Mind Sets is an innovative use of design which utilises the medium of six picture story-making to enable children in care to share their stories. Three-dimensional illustrated environments created a backdrop to help children to frame stories and to engage in active problem-solving using a series of character and challenge cards.

Shoes That Walk Alone, a short film by Annie Watson, has been nominated for Best experimental film at the London Short Film Festival.

Before joining Sheffield Hallam University (June 2015), Joan was appointed as postdoc in the chair of Media Governance, Media Organisations and Media Industries with Professor Katharine Sarikakis at the University of Vienna (2011-15). Prior to that he enjoyed a permanent position at the University of Vic (Spain).

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Building understanding of methods and approaches for the beneficial engagement of people with dementia in storytelling through animation

Radio 1 Breakfast Show assistant producer and Sheffield Hallam graduate Fiona Hanlon returned to the University as an alumni speaker at the Pathways event in March.

Who Cares? is a research project funded through the ADRC which sought to explore the use of objects and metaphors as a means of enabling individuals to articulate their experience of caring for a person with dementia.

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Esther Johnson's poetic documentary feature film 'Asunder' premiered at the Sunderland Empire in July 2016 to overwhelming feedback. The project was a highlight of the 14-18 NOW World War 1 centenary activities