Exploring the modern world through the lens of place
Our research is organised under five priority themes
Making place a primary context of study
- involves a geographic concentration on a particular location
- promotes a contextual understanding by taking into account historical and environmental factors
- encourages community involvement to make the research more relevant
- examines interconnected elements within the chosen place through an interdisciplinary approach
Plymouth Perspectives on Place
Building resilience with place-based solutions
Can social sciences, humanities and the arts play a major role in creating community-led policy?
Published in New Statesman, 19 July
The power of place
Can we empower communities to help them imagine a better climate future?
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Impacting communities through research and knowledge exchange
Research impact
Researchers in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Business are actively engaged with stakeholders outside the University context, to contribute to meaningful and tangible benefits for people, the environment, and communities.
Leveraging SHAPE expertise in the STEMM agenda
We also work with colleagues across health, marine and sustainability through projects driven by the University's Strategic Research Institutes.
SHAP(E)ing Health
Unlocking the potential of arts - health collaboration - Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research
Marine Culture
Exploring arts and humanities perspectives on marine environment - Marine Institute
Creative Associates
Developing novel, innovative and creative ways of communicating research - Sustainable Earth Institute
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Strategic Research Institutes and research centres
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Marine Institute
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Sustainable Earth Institute
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Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research
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Centre for Coastal Communities
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Centre for Systems Thinking: Ocean, Land and Society
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Centre for Decarbonisation and Offshore Renewable Energy
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Centre of Research excellence in Intelligent and Sustainable Productive Systems