News in 2018/2019 Seedcorn
- Reimagining the Diary: Writing and well-being for busy people 1 February 2019 Can diary writing improve wellbeing? Is it time to "reimagine" the diary? Are there ways for busy people to engage in diary writing? This project looks at the past, present and future of diary writing in relation to wellbeing. It explores ethical considerations, barriers and creative formats.
- How Do You Move: Improving the Communication of the Chief Medical Officer's Physical Activity Guidelines 1 January 2019 How are some people able to be physically active in their daily lives while others are not? How can physical activity guidelines be made more relevant and accessible?
- An Empathetic Realisation of Embodied Grief in Fiction Film 1 January 2019 How do you create sensitive and authentic cinematic representations of grief? Will multiple voices offer a balanced, holistic perspective or will it universalise and generalise the grieving process in an unhelpful way?
- Experiments in Collective Care 1 January 2019 What kinds of collective care practices can nourish and replenish us emotionally and politically?
- Going Global 1 January 2019 Can university students' awareness and understanding of global citizenship be promoted through intercultural encounters with students from other universities?
- Find your Village: feasibility work on refugee resilience narratives with Bristol Somali Community 1 January 2019 What are Bristol Somali refugees’ experiences of journeys from adversity to resilience, from isolation to connectedness, and from constraining to facilitating environments? How might video narratives contribute to understanding and action to improve the opportunities for pre-school children in refugee families?
- Maths Poems 1 January 2019 Is it possible to write a maths poem? How can researchers break down poetry's reputation for being inaccessible, and obscure?
- The Degradation of Visual and Audio Art and Music 1 January 2019 How can VR and 5G come together to showcase the South-West as a prominent future thinking, creative tech hub?
- Tangible Realties: Using objects and digital technologies to support the transition into sheltered accommodation 1 January 2019 How can we reduce anxiety for older people transitioning into care? How can we co-create moments of connection with the people and spaces that will make up future residents' new homes?
- Poetics in Practice: narratives of primary care consultations 1 January 2019 Can you apply narrative methodology to real life GP consultations and patient histories? This project will use storytelling to create a toolkit that will improve communication when giving and receiving medical histories.
- Using Innovative research methods to explore post-diagnosis support with people with Dementia 1 January 2019 How can we explore different methods of engaging people with dementia in research? What do people with dementia think of diagnosis services?
- Difficult Duets 1 January 2019 When musicians are creating in dialogue with machines how can humans solve problems pre-emptively? How do we cope in the moment? How do we recover? What new ideas emerge from the irreconcilable?
- Tactile Textiles: The Calming Cushion 1 January 2019 Can handling 'playful things' provide focus and relieve anxiety? Students are increasingly seeking mental health support – most commonly for anxiety disorders. This research will explore how touch can be a tool for relieving anxiety.
