AUM Inception Workshop
University of Edinburgh, April 2010
Virgilio describes his research to the group
On 28th-29th April 2010, we held our inception workshop at the Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh. Several members of the core group visited Scotland (joined by doctoral candidates João Queiros from Porto, and Stephanie Terreni Brown and Paul Kirkness from Edinburgh).
On the first day each participant presented and discussed summaries of their recent research, before visiting the Wester Hailes Health Agency in south-west Edinburgh to learn about the activities of this vital community resource for residents of one of the city’s most stigmatised neighbourhoods. We received a fascinating short history of Wester Hailes from Eoghan Howard, a local historian, before going on a walking tour led by Eoghan and Roy McCrone of Prospect Housing Association.
The entire visit was highly relevant to our Network as it allowed researchers who conduct research in very different urban contexts to see how the rise of advanced urban marginality (a general trend) is manifest in a particular setting (local implications and reactions). We are delighted to have formed a link with Wester Hailes residents and research collaborations are now being planned. On the second day we sketched out plans for our website, our second meeting in Porto, and for the final conference (venue t.b.a.)
On the first day each participant presented and discussed summaries of their recent research, before visiting the Wester Hailes Health Agency in south-west Edinburgh to learn about the activities of this vital community resource for residents of one of the city’s most stigmatised neighbourhoods. We received a fascinating short history of Wester Hailes from Eoghan Howard, a local historian, before going on a walking tour led by Eoghan and Roy McCrone of Prospect Housing Association.
The entire visit was highly relevant to our Network as it allowed researchers who conduct research in very different urban contexts to see how the rise of advanced urban marginality (a general trend) is manifest in a particular setting (local implications and reactions). We are delighted to have formed a link with Wester Hailes residents and research collaborations are now being planned. On the second day we sketched out plans for our website, our second meeting in Porto, and for the final conference (venue t.b.a.)
Alfredo describes his research to the group and the group in Wester Hailes
More of Wester Hailes; Ken, Joao and Justus at the top of Calton Hill, Edinburgh
