A special thanks to the Minster of Economy Vaughan Gething for the fantastic video message, we will pop this up on our website shortly. Welsh European Funding Office Welsh Government Swansea University

“We're very passionate about this project in Wales, but are having to look at the options elsewhere." Dr Sarah-Jane Potts and 43 other members of our staff face uncertain futures as #EU funding ends. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

We were pleased to welcome Secretary of State for Wales David TC Davies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 to the #ActiveBuildings last week. He saw for himself how innovation has benefitted from #EU funding in Wales and heard about our concerns for the future. specific.eu.com/specifics-unce…

The dice rolling technique leads to some really interesting discussions about climate change e.g. 5 + 2 asks 'I hope places...' Or 6 + 5 'I recall hobbies...'

Nice storybook produced between FLiNT - Futures Literacy through Narrative - and the Future Gen Cymru and in association with Public Health Wales phwwhocc.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

Exciting to share excellent progress from Laura Sorvala @_auralab to create comics from the different stories shared through our workshops. There are still some final tweaks to make, and will be going to the Urdd Esiteddfod in Llandovery for people to get some further feedback.

Lots of creativity going on at the Urdd Eisteddfod with Aelwyn Williams Merryn Thomas Aled Singleton

Bore da Urdd Eisteddfod! Come and see us at the opticswansea stand in the Gwyddonle tent for comics, collage and colouring with Gethin Thomas CADR @_auralab Swansea University

It was lovely to see carolmaddock presenting on the Green Future's Panel. She presented a project 'Exploring a solar energy transition: using a #ParticipatoryVideo with most significant change (PVMSC) approach with villagers in rural #India'. SUNRISE Swansea University Soledad Muniz

And Eluned Morgan chatted us today about the project

Fantastic comic from today’s event

The OPTIC team will be presenting an online seminar for CADR on Wed 28th June 2023 at 12pm. Merryn Thomas Aled Singleton will explain how creative workshops lead to comics about climate change by @_auralab. We love you to join us. Register here: swanseauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

A film documenting the transformative effects of a solar building in a village in India developed through a partnership led by Swansea University will be featured at the prestigious The British Academy Summer Showcase. swansea.ac.uk/press-office/n…

This weekend, carolmaddock will be presenting a short film created by Indian villagers at the The British Academy Summer Showcase. The film seeks to understand how residents of Khuded village have been impacted by a new, #SolarPowered building ☀🏠 swansea.ac.uk/press-office/n…

Wonderful example of participatory involvement research involving residents in India including elders in the community to mark sure a new solar power community building works for them from CADR’s carolmaddock

*FREE WEBINAR* Join us for "Climate Change Perceptions and Imaginaries in South Wales" on 28/06/2023 cadr.cymru/en/event-info.… Health and Care Research Wales CIA Swansea

Wednesday 12.00-13.00 we run a CADR seminar about our work on climate change perceptions & imaginaries. An exciting element is to explain the methods leading to @_auralab's comics with Merryn Thomas carolmaddock Aelwyn Aled Singleton. Sign up cadr.cymru/en/event-info.…

OPTIC presentation to BSG 2023 @britgerontology conference this Thursday morning Creativity in co-designing environments for healthy ageing Parallel Oral Session 3: Ageing at a Time of Global Crisis, 6th July 2023, 11:00 - 12:30 We will hear from Aled Singleton & Charles Musselwhite

Our director and founder, Nick Lunch, participated in last week's panel discussion. A roundtable to hear about the potential of #ParticipatoryVideo to address climate change, promote sustainability and foster social inclusion. READ more in the link below👇 ecoserveis.net/lesdeveniment-…

2/3 As an activist, I believe that: • being anti-ageist means supporting every struggle for equal rights. • the Palestinian people deserve equal rights. • what Israel and the US are doing in Gaza is wrong. • saying so is not anti-semitic.