A blogpost from Institute Co-Directors Prof. Lynn Froggett and Prof. Ulrike Zeshan We are currently on a field trip to India, where we helped to launch AlterNEXT - a ‘think do learn’ tank, that has developed out of the Shikha eco-sustainability project in the state of Odisha. AlterNEXT’s mission has been established to ‘design and... Continue Reading →
Speaker: Dr Eric Lybeck, Presidential Fellow, University of Manchester, and editor-in-chief of ‘Civic Sociology’ Tuesday 21st May 2019 16:00- 18:00 Rm GR 202, Greenbank Building, UCLan, Preston, PR1 2HE All Welcome. This event is free - but please book your place on our eventbrite page here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uclan-icsc-seminar-reconstructing-the-civic-university-for-the-21st-century-tickets-61553837184 UCLan has recently signed a ‘Civic University Agreement’... Continue Reading →
We are pleased to announce that Rob Hopkins, bestselling author and co-founder of the ‘Transition Towns’ network, will deliver the keynote lecture of our public launch event, on 1st May 2019 in Preston. All are welcome at this public event, which will consist of a series of talks and discussions from mid-afternoon through early evening,... Continue Reading →
Professor Ulrike Zeshan (UCLan ICSC) Sibaji Panda (Rural Lifeline Trust, India) Thursday 4th April, 4pm. Greenbank Room GR 273, UCLan Instititute of Citizenship, Society and Change Seminar Series. University of Central Lancashire, Preston. All Welcome. The seminar is free - but to ensure a seat and help us manage numbers, please book a free... Continue Reading →
The ICSC is offering a fully funded DTA studentship, funded through the DTA3/COFUND Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD Fellowship programme. The PhD will be supervised by Dr Mags Adams and her colleagues (Prof Mark Dooris and Dr Ursula Pool) based in the Institute of Citizenship, Society and Change, at UCLan in Preston. The research will take place... Continue Reading →
Institute of Citizenship, Society and Change. Seminar series. “Sex work, sensory urbanism and visual criminology: co-producing knowledge and policy”. A presentation by Dr Emily Cooper. ICSC & Lecturer in Human Geography / UCLan School of Forensic and Applied Sciences. This seminar will centre on what we can learn from transdisciplinary approaches to research about sex... Continue Reading →
In a great start to 2019, the The Harris Museum, Art Galley and Library has been awarded development funding of £180,900 by the Heritage Lottery Fund. This is a key addition to funding commitments of £3.6 million already in place from Arts Council England, Preston City Council and Lancashire County Council, and the Preston, South... Continue Reading →
ICSC Seminar # 2 Prof. Lynn Froggett and Dr. Larry Reynolds Date: Thursday 13th December Time: 16:00-18:30 Venue: HA 320 (UCLan Harrington Building). To be followed by ICSC Xmas social and drinks. The seminar is free - but to reserve a seat, please register on our eventbrite page here: https://transdisciplinaryseminar.eventbrite.co.uk Disciplinarity within the academy has... Continue Reading →
There is plenty going on in Preston, as the 'Preston Model' gathers pace. Larder will hold its conference on 'Food and the Preston Model' at the Town Hall on Oct 25th, whilst Stir Magazine launches its 'Co-operatives for an Age of Crisis' at UCLan on Nov 14. 1) Food and the Preston Model The LARDER... Continue Reading →
