What perceptions do robots have of humans? What does it mean for us to live in a world increasingly inhabited by artificial and augmented intelligence? How can a network be developed that crosses artistic, scientific and engineering disciplines to explore how machines see us?
How can art be employed to offer materiality and image to the seas and oceans which increasingly occupy and invisible and non-tangible space in the public imagination?
What does ‘eating well’ mean in the context of killing animals for food? What can a cultural approach can bring to animal welfare assessment?
How can we create an effective discourse on legal protections and responsibilities in self-protective religious minorities?
How can experimental film be used to address the global decline in flying insects and the loss of bees and biodiversity?
How can we build on existing research into the benefits of diary keeping to improve student wellbeing? Can diary keeping improve the mental health of secondary school students?
How might Bristol productively acknowledge its ongoing colonial legacy and contribute to the work of truth and reconciliation with Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Metis people? What is the potential role of arts practice within this process? How might contemporary enactments, ceremonies, and rituals devised in response to the archival and material records of this history make visible Bristol’s role in north American colonisation?
How have women found information and advice about the menopause? Is it understood and discussed differently within different families or social and cultural groups? And how can creative activities and storytelling help people explore and communicate their experiences of the menopause in different ways, and improve wellbeing?
Can a collaborative filmmaking process provide an empowering space for refugees and asylum seekers? Can filmmaking be used as a critical tool in examining the current immigration system?
How can we experiment with creating a repository of translated language that will be both a tool for language learners to learn and practice and for linguists to store and organise pieces of translated text?
