Projects (68)

Community participation for the civic university: Mariupol State University, University of Hull and community partnership Mar 1, 2025 - Feb 28, 2026
Round 2 of the UK-Ukraine Partnership Grant (10K)

In 2023, as a part of the Strategic Plan, Mariupol State University articulated a priority for the transition to a Civic University model. This decision was grounded in the University's new role of... Read More about Community participation for the civic university: Mariupol State University, University of Hull and community partnership.

European Colonial Heritage Modalities in Entangled Cities Feb 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2021
ECHOES addresses a pressing dilemma at the heart of contemporary Europe: the fact that while the history of empires and colonialism undoubtedly constitutes a shared European past, this past remains strangely silent in official narratives about Europe... Read More about European Colonial Heritage Modalities in Entangled Cities.

Anti-Slavery Usable Past Sep 1, 2016 - Aug 31, 2019
There are approximately 30 million slaves alive today. Around the work, including in the UK, these disposable people are held against their will trapped in a situation of control such as a person might control a thing, and forced to work for no pay.... Read More about Anti-Slavery Usable Past.

Modern Slavery Policy from below: a pilot study exploring the experiences of Migrant and Refugee Community Organisations Oct 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2022

Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre Oct 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2024

Modern Slavery Partnerships workshops Feb 1, 2020 - Apr 30, 2021

Tackling the Developing World of OCG’s through a multiagency strategy May 1, 2020 - Apr 25, 2022
Increasingly organised gangs and criminal networks are treating prisons as a place for potential lucrative activities, like to recruit new members, to create joint venture with other organisations and to expand their activities towards new markets. A... Read More about Tackling the Developing World of OCG’s through a multiagency strategy.

Servility and slavery in historical perspective: new ways of seeing Aug 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2022
This project provides a new perspective on the growth of the historical institution we define as slavery, and on the process that led ultimately to its prohibition in international law. Significantly, in terms of the Folger’s interests, it identifies... Read More about Servility and slavery in historical perspective: new ways of seeing.