What Barro Colorado Island Leaves in the Shadows What happens when one place becomes so celebrated for scientific discovery that the histories surrounding it begin to disappear? This question was at the heart of The Shadows of Barro Colorado, an exhibition I co-created with Panamanian artist Ana Sofía Camarga for the SGSAH Research Showcase 2026, … Continue reading A Researcher Showcase: What the World’s Most Studied Tropical Forest Leaves Out
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Gathering around activism in the archives
Guest bloggers Cicely Farrer and Alison Scott reflect on their event, Creative Citizenship in the Archives, co-organised with the SGSAH KE Hub Citizenship, Culture & Ethics (CCE).
Fauna, Forests, Fabrics: Researching Folk Weaving in Lithuania and Scotland
Guest blogger Cecilia Charlton discusses the value of durational ethnographic practices in heritage textile research.
Listening to – and as – Research
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
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.
Learning about Ecosystems through Neurodivergent Modes of Enquiry
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
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.
Reflecting on the British Council Scotland SGSAH EARTH Scholarships
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.
‘My work as an artist is about being in the world, a twenty-four-hour connection to it’: Leena Nammari on the recharge of a residency
In the final contribution in a series from Cove Park in Scotland, guest blogger Leena Nammari reflects on their SGSAH-supported residency, and practice-based research about heartbreak and grief in Palestine.
‘Peace and Time’: Writing up a PhD at Cove Park
Following Grace Wright's contribution to the Blog about zine-making, guest blogger Lucy Howie shares notes from their SGSAH-supported residency at Cove Park in Scotland.
