Impact of geography
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Crafting Resistance: the art of Chilean political prisoners
Research with Chilean exiles who were political prisoners under the Pinochet regime has led to the production of a museum exhibition and documentary film.
Challenging Scottish exceptionalism on racism and Islamophobia
Research has directly challenged the assumption in Scotland that racism and Islamophobia are only of concern in England.
Enhanced visibility of marginalised perspectives and non-pecuniary values regarding land
Research has informed recommendations in the Namibian Parliament to enact ancestral land rights claim and restitution legislation.
Presenting places: connecting with, and preserving, the past
Developing accessible and searchable digital web databases that reflect how places have changed over time.
‘Living Legacies 1914-18’: Sharing contested heritage through digital and spatial humanities
A World War One Engagement Centre has co-produced research sharing untold experiences of war.
Preserving the nation’s digital map heritage
The British Library, together with the UK’s five other Legal Deposit Libraries, is working with thinkWhere to preserve the nation’s extensive catalogue of digital map datasets for future generations.
New perspectives on historical accounts of exploration
A major public exhibition highlighted the involvement of local guides and communities in three centuries of Western exploration.
Living Legacies highlights the untold story of WW1 in Northern Ireland
Innovative techniques to visualise geographical and historical information aided commemoration of contested and underappreciated WW1 histories.
Discovering and preserving human fossil footprints at White Sands National Park, United States
Researchers used digital analysis to confirm the presence of human fossil footprints.
Equipping organisers with a novel toolkit to reduce the environmental impact of major sport and cultural events
Research has transformed how event organisers understand and evaluate environmental impacts of events.
Advancing polar geopolitics in foreign and defence policy, school education and public understanding
Research has revealed geopolitical trends and knowledge gaps in polar governance.