A blog post from Prof. Catherine Maternowska, Honorary Professor of Violence Prevention for Young People at the University of Edinburgh. On a chilly Sunday morning in Edinburgh, a small group convened in one of the university’s main squares. A van pulled up, and its driver hopped out, opening the vehicle’s back doors to display stacks […]
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A warm welcome to our new Binks Hub PhD student Helen, who has written this blog post to introduce the research she’ll be conducting for her PhD. Her research project will focus on co-produced research, how it creates value and makes a difference. What do we mean by co-production? Co-production is a relational and collaborative approach
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Interview and article by Binks Hub student intern Brigid McCormack as part of our series on human flourishing, following our human flourishing symposium in June 2023. “A story-rich community is a flourishing community,” Alette Willis says when explaining the importance of ecological narratives that drive social change. Alette Willis, author, performance storyteller, and teacher and
Interview and article by Binks Hub student intern Brigid McCormack as part of our series on human flourishing, following our human flourishing symposium in June 2023. Artists often seem to have some kind of magical ability to create pieces of work that express feelings and effect change where words can fail. Leighanne Higgins, Senior Lecturer
Interview and article by Binks Hub student intern Brigid McCormack as part of our series on human flourishing, following our human flourishing symposium in June 2023. How can small actions lead to big change? How is our future shaped by everyday encounters? To find the answers to these questions, Lisa Howard recommends talking to strangers. Alongside her
Interview and article by Binks Hub student intern Brigid McCormack as part of our series on human flourishing, following our human flourishing symposium in June 2023. The flourishing of an individual is intrinsically attached to their community. “We are living in a time of crisis”, Mallory Hybl shares when expanding upon the importance of an environment focused
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Interview and article by Binks Hub student intern Brigid McCormack as part of our series on human flourishing, following our human flourishing symposium in June 2023. To widen our thinking about flourishing, I spoke with Jess Smith, Scottish storyteller and preserver of Traveller heritage, to explore human flourishing found in stories rooted in the rugged
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Blog post by Binks Hub student intern Brigid McCormack On May 31st, the Citadel Youth Centre and the Binks Hub joined forces on their “New Direction for Youth Led Practice, Research and Policy” event. Attended by people from both academia and the third sector, the day was aimed at bridging the gap between academic research
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Our mission at the Binks Hub is to co-create research for human flourishing. And as we move into our second year of work, we’re keen to explore further different academic, practice and artistic perspectives on the concept of ‘human flourishing’. To help us shape our vision of what human flourishing might look like – and
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A collaboration between Binks Hub co-director Dr Autumn Roesch-Marsh, Dr Arianne Critchley (University of Stirling), Sam Tongue (the Scottish Poetry Library), the Scottish Association for Social Work (SASW), poets, and social workers across Scotland has resulted in a new “Poetry for Wellbeing” toolkit for social workers. The toolkit offers a practical guide to running your
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