Fauna, Forests, Fabrics: Researching Folk Weaving in Lithuania and Scotland

March 31, 2026March 31, 2026Leave a comment

Guest blogger Cecilia Charlton discusses the value of durational ethnographic practices in heritage textile research.

Le Nemesiache, the Neapolitan feminist and pacifist artists' group.

Listening to – and as – Research

March 24, 2026March 31, 2026Leave a comment

Previewing their SGSAH-supported event in Glasgow in April 2026, guest blogger Sara Guidi considers the environmental meanings of storytelling, through the lenses of gender studies and diasporic narratives.

A View of EARTH, from Scotland

March 17, 2026March 17, 2026Leave a comment

Concluding the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Scheme series, guest blogger Alison Scott reflects on the ongoing impacts of the programme for scholars based in Scotland.

After the Foley work, the black stork became a protagonist of the film and a theatre performed in the village. Credit: Marta Kucza.

Learning about Ecosystems through Neurodivergent Modes of Enquiry

March 10, 2026March 10, 20261 Comment

In the next post from the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Scheme series, guest blogger Marta Kucza details her experimental fieldwork in Estonia and Scotland.

Oil Pigs: The Moving Energy Theatre and ‘Performing the Archive’ in Shetland

March 3, 2026March 3, 2026Leave a comment

In the first in a series of posts from the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarship Scheme, guest blogger Miriam Sentler shares thoughts about her creative research methodology in the context of Shetland’s changing energy landscapes and industries.

EARTH Scholars at Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. Credit Cameron Brisbane

Reflecting on the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarships

February 24, 2026March 3, 20261 Comment

Ahead of the EARTH Scholarships Impact Symposium in April 2026, and continuing the ecologies strand, resident blogger Jelena Sofronijevic introduces a series of posts from this year’s cohort.

What is Academia’s Role in a ‘Post-Literate Society’?

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025Leave a comment

This week, Resident Blogger Emma discusses James Marriott's "The dawn of the post-literate society" and its implications for the work of academic researchers.

AI, Attention, and Academia

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025Leave a comment

This week, Resident Blogger Emma discusses generative artificial intelligence, 'cognitive offboarding', and the implications of this on academic publishing and thinking at large...