This case study published in Craft Research examines a community-driven heritage initiative centred on the restoration of an urban hazel coppice adjacent to the historic Hafod/Morfa Copperworks in Swansea.
This study explored the reconstruction of traditional Welsh cleft hazel basketry through a transdisciplinary methodology that combines descriptive and thematic analysis with ethnographic methods. It aimed to document the reconstruction process in detail and compare the outcomes of a volunteer-led initiative with the practices of traditional makers.
UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, the BRIDGES UK Hub at University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and UWTSD are proud to play a leading role in a major new UK-wide project that has secured £3 million in funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The project, Retrofitting for the Future: Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation, brings together a powerful consortium of academic and societal partners to explore how biophilic design, working with nature rather than against it, can help urban areas adapt to the intensifying impacts of climate change.
UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and the Future Generations Commissioner For Wales, are conducting research with businesses across Wales to explore how organisations are aligning with the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, and whether a recognition scheme could support and showcase this work. To support this research we are asking organisations, businesses, and individuals across Wales to Take our short, 10-minute survey. Your insights will directly inform the development of this initiative and help shape how responsible business practices are recognised and supported in Wales.
On Thursday 10th April Profs. Louise Steel and Luci Attala presented Heritage Tales of Coastal Adaptation in Northern Regions at the Apheleia bi-weekly online conference series, chaired by Professor Luis Oosterbeek, president of CIPSH (International Council for the Philosophy and Human Sciences).
