Critical Research on Industrial Livestock Systems (CRILS) Network CRILS is a platform that connects academia and civil society to study and use available evidence to advocate for just and sustainable livestock production systems.
Refuge & Housing in the UK This research explores the housing cliff-edge facing people granted refuge in the UK, examining local authority responses, gaps in transitional support, and the risk of homelessness. It also highlights innovative practices and partnerships improving pathways to secure housing.
Global China In Urban Europe Global China in Urban Europe is a ERC-funded research project led by Dr Carwyn Morris exploring the impact of Chinese capital on European urban development.
Curatorial training to preserve history, art and culture Scholars within the School of Arts helped deliver a bespoke programme, Curatorial Studio: from theory to practice in museum studies, to build capacity by equipping the next generation with a range of critical, theoretical, and practical approaches to curating in museums and galleries.
The industrialization of freshness This project explores the “industrialization of freshness” and how high-value agriculture can drive structural transformation. It has informed policy, publications, and initiatives like the DLD Future Leaders Programme.
Architecture of asylum infrastructure What happens when a building becomes a border? "The Architecture of Asylum Infrastructure" uncovers the hidden life of structures transformed into reception centres, exposing the tensions between the worlds they are designed to enforce and the worlds people create within them. Through these spaces, the project reads the social, political, and emotional geography of our time.
Industrial Relations in India’s Export Garment Industry: Mobilizations & Employment Law Cases from Bangalore, Gurgaon, Tiruppur The project, funded by the ILO’s Work in Freedom Programme via READ, examined industrial grievances filed by garment workers in three major clusters—Gurugram, Bengaluru, and Tiruppur.
RELI-GENE: Governing Health, Family and Religion: The Biopolitics of Genetic Counselling and Religious Family Formations RELI-GENE examines how genetic testing and reproductive technologies shape family formations, kinships and belongings within close-knit religious minorities.