Early Summer, 2021. I was penning down my proposal for my Master’s Thesis in a clouded state of mind. I could not help but be anxious and worried for the well-being and safety of friends and family, back home in India, who were in the midst of a deadly second wave of COVID-19; possibly one… Continue reading INTERIM Project – Helping Patients Awaiting Surgery
The 2020s are here in the most unexpected fashion; a global pandemic arrived, bringing a subsequent reliance on technology making the world increasingly remote. Human connection is at a premium and the importance of technology has reached a new level. Our recent ‘Race & Reflectivity’ sessions focussed on this topic, addressing corporate social responsibility and… Continue reading Race and Reflectivity Sessions
Matty Amartey – Centric Community Researcher I wanted to join Centric as I have a natural interest in the work I heard they are involved in. Their work resonates with my personal life and I feel I have skills that will add value to the team and the work being done. Being a part… Continue reading Matty Amartey – Community Researcher
“If we own our innovation that comes from our cultural nuance, then we could empower ourselves” – Brixton Resident. Researchers going into marginalised communities to research and feedback to institutions, with little or no input or follow-up with those communities, is what Gaudry (2011) coined as the ‘extraction model of research’. Herein, local insights… Continue reading Extraction Models of Research
In many ways, e-scooters, in light of COVID-19 and people’s wish to avoid crowded public transport and be outside in the open air, have been heralded as a commodity providing a number of solutions in the current context. With Transport for London (TfL) aware of this shift in 2021, and the need to adapt… Continue reading E-Scooters, Discrimination and the Urban Metropolis
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