology: Can Collaborative Fashion, Art, Science and Technology (FAST) Practice be Read and Understood as Metamodernism and Biodesign? Can the new wave of wearable technology companies with an environmental conscience; artists and...
Addressing alcohol misuse in the public realm: developing design led interventions to increase support uptake and reduce anti-social behaviour There exists a significant need to develop strategies to encourage and maintain engagement with alcohol support...
The resilience of functional handmade ceramic craft in the global ceramic market suggests there are qualities (e.g. throwing marks, rustic glazes) and values (e.g. ceramic traditions, regionalism) engendered in artisanal objects and not generally associated...
Hannah White’s work aims to re-contextualise traditional hand manipulated textile craft techniques through her use of innovative materials and processes. Her PhD proposal combines three-dimensional textiles such as hand stitching, pleating and weaving,...