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A guest blog from Marissa Salvaterra, a student of the MSc in Global Mental Health and Society at the University of Edinburgh. I initially pursued the Poetry for Wellbeing project to learn about the inner workings of a phenomenon that I had long observed as both a poet and a poetry enthusiast. What is it […]

‘Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change’ – Audre Lorde, Poetry is Not a Luxury Dr Autumn Roesch-Marsh and Professor Sam Illingworth recently ran three Poetry for Change and Activism workshops with The Binks Hub. The purpose of

A blog post by Autumn Roesch-Marsh, Co-Director of the Binks Hub, and Christina McMellon, Senior Research Fellow. Today we had the privilege of going out to meet with Tim, John, Lorna, Heather and Claire from the community research team for the ‘Our Experiences, Our Voices, Our Stories’ project in Midlothian.  The Binks Hub, alongside partners

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

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

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

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

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

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