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GW4 Crucible Seed Projects
Participants of the GW4 Crucible leadership development programme are offered the opportunity to apply for funding of up to £5K to enable them to pursue collaborative projects that have emerged from the programme.
Proposals are favoured which are ambitious and bold and seek to generate innovative, multifaceted responses to global challenges. The project may include (but are not limited to) network building and co-production, collaborative working and stakeholder engagement, scoping studies, experimental data collection, prototype design, and trialling new methodological approaches. Proposals must reflect the theme of that year’s Crucible. We encourage both discrete projects and projects designed to act as a stepping stone to large-scale collaborations.
Past activities have included literature reviews and gap analysis, survey design and delivery, stakeholder identification, workshops and sandpits, lab and desk research, game or app design, and away-days and grant writing.
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Featured Projects
Charting New Frontiers: An Exploratory Expedition and Pilot Study on Chattable Virtual Avatars, Unveiling Ethical and Social Dimensions in Content Delivery
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Panic around pandemics: A case study for applying natural language processing to historical archives to identify patterns of discriminatory language
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Reshaping Learning in the Digital Era – How Does ChatGPT Affect Our Learning Performance, Experience and Attitude
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ARTiD (Artificial Intelligence for Dementia)
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Computing the Student: Developing participatory methods to research digital surveillance in UKHE
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Learning the narratives and expectations of health and care needs for LGBTQ+ older people
Crucible 2024
Overview
Led by Dr Enrico De Luca (University of Exeter), this public engagement project aims to explore the experiences, perceptions and expectations of LGBTQ+ people regarding ageing and related health needs
Community lead
University of Bristol: Amanda Hughes
Cardiff University: Diana Contreras, Neil Turnbull, Adam Williams
University of Exeter: David Barrett, Enrico De Luca (PI)
Awarded
September 2024
Explore sensory overload detection with biosensing wearables
Crucible 2024
Overview
Led by Dr Nhat (Nick) Pham (Cardiff University), this project aims to explore how a biosensing wearable system could potentially support children to manage their sensory overload, exploring what is needed from such a system and developing a prototype.
Community lead
University of Bath: Aikaterini (Katrina) Tavoulari, Runan Zhang
Cardiff University: Nhat (Nick) Pham (PI), Elisa Vigna
Awarded
September 2024
Does the use of private clinics for elective procedures reduce or accentuate health inequalities?
Crucible 2024
Overview
Led by Dr Sarah Milosevic (Cardiff University), this project will use spatial analysis to explore if the use of private clinics for elective procedures can be optimised so as not to perpetuate health inequalities.
Community lead
University of Bristol: Judy Bettridge
Cardiff University: Sarah Milosevic (PI), Diana Contreras Mojica
University of Exeter: David Barrett, Caroline Farmer, Holly Sugg
Awarded
September 2024
Charting New Frontiers: An Exploratory Expedition and Pilot Study on Chattable Virtual Avatars, Unveiling Ethical and Social Dimensions in Content Delivery
Crucible 2023
Overview
Led by Dr Yipeng Qin (Cardiff University), this pilot study will develop prototype chattable virtual avatars for use by museums and archives, to increase access to their online collections and make visiting exhibitions more interactive, engaging and enjoyable, whilst also exploring the ethical implications of using such technology.
Community lead
University of Bath: Cangxiong Chen, Deborah Brewis
University of Bristol: Barbara Caddick
Cardiff University: Yipeng Qin (PI)
University of Exeter: Peidong Mei
Awarded
September 2023
Panic around pandemics: A case study for applying natural language processing to historical archives to identify patterns of discriminatory language
Crucible 2023
Overview
Led by Dr Tristan Cann (University of Exeter), this project seeks to explore the barriers researchers face when applying quantitative methods such as natural language processing to archival data, in order to understand the requirements needed to make existing archival texts accessible for large scale computation analysis.
Community lead
University of Bath: Joanna Clifton-Sprigg
University of Bristol: Barbara Caddick, Thomas Larkin
London School of Economics: César Jiménez-Martínez
University of Exeter: Tristan Cann (PI)
Awarded
September 2023
Reshaping Learning in the Digital Era – How Does ChatGPT Affect Our Learning Performance, Experience and Attitude
Crucible 2023
Overview
Led by Dr Peidong Mei (University of Exeter), this project aims to investigate how ChatGPT, a prominent AI technology, impacts cognitive and social aspects of learning, and to understand the adoption process and behaviour of this technology.
Community lead
University of Bath: Benoit Dillet, Deborah Brewis, Fortune Nwaiwu, Zehra Önen-Dumlu
Cardiff University: Fernando Alva Manchego
University of Exeter: Peidong Mei (PI)
Awarded
September 2023
ARTiD (Artificial Intelligence for Dementia)
Crucible 2023
Overview
Led by Dr Jasmina Stevanov (University of Bristol), this groups aims to investigate the needs and requirements for developing a digital platform for remote early detection of dementia, by gathering interdisciplinary researchers from across the UK and Europe at a workshop to discuss the challenges and limitations of the available technologies and data sources in the intelligent diagnosis of dementia.
Community lead
University of Bath: Arya Shabani
University of Bristol: Jasmina Stevanov (PI)
University of Exeter: Dibyendu Dutta, Garan Jones
Awarded
September 2023
Computing the Student: Developing participatory methods to research digital surveillance in UKHE
Crucible 2023
Overview
Led by Dr Lyndsay Grant (University of Bristol), this group will take a collaborative approach, working with students, to develop a research agenda and participatory methodology for researching surveillance in UKHE, exploring how students understand and respond to HE surveillance practices.
Community lead
University of Bristol: Jessica Ogden, Lyndsay Grant (PI)
University of Exeter: Kuba Jablonowski
Awarded
September 2023
“My autistic brain”: How neurobiological narratives shape the identity of autistic adults
Crucible 2022
Overview
This project aims to improve understanding of whether and how autistic individuals develop and deploy neuro-narratives. To achieve this, we will hold a public involvement event with autistic adults to find out their understanding of the neurobiology of autism, and how this relates to their identity.
Community lead
University of Bath: Kate Cooper
University of Bristol: Dan Degerman
Cardiff University: Josie Henley (PI), Joanne Doherty
Awarded
September 2022
Establishing a sustainable interdisciplinary network of GW4 university staff to bring about positive change in the higher education community for improved mental health
Crucible 2022
Overview
This seed project aims to establish a sustainable GW4 university staff network from different backgrounds and disciplines to better understand poor mental health (MH) in the higher education (HE) community, what is currently being done and further needs. This project will inform future collaborations and applications for funding to scope, develop, implement and evaluate change interventions.
Community lead
University of Bath: Rachel Paskell (PI), Jeff Lambert
University of Bristol: Myles-Jay Linton, Kate Ash-Irisarri, Kayleigh Easey
Cardiff University: Paula Foscarini-Craggs
University of Exeter: Kate Holmes, Irene Salvo, Chris Sandal-Wilson
Awarded
September 2022
