Heritage-360 is a new initiative for 2024, and is open exclusively to students living in the North East.
The programme, spearheaded by Prof. Giles Gasper (Durham University), is an initiative that seeks to connect natural and cultural heritage research and practices in the region. Heritage-360 draws together a wide range of disciplines and themes, from biosciences to visual arts, through sustained collaborations across departments and institutions. The programme’s interdisciplinary approach focuses on heritage and its diverse meanings, be they tangible, intangible, or narrative-based. Throughout the year, seminar discussions will foreground issues of climate change, wellbeing, resources management, and sustainability goals.​
In 2024, the Heritage-360 online seminar series ran from February to March. Delivered by leading academics at Durham University, the seminars included:
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Adrian Green (Department of History): ‘Buildings and History in North-East England’
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Rebecca Senior (Department of Biosciences): ‘Wilderness, wilding and rewilding’
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Coreen McGuire (Department of History/Institute of Medical Humanities): ‘Health and Heritage’
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Jonathan Long (Department of Modern Languages and Cultures): ‘Photography and Heritage: Photographing the Past in the Present’
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Dr Kristen Hopper and Dr William Deadman (Department of Archaeology): ‘Heritage Protection in the Middle East and North Africa: Conflict, Climate Change and Capacity Building’
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Simona Capisani (Department of Philosophy): ‘Climate Change and its Social Justice’
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Photographed below is Prof. Giles Gasper, addressing the cohort at the 2024 Study Skills Day, which took place at Southmoor Academy in Sunderland.
