cultural heritage and development

(Un)archiving (Post)Industry: Engaging Heritage and Developing Cultural Infrastructures

GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorVictoria Donovan SchoolsModern Languages ODA countriesUkraine Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 9, Goal 11, Goal 16 This project aims to continue building the capacities of cultural institutions working with industrial heritage and to foster further cultural innovation in collaboration with local communities in Ukrainian regions heavily impacted by (de-)industrialization. The project will help … Read more

Community Crafts and Cultures (CCC)

GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorsKaren Brown, Jamie Allan Brown SchoolsArt History, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geography & Sustainable Development, Modern Languages ODA countriesCosta Rica Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 8, Goal 11, Goal 16 A collaborative community project coordinated by the Museums, Galleries and Collections Institute (MGCI) at the University of St Andrews, this project seeks to … Read more

Biocultural heritage and community voice in Amazonia

GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorAlthea Davies SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesPeru Sustainable Development Goals This project aims to establish how indigenous peoples in lowland Amazonian Peru can use cultural heritage to support resilience, adaptation and autonomy at a time of increased stress – both gradual (e.g. expansion of oil exploitation, growth of markets for … Read more

Community Culture Tanzania for Sustainable Development

GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorRichard Bates SchoolsEarth and Environmental Sciences, Computer Science ODA countriesTanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 3, Goal 4, Goal 5, Goal 6, Goal 8, Goal 11, Goal 14, Goal 15, Goal 16 The UNESCO World Heritage site of the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara is located to … Read more

Recovering Ukrainian Women’s History to Promote Gender Equality and Build Capacity for Preservation of Marginalised Cultural Heritage

GCRF Funding Cycle2020-21 Principal InvestigatorMargarita Vaysman SchoolsModern Languages ODA countriesUkraine Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 2 The project has 2 aims to bring together women’s history educators (primarily school teachers and librarians) and those with historical, project management and curatorial expertise in Ukraine and Scotland; to create accessible, empowering public discourse in which Ukrainian women’s … Read more