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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If you are local to Eastville Park, join this event on Friday 18 September for a collective cyanotype-making workshop - creatively exploring Eastville Park through memory, observation and imagination. www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

TODAY! College Green, Bristol, 10 am to 1 pm. Free to attend, just turn up. Join Climate Conversations Bristol for a friendly and interactive drop-in session where we'll explore climate change, Bristol's local climate challenges, and practical actions we can take together.

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Involved in research, learning and arts practice - site-specific art, rites of passage, celebratory arts, participatory practice, and environmental/elemental art? If so, you might want to join us at our Welfare State International Symposium on 10 June. More info www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welfare-st...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

2025 has been a wonderful year getting to know new artists & community partners, delving into unexpected research topics & ideas, & holding training with enthusiastic groups. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to our community - your contributions help all of us grow & develop our practices.

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Join @hellobrigstow.bsky.social & @cabot-institute.bsky.social for The Joy of Activism – a conversation about finding hope & creativity in climate & disability activism with Polly Meyrick & Emma Geen. 📅 13 Nov, 6:30 PM | Bristol + Online 🎟https://www.bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/events/joy-of-activism/

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

A fantastic showcase of our 2025 seedcorn projects this week. Each of them shared their fantastic outputs and learning. A great celebration of the end of our Seedcorn funding!

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

📢 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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

"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.

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

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.

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

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-...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

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!

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

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

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

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

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

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

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

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!

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

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...

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

6 new projects! "We are delighted to announce these newly funded projects and excited to see them get underway. These are all new, innovative partnerships exploring many different aspects of human experience in creative and interdisciplinary ways" @profdebw.bsky.social Keep tuned for more info

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Brigstow Institute @hellobrigstow.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Seasons Greetings from the Brigstow Team! We hope that this season brings you joy, connection and peace. Brigstow will be closed 24th Dec 2024 - 2 Jan 2025 inclusive. We look forward to spending the new year supporting even more interdisciplinary, co-produced and creative research activities!

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