A blog post from Amrita Puri, actor and student of the MSc in Global Mental Health and Society at the University of Edinburgh. Apprehension flooded my brain and body when I was accepted for a placement-based dissertation in a participatory art-based research project with the Binks Hub and The Ripple Project. My role in the […]
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Earlier this month we ran an exhibition at Dovecot Studios in collaboration with The Ripple, showcasing artworks made by the people of Restalrig, Lochend and Craigentinny that told the story of their area. You can read our blog that details the first exhibition of these artworks and learn the story behind each piece. We welcomed
A new reading group hosted by The Binks Hub and led by Dr Autumn Roesch-Marsh. This reading group, open to all, will focus on creative and artistically engaged methods for research. The emphasis will be on practice and the application of methods. We may invite participants to experiment between reading group meetings, but this is
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In Summer 2024, Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) officially opened its doors to the public after several years of intense, multi-million-pound redevelopment and restoration. It gives new life to the Old Royal Infirmary site that served the city for many decades and provides a new space for university staff, students and the public alike, enshrined in
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A blog post from Dr Jimmy Turner, Research Fellow of the Binks Hub. In this post I would like to introduce you to one of the oldest – and slowest – projects that the Binks Hub has undertaken: Recycling a Hospital. It began in late 2021, shortly after I joined the Binks Hub at the
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A blog post from Anna Tudos, one of the recipients of the Binks Hub 2022 scholarships and a graduate of the MScR Health Humanities and Arts programme at the University of Edinburgh. It’s a very simple and swift movement. It’s done in a couple of seconds, but its effect and the adrenaline it brings lasts much
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A blog post from Helen Berry, Binks Hub doctoral researcher. At the end of March 2024, the Binks Hub partnered with the Third Sector Research Forum to host a Participatory Research Roundtable event, bringing together 25 practitioners of participatory research working in, or with, the third sector. Delegates and their work crisscrossed the traditional boundaries between
This Saturday 15th June, the communities of Lochend, Restalrig and Craigentinny, together with the Ripple Project and the Binks Hub, were proud to launch their exhibition of artworks exploring the memories, experiences, realities, hopes and dreams of the local community. This exhibition marks a long period of collaborative working between the Binks Hub and the
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We are absolutely thrilled to introduce you to the new Binks Hub advisory group. Bringing together a combination of artists and individuals from community, governmental and arts organisations, their combined expertise will play a pivotal role in guiding the future direction of our work. Working together, we hope that the group will ensure we pursue
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We’re very pleased to announce that the Binks Hub will be sponsoring the 2024 International Creative Research Methods Conference (ICRMC), organised by Helen Kara. After speaking at and being inspired by the many other brilliant talks at last year’s event, we’re thrilled to be involved this year. If you’re interested in speaking or running a
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