APPLICATION DEADLINE : WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH AT 23:59
PHD COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP
WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2025
ALL DAY (09:30 ARRIVAL FOR 10:00 START)
EDINBURGH FUTURES INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
DESCRIPTION
This hands-on workshop will address the dearth of research to build new urban narratives, to underpin sustainable and just cities (Perry et al, 2020). Selected doctoral researchers from a range of disciplines will gather at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (and remotely) to collaboratively produce creative practice approaches to future-making within an urban World Heritage site.
Focusing teamwork on a contested urban location at the heart of Edinburgh, participants will be encouraged to experiment with a range of methods including architectural design, photography, video and narrative forms (poetry, spoken word). Participants will receive information on site context ahead of time. Further site material (photos, videos) will be made available to teams on the day.
The workshop environment will be a unique space for interdisciplinary collaboration, research experimentation and creative expression, allowing researchers to discover new approaches that could enrich their own practice. It will also offer broader perspectives on creative urban practice in the context of contested place identities.
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PROGRAMME
Location (all day) : Hybrid Room 1.50, Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh
09:30-10:00 – Welcome, Registration & Coffee – creation of teams for Rapid Project
10:00-12:45 – Rapid Project, involving PhD students from SGSAH HEIs (up to 40 = 20 present + 20 online);
Output: Each team prepares a graphic, video, sound and/or written response to assigned brief
> Format: Pecha Kucha-type, 15 slides, 15s/slide – or 3min45s of video/sound.
12:45-13:30 – LUNCH (in the room) & hand-in of presentations.
13:30-14:15 – Pecha Kuchas by each group to present respective responses from Rapid Project.
14:15-15:15 – Round Table discussion on ‘Heritage Authenticities, Dissonant Ecologies and Urban Futures‘, based on the presentations (discussion involving all participants)
15:15-15:30 – BREAK
15:30-16:30 – Masterclass : public lecture (hybrid for public) – Calum Duncan, Architect
‘Fairer futures: Reflections on Edinburgh’s environmental and cultural vernacular’
16:30-17:00 – CLOSING.
NOTE : PhD students from SGSAH-affiliated HEIs can reclaim travel expenses (partial or full refund amount dependent on event budget), subject to rules.
APPLICATION DEADLINE : WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH AT 23:59
NOTE: Attendees will be selected to ensure variety of disciplines and HEIs. The selection committee’s decision is final. Eligible attendees (Arts & Humanities PhD students from SGSAH-affiliated HEIs) can reclaim at least a portion of their ‘reasonable travel expenses’ (partial or full refund amount dependent on event budget – average 40GBP/attendee), subject to applicable rules.
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