How can Bristol communities support migrant families better? The Find Your Village project shows how peer support in the first 1,001 days boosts wellbeing, trust & child development. 📖 theconversation.com/focusing-on-... ✒️ @profdebw.bsky.social and Tom Allport #CommunityHealth #PeerSupport

🌿🤖 Nature and AI Workshop 📅 13 Oct |📍 Bristol Explore how artificial intelligence and the natural world collide, collaborate, and co-exist. 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-and... #BristolEvents #AIWorkshop #ClimateTech

📢 Join us for an Ideas Lunch on children’s engagements with digital technologies and media practices and the impact of these on outdoor play and mobilities. We will be joined by Lois Peach from University of Wollongong, Australia. 16 Sept www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve...

Thrilled to Lead: “Exhausted lives: The bitter juice of the cane never tasted”. Exploring human and environmental exhaustion in Caribbean Nevis during rum production 17th & 18th centuries. Thanks to @hellobrigstow.bsky.social Projects description: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/res...

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I’m very pleased to working on this new project seeking to embed silenced voices in the new Natural History GCSE curriculum. This is a fabulous collaboration with Rising Arts Agency, colleagues in the School of Education and Bristol Museum. Thanks to @hellobrigstow.bsky.social.

We are delighted to announce that we have awarded 5 brilliant projects connections funding around the theme of ‘Postcolonial natural history collections and museum and archive practices’. Find out more: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/new...

A fantastic post by @erikahanna.bsky.social about the creation of Mother Irish within her @hellobrigstow.bsky.social seedcorn project!

Our connections funding call for postcolonial natural history collections and museum and archive practices closes at midnight! If you have any issues with the application form please email [email protected]. If you are emailing after 3.30pm please do not expect a response until AM.

Fantastic opportunity for a PGR to join us as a Research Associate! We are looking for someone to do short term research in response to the recent announcement of free bus travel for children across the WECA region this summer brigstow-institute.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/research-ass...

It was fantastic to see @hellobrigstow.bsky.social projects taking part in an exhibition this month as part of the International Symposium for Cerebellum & Emotional Networks: The Emotional Brain. Fantastic and inspiring display! Well done to all involved. #CEN_TheEmotionalBrain

We had an amazing ideation workshop for "Postcolonial natural history collections and museum and archive practices". Amazing energy and conversations! Couldn't make it? You can still get involved through Connections funding! Deadline for applications: 30th June www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/fun...

Such a fabulous opportunity to champion the importance of supporting all children to play in unstructured ways and enjoy the freedoms we assume come with being a child!

Hear Brigstow Director Debbie Watson speak on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour alongside Baroness Anne Longfield. @profdebw.bsky.social, a professor in child and family welfare, speaks on the need for children to play out & how we can create the spaces for this to be done safely. Listen: lnkd.in/dcW2Zf82

Do children in your neighbourhood take part in unstructured outdoor play? In the wake of the #Play Commission report, this @theconversation.com piece uses Brigstow research to highlight barriers & suggest some solutions to engaging children in more unstructured outdoor play.

Are you interested in our current funding? Do you have an idea? Join our drop in writing circle for space to write or to ask us questions. 17 June 9 - 5. www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve...

Is this the dawn of bionic bardism!? @lyrafest.com AI and Poetry: UK Symposium. 27th June. shorturl.at/kZHWe Featuring Q&A with industry experts, plus interactive poetry performances pairing artists with - and against - the AI for composition mastery. #ai #poetry

Is this the dawn of bionic bardism!? ‘Page Against the Machine: AI and Poetry’, has been pairing poets with technologists to create new work exploring the ethical and creative dilemmas of our time. Join them for a free AI and Poetry symposium. 27 June www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/wat...

Be part of a lively discussion around what’s next for community-led design and making with Knowle West media Centre: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/made-of-st...

"Empty Shirts: lost childhoods", a poignant exhibition from a Brigstow Ideas Exchange. The project amplifies young people's voices and experiences of youth violence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This is a brilliant example of using creative methods in research to explore a sensitive subject.

Clean Slate WIP showing. #IdeasExchange 5 June A woman’s domestic life crumbles as she is pushed to breaking point by her boyfriend’s relentless domestic incompetence – & you’ve been cast as the boyfriend. Email [email protected] to participate AM R&D www.tickettailor.com/events/clean...

Interested in our funding? Join our Ideation workshop! Facilitated by the Brigstow Team, it will use methods that will help kick start your creativity. We’ll also have colleagues from Bristol Museum and Special Collections at the University of Bristol. 5 June: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve...

The theme for our funding pilot will be: Postcolonial natural history collections and museum and archive practices. Find out more and get involved: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/fun...

This year we have been reviewing our support for interdisciplinary & co-produced projects, and considering how we might also better prepare projects to apply for larger-scale funding. We are piloting a new funding model. Find out more: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/fun...

📣 The draft programme for our Environmental Humanities Summer School has landed and we're so excited to share it with you: bit.ly/4miqI5k ✨ There's still time to apply but you'll need to get your skates on as the deadline is the 25th of May. More details here: bit.ly/4j3sAfi ✨

Interested in #FoodJustice & #CreativeMethods? If you are based in #Bristol or nearby this event looks useful for meeting future research collaborators! #FoodSystems #AcademicSky

Are you broadly interested in Food Justice or creative research methods? Join us for our next Brigstow Blend: Food Justice. 10 June. www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve... 🤝 Connect people to share ideas and information 🌱Think about future interdisciplinary, co-produced and creative research.

This week we had a fantastic afternoon at our "An Introduction to Co-produced Research" training, facilitated by the wonderful Hannah Mumby and her Co-production Oracle. Thank you everyone for the energy, ideas and important perspectives you bought to discussions. 👀 Running again in Sept...

🌎 How did humans respond to the impact of climate change 10,000 years ago? Dr Lorena Becerra-Valdivia (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) introduces us to her @leverhulme.ac.uk project which tackles this question head on in a new Arts Matter blog Read more 👉 bit.ly/42K9bLP @lorenabecval.bsky.social

ON SATURDAY 3 MAY: Join PhD candidate Katy Dadacz for a writing workshop investigating generative AI and our emotional responses to technology ⏰ 1-3pm 📍 @wshed.bsky.social 🎟️ bit.ly/4iBmgM7 (free!) @bristolpoetry.bsky.social @hellobrigstow.bsky.social [4/4]

Do you want to feel more at home in your streets? Do you want children to play out? Join a team of curious adventurers to explore together what makes playful, social neighbourhoods & take small, gentle steps towards making these hopes a reality. Free event: www.bristolwalkfest.com/event/ok-to-...

What was the impact of growing up under section 28? Brigstow funded Tom Marshman explored this. The resulting theatre piece gathers intergenerational voices, connects history & politics with the personal, to celebrate the resilient & unique LGBTQIA+ community: bristololdvic.org.uk/whats-on/sec...

Children's encounters with nature through art-making in the city- read our new paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... thanks @hellobrigstow.bsky.social

Did you catch us on The One Show? Our Hoppiness Project with @hellobrigstow.bsky.social hit the small screen this week. Be sure to watch it on iPlayer here: aliveactivities.org/hoppiness-th...

We are looking forward to our next Brigstow Blends on the 7th May! connect with others who have diverse expertise and research interests: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve...

Fantastic workshop with @bristolpoverty.bsky.social showcasing how to use participatory research methods for inclusive poverty research. Thank you to the speakers Sara Davies, Camilla Morelli & @helenmanchester.bsky.social & the participants for deep and interesting questions. Great discussion!

Introducing Seedcorn 2024/25 project "Ok to Play". This project will explore children’s perspectives of threshold spaces ( eg doorsteps) in an urban area of Bristol and how these spaces can be improved to promote play and creativity. Find out more: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/res...

This fantastic hybrid event at @londonmuseum.bsky.social invites participants to reflect on the potential of participatory research in museums and how it can shape more equitable and inclusive practices. Speakers include Brigstow's @profdebw.bsky.social www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/ref...

Introducing 24/25 Seedcorn "From Ghana to Bristol" This work will explore how reparative justice can evolve within an environmental context by using indigenous materials, methods, and perspectives that challenge hierarchical structures. www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/res...

Our fabulous Research Associate, Will Hunter, perfectly co-ordinating with our workshop space at Hamilton House Bristol. 10/10 👌

Join us for Brigstow Blends - a series of informal get-togethers throughout the year that give our community the opportunity to meet others and nourish and feed any emerging research ideas. Our first get together is 27 Feb! www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve...

Looking forward to this webinar on Child Mobilities and Play from @hellobrigstow.bsky.social on 12 Feb, 2-3pm GMT www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve...

Introducing "Tales from the Bottle" There are few records available on English black glass, but the composition of the glass can hold important information about global trade routes, especially when glass artifacts are found in colonial contexts. More info: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/res...

How do people living with chronic kidney disease want to tell their stories? This newly funded Brigstow Seedcorn 2024/25 will use participatory, creative letter writing and delve into the Welfare State International Archive to explore democratising health through art. More info: lnkd.in/e9_YXqyp

We are looking forward to hosting tis workshop with fantastic speakers! We will explore how young people are impacted by of a lack of access to outside space and collective play and how provision for child mobilities and play might be re-imagined in the future. www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/eve...

We would love to hear from you! We’re looking to take stock of the value we bring to those we support. To do this we've developed a short survey and would love it if you could take some time to help us better understand how we’ve impacted your work. shorturl.at/m0adr

In January we organised a filmmaking for researchers course Supported by fantastic tutors (Tot Foster and Jackie Waldock), they created short films and had conversations about ethics, visual mechanisms and storytelling. We can't wait to see the final films!

Introducing "Storying the Avon: From Freshwater Science to Folklore" a 2024/25 seedcorn project looking to explore how care for and engagement with the #RiverAvon can foster long lasting and communal connections Find out more in the Brigstow Project Catalogue: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/res...

Our newly funded seedcorn projects tackle issues from chronic illness, colonial reparations, to relationships with ecology. Find out about our 2024/25 Seedcorn projects and who is involved here: www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/new...