Visiting Researcher – Arts Council Interact Placement
Following on the Material Beliefs presentation hosted at Cafe Scientifique in Newcastle – I would like to let you know that I have joined PEALS as a visiting researcher for an Arts Council “Interact” placement from 17th September till January 2008.  The aim of my placement is to engage with PEALS research activities and to “Interact†with researchers to identify and explore shared areas of interest. With this in mind, I am also hoping to spend some time at the Institute of Human Genetics to learn more about the work carried in their labs and visit some of the research facilities, such as Functional Genetics, Human Development Biology Resource and Zebrafish Facility.
I would like to use my time at PEALS to engage with new research areas and develop new ideas for future collaborative work intended to stimulate the public to develop an understanding that enables them to deal not only with applications of life sciences, but with the social development of scientific knowledge.During my time at PEALS I will organize a series of seminars and workshops.
The first event is at the Culture Lab on Design and Bioethics and it explores how designers might participate in scientific debate and the ways in which science and design overlap. It tries to map out a new territory, offering an alternative vision of design practice that is concerned with the ethical consequences of emerging biotechnologies. The seminar considers how separate disciplines investigate the hybrid grounds where areas of expertise overlap and it is also hoped that it can serve as a platform for opening up interdisciplinary research futures.
Wednesday 5th December 2007, 1.00-2.00pm
Culture Lab – Newcastle University
Culture Lab is a research infrastructure providing an environment for academics and practitioners working beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries. It promotes socially and economically valuable synergies with artists, creative industries, and cultural and scientific institutions, and the development of innovative research with digital tools.
