Rebecca Madgin

Ever wondered why historic places matter to you?

Watch @imadgination03.bsky.social give a preview of her new book on emotion and place.

'Why Historic Places Matter Emotionally’ - coming soon to a bookshop near you…

Prof Rebecca Madgin @imadgination03.bsky.social ‪@uofgussp.bsky.social has been recruited to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) College of Experts.

She'll provide external expertise and apply innovative scientific methods to support government policy.

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History & Policy will shortly be unveiling the first publicly-searchable database of historians with policy-relevant expertise. If you are a professional historian who would like to engage more with policymakers, there's still time to submit a profile. Register your interest here: bit.ly/3YMcsXu

Brilliant report and well worth devoting time to read ⬇️

Community centres are at the heart of what makes our places meaningful.

Glad to have brought insights from the work in our AHRC funded Place Programme hosted by @uofgussp.bsky.social

Great to see this work launched. Definitely worth a read ⬇️

Congratulations to Prof Alice Mah on publication day! 🎉

Red Pockets takes the reader on an evocative journey from South China to Scotland - and weaves in Alice's research at UofG.

She'll be doing a reading on 6 May at Glasgow's Argyll St @waterstones.bsky.social - do go along if you can 📕

Such fun to support the Humanise Summit with the AHRC Place Programme. Covered serious issues = building design and health. We spoke to how evidence from the arts and humanities can help us understand links between building design, emotions, belonging and ownership.

Hugo Campos and Rebecca Madgin at the Humanise Summit.

‘Boring buildings are bad for our brains!’

Prof Rebecca Madgin @imadgination03.bsky.social has joined the call for more joyful buildings at the recent Humanise Summit, co-hosted by @uofglasgow.bsky.social as part of its AHRC funded Place-Based Research Programme.

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AHRC offers amazing value for money. Our grant covers all arts and humanities disciplines (and there are a lot!! www.ukri.org/wp-content/u... )

1000 grants over the past 3 years, funding 150 organizations

c.1500 PhD starters

And leverage of £350m co-funding from inside UKRI & other funders

Arts and Humanities Research Council 25 Years of Excellence and Impact

Since 2012, Research and Innovation Awards from AHRC have generated over 120,000 outcomes, as submitted to ResearchFish by Project Leads and Researchers.

& we have funded a higher % of REF Impact Case Studies than any other Research Council

Discover more here

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'The role of the Arts and Humanities Research Fellow will be to conduct primary and secondary research on the impact of arts and humanities research on parliamentary scrutiny, culminating in the production of a report for policy audiences, & an academic journal article for the research community.'

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“This is not research and innovation parachuted into local areas, it’s funding that is building up the future of our communities. This is investing in people’s place of home.”

Brilliant reflection on arts, humanities, innovation, infrastructure and place

Cover of 'Building Modern Scotland', listing authors (Alistair Fair, Lynn Abrams, Kat Breen, Miles Glendinning, Diane Watters and Valerie Wright) and showing a group of boys working on their bicycles amid new town housing.

Publication day! A social & architectural history of post-war Scottish new towns: planning & buildings plus community, family, gender, work, education, home. The ebook is FREE via bit.ly/4hLkxn9. Print copy (more attractive!) via www.bloomsbury.com/uk/building-... - do ask libraries to purchase

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Happening soon! Last chance to sign up to explore what’s possible for people-centred, place-based approaches ⬇️ 12-1 today (Weds 29th Jan)

Bennett Institute for Public Policy Annual Conference 2025 - Bennett Institute for Public Policy Driving forward key policy questions in a turbulent world

Our @bennettinstitute.bsky.social annual conference is on 28th March and tickets can now be booked - in person or online: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/events/annua... It's always a great event & we have a fab line-up of speakers/sessions

Building Modern Scotland Combining architectural and social history, this open access book tells for the first time the in-depth story of Scotland's new towns.One of the most significan…

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Great to see this out in the world. A real team effort to bring the story of Scotland's new towns into view. And it's Open Access!

Congratulations Alistair!

Cover of the book 'Building Modern Scotland', which shows boys and their bicycles amid new town housing (actually Cumbernauld)

'Building Modern Scotland' exists! Publication date is 6 Feb; it'll be available Open Access (free) online then, & in print. Big thanks to all co-authors inc. (on here) @lynncabrams.bsky.social @vawright10.bsky.social, & funder @leverhulme.bsky.social. I'll trail some themes in the coming week...

New release! This AHRC Place Programme report launch event ⬇️ was showing as sold out but we’ve managed to increase the limit and have released some more tickets. We’d be delighted to see you there!

When: Weds 29th Jan, 12-1pm
Where: Zoom
Sign Up: shorturl.at/OQQuf
Report: shorturl.at/51uGB

£60 million boost for creative industries to turbocharge growth Hundreds of creative businesses and projects across the UK are to receive government funding to help them grow as part of a major boost to the economy – marking the first step of the Government's Sect...

UKRI commits funding in response to the recommendation from the Prime Minister’s Council of Science and Technology that ‘public investment in R&D in the creative industries should reflect the size, economic contribution and future growth potential of the sector.’

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Innovative Study by UPenn and NYPL Finds That Public Libraries Positively Impact Community Health and Well-Being "Our research found that patrons experience refuge, joy, connection, purpose, and expansion through their library use"

"A whopping 82% of people who used the library’s physical space and 79% of people who physically attended programs reported more optimism regarding the future, compared to only 58% of digital-only users."

Our physical space and resources matter *greatly!*

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A new year brings a ripe new crop of wonderful looking books that are desperate to be reviewed for @urbanhistory.bsky.social. I've made a thread of what looks good. Get in touch if you want a free copy of these (in exchange for a review!). First up, Modernism's Magic Hat by Ijlal Muzaffar.

Places vs spaces, emotion/economy & creative design. Fascinating stuff. Join the AHRC Place Programme for the launch of their latest report, putting people at the heart of place.

Left hand side: Front cover of report entitled Advancing People-Centred, Place-Based Approaches Right hand side: Names of people involved in the event: Dr Jaideep Gupte, Director of Strategy and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council · Caroline Clark, Director of Scotland, National Lottery Heritage Fund · Ethan Kent, Executive Director, Placemaking X · Adala Leeson, Head of Socio-Economic Analysis and Evaluation at Historic England · Susan O’Connor, Head of Grants at Historic Environment Scotland

Join the AHRC Place Programme team to launch our report& explore with @ethankent.bsky.social @1carolineclark.bsky.social @jaigupte.bsky.social Adala Leeson Susan O'Connor what's possible for people-centred, place-based work.
When: 29 Jan, 12-1pm
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