research process – Brigstow Institute

Creative Engagement Training with Play:Disrupt

Posted on 16th May 202320th February 2024 by hello.brigstow

“Play is about being open and vulnerable. Play is all about that vulnerability, about being responsive, yielding to the moment. You might not be playing, but if you are willing to play, at the drop of a hat, the bounce of a ball, the glance of a toddler, the wag… Read more

Motherhood in a Climate Crisis: Story so Far

Posted on 20th February 2023 by hello.brigstow

Since March 2022 when the project team met in person for the first time around Brigstow’s recipients cohort meeting, Motherhood in a Climate Crisis officially moved from the conceptual into the practical. From left to right: Liz Mytton, Celia Turley, Maria Fannin, Sophia Cheng and Jo McAndrews The aim of… Read more

Developing a culture of radical care in our theatre and storytelling project, Motherhood in a Climate Crisis

Posted on 20th February 2023 by hello.brigstow

Image credit: Ibolya Feher Motherhood In A Climate Crisis is an experimental partnership supported by Brigstow, which aimed to explore women’s thoughts, feelings and experiences around mothering in the climate crisis. Knowing that this was a topic which elicited very strong feelings, the project was explicitly designed with notions of… Read more

Reflections on Calming Cushion Project: A different perspective

Posted on 29th July 2022 by hello.brigstow

Robotics and Everyday Life: Strategies for improving the sensing performance of personalised therapeutic products for people living with dementia My experience of co-working in this team has been very positive. It has been an excellent way to form connections within and outside of the university that you wouldn’t normally have… Read more

Reflections on Calming Cushion Project

Posted on 29th July 2022 by hello.brigstow

Robotics and Everyday Life: Strategies for improving the sensing performance of personalised therapeutic products for people living with dementia Having the expertise of a broad range of researchers and creative partners has added great value to the project. With each person bringing detailed knowledge of their field more areas have… Read more

Collaborating on the Brigstow Metre and Memorisation Project

Posted on 9th June 2022 by hello.brigstow

Literary research is, by and large, a solitary endeavour. Writing poems, which I also do, tends to be no more sociable. In both cases, the most important process of collaboration is a matter of second thoughts that happen when drafts are finished enough to be shared with peers and editors. … Read more

The creation of a performance about menopause

Posted on 8th March 2022 by hello.brigstow

As part of our Brigstow project, a Tricky Hat Productions and The Flames performance on the theme of menopause was to be put on by Yvonne and the OnFife team. This sounded like a huge challenge, especially during the pandemic and lockdown, but the process itself was amazing. Yvonne and… Read more

Studentship Profile: Amy Smith

Posted on 20th January 2022 by hello.brigstow

University of Bristol Course: Phd Candidate, Department of History, Bristol University. Researching the roles and reputations of female ale sellers in C17th south west England. Studentship: We are Bristol History Commission Studentship Why did you want to take part in this opportunity? I had been following the work of the… Read more

Engaged Beings

Posted on 13th May 2021 by hello.brigstow

Over the last five years, Brigstow has brought together well over a hundred new diverse research teams that span disciplines and include academics, artists and creative technologists and community leaders to name just a few. All of these partnerships are characterized by bringing difference together: different knowledge, approaches, people. Difference… Read more

A Tale of Three Methods

Posted on 27th August 2020 by hello.brigstow

There is a recognised need to find new roles for our churches, helping them better serve communities and move towards long-term sustainability (a pressure recognised at the highest level by the Church of England). For the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT), their historic churches are to be enjoyed by everyone as… Read more