“Making Do” Project Team Secure Collaborative Doctoral Studentship

“Making Do” Project Team Secure Collaborative Doctoral Studentship The “Making Do” project is led by Dr Vanicka Arora, lecturer in Heritage at the University of Stirling, and in collaboration with Stirling based organisations, including Stirling City Heritage Trust, Creative Stirling, and Forth Environment Link. Across Scotland, the pressures of climate change, rising energy costs, and the ongoing cost of living crisis are felt acutely in people’s homes. While international climate targets and national … Read more

Scotland’s Net Zero Future in Focus at SRAEHL Annual Event

Scotland’s Net Zero Future in Focus at SRAEHL Annual Event The Alliance hosted its inaugural annual event at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh on Wednesday 10th September, bringing together researchers, local authorities, community leaders, and industry partners to explore how Scotland can accelerate its transition to a zero-carbon future.   Mette High, Alliance Director warmly welcomed attendees … Read more

Music of Care with Mhairi Hall

Music of Care with Mhairi Hall In January 2025, Sarah Parry, Sustainable Households Co-Lead, and the team behind the Building Sustainability on a Foundation of Care project, held a two-day residential workshop to share and discuss social science scholarship on ethics of care. The group explored how they could apply this to their project, and … Read more

Local Zero Podcast Mini-Series Explores Community-Centred Climate Action

Local Zero Podcast Mini-Series Explores Community-Centred Climate Action  As part of a Decarbonising Heat seed fund award, researchers at the University of Strathclyde have produced a podcast mini-series that explores key research challenges and showcases funded projects supported by the Alliance. Local Zero is a podcast led by Dr Jen Roberts and Prof Matt Hannon … Read more

Home Energy Music | A Seed Funded Project

Home Energy Music | A Seed Funded Project Musician Mhairi Hall and sound artist Karen Mair have worked together to refine and finalise their audio piece ‘Awakening’, an Alliance seed funded project. The piece was created through a collaborative weaving of household sounds (sounds of various forms of domestic energy and water through innovative techniques) with original music composed … Read more

Emerging and Sustaining Infrastructures of Care

Emerging and Sustaining Infrastructures of Care  Emerging and Sustaining Infrastructures of Care is a seed funding project led by Dr Vanicka Arora, University of Stirling, Dr Carolina Rocha Santa Maria, University of Dundee, Dr Francesca Vaghi, University of Glasgow, and Dr Sarah Parry, University of Edinburgh, with the help of Manas Murthy, PhD candidate at … Read more