All Projects (110)

John Calder - A Documentary Study Jul 1, 2004 - Aug 31, 2006

Script Development with Gridiron 'Leaving Planet Earth' Production Mar 12, 2012 - Jul 31, 2013
The Grid Iron Theatre Company is developing an innovative new work to be staged a the Edinburgh International Arena (EICA). The company would like assistance with the development of an initial script outline with expertise required in particular in... Read More about Script Development with Gridiron 'Leaving Planet Earth' Production.

Scottish Adoption Jun 23, 2014 - Jan 31, 2015
The project aims to create a series of scripts as well as a development plan for the creation of a package of new innovative products that use film and text to examine issues around adoption such as anonymity and privacy for Scottish Adoption’s clien... Read More about Scottish Adoption.

Visual Re-interpretation of Game for Relaunch, Blazing Griffin Jan 9, 2012 - Oct 31, 2012
The company recently purchased the rights to an existing PC platform game ?The Ship? as they recognise that in order to grow the company they need to move into this market. The Ship has an existing fan base to build on but it needs a significant over... Read More about Visual Re-interpretation of Game for Relaunch, Blazing Griffin.

Further Development of the Visual Aspects of A Computer Game Oct 15, 2012 - Oct 31, 2014
This follow-on project will continue the relationship between the company and the academic who worked on the original innovation voucher project. New concepts will be created for all the visual elements of ?Distant Star? and will include icons, fonts... Read More about Further Development of the Visual Aspects of A Computer Game.

Enhancing the authenticity and sustainability of the visitor heritage experiences through 3D printing technology Feb 3, 2014 - Jan 22, 2015
This project proposes to offer an alternative approach to the contemporary heritage souvenir experience through the utilization of 3D scanning and printing and online, remote interfaces between the museums, galleries and heritage sites and local 3D p... Read More about Enhancing the authenticity and sustainability of the visitor heritage experiences through 3D printing technology.

Carceral City, Cryptic Signs: Refugee and Intern Jul 1, 2008 - Aug 7, 2009

National Work of Ghost Fiction in 2nd World War Mar 8, 2010 - Aug 31, 2010

Gothic Limits Jun 1, 2011 - Aug 31, 2011
Funding for presentation of paper at Conference

An analysis of Edinburgh & Montreal's Urban Place Mar 15, 2010 - Sep 30, 2012
With the aid of a research grant from The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, I travelled to Montreal (Canada) on two occasions in 2010 to undertake interviews and field research relating to Montreal?s urban redevelopment strategy and ex... Read More about An analysis of Edinburgh & Montreal's Urban Place.

Design of New Feature for Slug Barrier Product Oct 21, 2013 - Jul 1, 2014
This project will produce a design of a new feature that will be integrated with the company?s current slug barrier product. The feature will add the ability to automatically water and fertilise crops contained within it. The project will also invest... Read More about Design of New Feature for Slug Barrier Product.

Grid Iron Follow-on Project Mar 1, 2013 - Aug 1, 2014

The German Diaspora during World War I: Remembering Internment Camps in Britain and the Commonwealth Jan 1, 2018 - Oct 31, 2019
The project pursues three main aims and objectives:

1. Address desideratum: During the First World War, many communities in Britain and its Empire hosted internment camps for military Prisoners of War and civilian ‘enemy aliens’.
... Read More about The German Diaspora during World War I: Remembering Internment Camps in Britain and the Commonwealth.

Reading & Writing in Prison Jun 4, 2010 - Jun 5, 2010
The first event of its kind in the UK, this conference on ?Reading and Writing in Prison? seeks to raise the profile of existing research and practice in relation to British prisons and facilitate new dialogues between British researchers and interna... Read More about Reading & Writing in Prison.

Chronicling Empire: Scottish Albums in Colonial Southeast Asia Feb 20, 2017 - Mar 31, 2018
The proposed research project seeks to examine the ways colony-based photographers represented and celebrated the success of the colonial-based enterprises in Southeast Asian at the turn of the 20th century. This research will examine photographs and... Read More about Chronicling Empire: Scottish Albums in Colonial Southeast Asia.

RSE Visiting Fellowship - Peat Jan 24, 2017 - Jul 23, 2017
RSE Visiting Fellowship application for Alexandra Peat, Franklin University Switzerland.

The main objective of the Fellowship is to pursue research on the 1938 British Empire Exhibition in Glasgow and its relation to Scottish Modernism... Read More about RSE Visiting Fellowship - Peat.

Ocean Plastic: Developing a Model for localised Remanufacturing May 1, 2018 - Apr 30, 2019
The objective of this research study is to develop a prototype model for gathering and reusing ocean plastic in-situ. The proposal is to visit a number of beachside locations along the Scottish West Coast (including islands), in order to scope the am... Read More about Ocean Plastic: Developing a Model for localised Remanufacturing.

BellyPhants Innovation Voucher Jul 1, 2017 - Oct 31, 2017
This project takes a new approach to teaching Mindful-breathing techniques to children aged 4-9.
Diagnosis of anxiety, stress, depression and ADHD in children has seen a significant increase over the last decade. The increase in demand for AD... Read More about BellyPhants Innovation Voucher.

3 Bags Wool: Product and market development using salvage material Nov 1, 2017 - Mar 1, 2018
Working with small wool shop to use textile industry salvage as the basis for developing new export products.

Deaf Heritage: Scotland’s Hidden Culture Jan 1, 2018 - Sep 25, 2020
The first BSL National Plan (due 22 October 2017) and its mandate for the inclusion of Deaf Culture in Scottish public life provide the context and rationale for the proposed collaborative networking project. This project will fuel BSL promotion, fo... Read More about Deaf Heritage: Scotland’s Hidden Culture.