Letters for Learners provided the latest thinking and discoveries from researchers at Newcastle University through letterboxes from Hertfordshire to Northumberland.
In 2015 six academics worked with Cap-a-Pie to compose letters to members of the public inviting them to understand and inform academic research through creative tasks.
The project proved a positive experience for both researchers and recipients. The letters built a close connection between researcher and recipient enabling a deep and personal engagement, whilst the use of creative arts allowed the recipient to gain an in depth understanding of the research. Recipients were excited and motivated to find out about academic research and felt they better understood how research impacted on their lives. Most notably they were very keen to assist the academic with their research and understand how the interaction was ‘useful’.
The Team
Facilitator
Brad McCormick
Project Lead
Dr Michael Richardson
Writing Consultant
Dr Eleanor Holmes
Producer
Katy Vanden
Letters were written by
Jayne Carrick PhD Researcher: School of Marine Science and Technology
Dr Quoc Vuong
Senior Lecturer: Institue of Neuroscience
Kate Stobbart
PhD Researcher: School of Arts and Cultures
Matt Jenkins
PhD Researcher: Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies
Dr Stacy Gillis
Lecturer: School of English Literature, Language & Linguistics
Dr Michael J Richardson
Lecturer in Human Geography: School of Geography, Politics and Society
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