Projects (12)

New Music Biennial Evaluation Sep 1, 2016 - Apr 30, 2019
The Hull City of Culture year provided a unique opportunity for researchers to evaluate the musical aspects already scheduled to take place both leading into and during 2017. Outlined below is the research and evaluation exercise that relates directl... Read More about New Music Biennial Evaluation.

GCRF- Following the Flight of the Monarchs. Feb 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
This project focusses on supporting people in Cerro Pelón, Mexico, to build a sustainable local economy through preservation of the Monarch butterfly and its roosting grounds. Working with our partners UNESCO Biosphere Soundscapes and SoundCamp, we w... Read More about GCRF- Following the Flight of the Monarchs..

Strokestra Apr 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2024

ECPE PPF: Getting the Plastics Circular Economy Message Out: Arts Research and Performance as a Route to Shared Arts and Science Impact and Engagement Nov 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020

STROKESTRA - SEMPRE 50th Anniversary Award Bid Jan 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024
The aim of the STROKESTRA is to investigate the effectiveness of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's stroke rehabilitation programme. The researchers will examine the ways in which the project is delivered, experienced and facilitated.

Turning the Tide – Hull’s part of the ‘Women’s movement 100 – Angels of the North’ project Jul 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2022
Women are still severely underrepresented in engineering professions, despite growing skills shortages and ambitious gender targets as highlighted in the recently published ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Engineering’ report by the AURA t... Read More about Turning the Tide – Hull’s part of the ‘Women’s movement 100 – Angels of the North’ project.

NERC Discipline Hopping: PsyCliMuse NERC Discipline Hopping Bid 22-23 Dec 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2023
The aim of the proposed ‘hop’ is to examine the potential to incorporate the Behaviour Change Wheel (Michie, Atkins, & West, 2014) into the (Psy)CliMuse project. (Psy)CliMuse has emerged from the Music and Environment research group within the Centre... Read More about NERC Discipline Hopping: PsyCliMuse NERC Discipline Hopping Bid 22-23.

HIKE: Accessibility in the arts: music education through technology Sep 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2025
The project aims to improve musical education delivery to hard-to-reach communities and enhance the national workforce in this area. The impact ambitions align to the objectives of the university in terms of social justice and sustainability. It will... Read More about HIKE: Accessibility in the arts: music education through technology.

Echoes of the Past: Scarborough's Lost Aquarium Feb 1, 2024 - Jan 31, 2025
Scarborough’s underground aquarium, demolished in 1968, was a once-spectacular building that has now been lost to residents and visitors of the town, but remains a haunting example of intangible cultural heritage, surviving through local newspaper ar... Read More about Echoes of the Past: Scarborough's Lost Aquarium.

2nd Gen - Abandoned Building Tour Mar 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024
Overall Project Value: £29,787

The project involves the presentation of seven audio pieces exploring the theme of contemporary exhaustion, supported by an urbex (urban exploration) specialist, a scenographer, a videographer and two researchers. Fi... Read More about 2nd Gen - Abandoned Building Tour.

Does music with an environmental message drive a more positive attitude towards pro-environmental behaviours? A pilot study Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025
This pilot study is intended to explore listeners’ responses to two playlists: one containing songs with environment-related lyrics and the other with quasi-matched songs by the same artist, but with lyrics unrelated to the environment. Participants... Read More about Does music with an environmental message drive a more positive attitude towards pro-environmental behaviours? A pilot study.

Nightports at Hull Minster Jan 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2024
'Nightports at Hull Minster' is a practice-research project that explores site-specific composition, production, performance and real-time audio spatialisation. Underpinning this research is the creation of a new 30-minute original musical work for l... Read More about Nightports at Hull Minster.