All Projects (73)

Citizen Inquiry: Barriers, Challenges and Enablers for public engagement Feb 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
This project will work with science researchers in two high profile areas of the University of Hull (the Plastics Collaboratory and the EEI) and with various stakeholder groups across the region, to explore the barriers and challenges that inhibit e... Read More about Citizen Inquiry: Barriers, Challenges and Enablers for public engagement.

Youth-led Adaptation for climate change challenges in Vietnam: social action, inter-generational and inter-cultural learning Mar 20, 2020 - Jan 31, 2022
The Challenge

Rising sea levels and the increased intensity and magnitude of precipitation linked to climate change, place the Red River Catchment in Northern Vietnam on the front line of climate emergency. Whilst intense rains, localised flooding... Read More about Youth-led Adaptation for climate change challenges in Vietnam: social action, inter-generational and inter-cultural learning.

QR - GCRF - PPF12 - Understanding the transformational potential of Community Engagement Projects within a South African educational landscape Dec 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2020
South Africa is the most unequal country in the world (Gini Index, 2019; Palma Ratio, 2019; World Bank, 2019), operating in great complexity resulting from an apartheid legacy. Such inequality, and the resulting poverty and disadvantage cannot be add... Read More about QR - GCRF - PPF12 - Understanding the transformational potential of Community Engagement Projects within a South African educational landscape.

Mobilising Adaptation: Governance of Infrastructure through Coproduction MAGIC May 1, 2020 - Feb 24, 2023
Project led by the University of Sheffield

Risky Cities: Living with water in an uncertain future climate Aug 1, 2020 - Nov 30, 2023
https://riskycities.hull.ac.uk/

Estuarine and coastal cities are acutely vulnerable in the face of climate uncertainty. 40% of the world's population lives within 100km of the sea and coastal populations are directly at risk from rising sea levels... Read More about Risky Cities: Living with water in an uncertain future climate.

The University of Hull Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre on Water Cultures Jun 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2027
Water Cultures critically re-examines our relationships with water in the populous, but precarious, zones between land and sea. Coastal, estuary and delta regions are home to 40% of global population, and the opportunities and challenges of living wi... Read More about The University of Hull Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre on Water Cultures.

Young Citizens for Change: developing environmental activism in young people through creative citizen inquiry May 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2025
ERASMUS Strategic Partnerships for Creativity: Youth
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Young Citizens for Change: developing environmental activism in young people through creative citizen inquiry

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The majority of young people feel th... Read More about Young Citizens for Change: developing environmental activism in young people through creative citizen inquiry.

Ready 4 Floods & Coastal Change - Digital Education Tools (Help Sally) Feb 22, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022
This project follows on from WT3481387 telling a second flood narrative using 360 video. The project will further expand the project through the creation of educational materials (led by Lancaster) and interactive elements.

On the Edge: a co-created exploration of young people’s eco-anxiety in the face of climate uncertainty Jul 1, 2021 - May 30, 2022
On the Edge is an innovation theatrical and digital intervention which brings together research experts, artists and young people in order to explore young people’s eco-anxiety and empower them in the face of human-induced climate change. It stems fr... Read More about On the Edge: a co-created exploration of young people’s eco-anxiety in the face of climate uncertainty.

Coastal Explorers: Engaging communities with the geomorphology of their coast Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
Over 60% of the UK population live further than five kilometres from the coast, meaning that the coastline it is often inaccessible for many of the UK’s population. Access to blue-green spaces have been further restricted during Covid-19, yet the out... Read More about Coastal Explorers: Engaging communities with the geomorphology of their coast.

Hedgerows: Mapping the gaps with a combination of citizen science and artificial intelligence Nov 1, 2020 - Nov 1, 2021
The HedgeHunters project was an interdisciplinary project developed to support and inform its sister project Hedgerows: Mapping the Gaps, where researchers led by Josh Wolstenholme developed a deep learning model and associated workflow capable of au... Read More about Hedgerows: Mapping the gaps with a combination of citizen science and artificial intelligence.

INtergenerational Stories of Erosion and Coastal community Understanding of REsilience Mar 1, 2020 - Dec 1, 2021
The East Yorkshire Holderness coast has some of the most rapidly eroding coastline in the world, due to the soft composition of the boulder clay cliffs. However, due to climate change, which has accelerated sea level rise and the frequency and intens... Read More about INtergenerational Stories of Erosion and Coastal community Understanding of REsilience.

Mindful Oct 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
We are planning to bring deprived communities together to organise fun, recreational and wellbeing workshops with activities such as cooking, music, and talking therapy. There are two objectives to our project namely 'Not Alone' and 'Social Wellbeing... Read More about Mindful.

WhoseSpace Derringham? Nov 1, 2021 - Nov 30, 2022
The improvement in people’s mental wellbeing through access to urban greenspace (UGS) is well known and accepted with the ongoing Covid emergency demonstrating the importance of this connectivity. But who decides what the UGS should look like and how... Read More about WhoseSpace Derringham?.

Unity for All Nov 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2022
Our main focus is to bring people together as a community to help promote mental wellbeing for all. The project involves developing a safe community space where community members have ownership, feel valued and have their needs met. Here, we will pro... Read More about Unity for All.

QR-GCRF 20.21: Facilitating interactive co-created digitally-based participatory research into the impacts of climate change on communities in rural Vietnam. Jun 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2021

The 360 Lab Presents: Capturing, processing and annotating 3D models and 360 videos to enhance geoscience teaching Aug 1, 2021 - Nov 30, 2023
The course will teach attendees how to create 3D models and best practices for 360 videos for effective communication and further evaluation of their work. Most geoscientists partake in fieldwork and physical modelling during their career, providing... Read More about The 360 Lab Presents: Capturing, processing and annotating 3D models and 360 videos to enhance geoscience teaching.

Gender (in)equality in the face of Climate Change and hydrometerological hazards in Vietnam Aug 16, 2021 - Mar 16, 2022

Digital Tools - Next Steps: Developing Learning Resources with Schools Sep 20, 2021 - Dec 31, 2023
Research into most effective application of newly developed digital engagement tools in schools: Help Callum/Help Sali 360 videos, using hotspot technology and a pilot lesson plan.

· Creation of set of new learning resources for schools, co-produc... Read More about Digital Tools - Next Steps: Developing Learning Resources with Schools.

HedgeHunters book research Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
This project is working with the Volunteen section of East Riding Voluntary Action Service (ERVAS) and the Green Influencers team which is funded by iWill and Ernest Cook Trust.
It is an aligned research project of the broader Hedgerows funded proje... Read More about HedgeHunters book research.