The Arcade at Cheltenham Science Festival (Curator)
Exhibition / Performance
Kerr, G. The Arcade at Cheltenham Science Festival (Curator)
[Exhibition]. Exhibited at Cheltenham Science Festival. 6 June 2023 - 11 June 2023. (Unpublished
Welcome to The Arcade! Get your tokens ready to make, break and create. Test out your skills on our fun, creative and two-player challenges. Come along to The Arcade to play g...
“Be the change” — how Cheltenham Science Festival used a central theme to centre social change within the festival
Journal Article
Kerr, G., Whittle, E., & Navin, M. (2022)
“Be the change” — how Cheltenham Science Festival used a central theme to centre social change within the festival. Journal of Science Communication, 21(06), Article R07
‘Be the change’ (BTC) was the theme for Cheltenham Science Festival. BTC set out to empower audiences as individuals and as a collective to enact positive change across a wide...
Levelling the playing field: lessons from sport on re-framing science engagement as a benefit to the individual
Journal Article
Keith, L., & Kerr, G. (2022)
Levelling the playing field: lessons from sport on re-framing science engagement as a benefit to the individual. Journal of Science Communication, 21(4), Article A03. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.21040203
The workforces of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) industries suffer from skills gaps and lack diversity. Science engagement activities e.g. science f...
Financial Management, Risk & Resilience for Festivals
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022)
Financial Management, Risk & Resilience for Festivals. [Course module]
Good financial management is extremely important when starting a festival. The ability to manage your festival’s funds, plan your budget, manage risk and be resilient is funda...
Artistic & Curation Strategies for Festivals
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022)
Artistic & Curation Strategies for Festivals. [Course module]
To compete and succeed in any venture in the modern world, it takes thinking outside the box and strategising your actions. Artistic flair and curation strategies are what mak...
Business Planning & Governance for Festivals
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022)
Business Planning & Governance for Festivals. [Course module]
Festival planning is not like day-to-day business in an office! Imagine an umbrella shared by several people: that’s how a festival works! Festivals are a collaboration of dif...
Audience Development and Communications for Festivals
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022)
Audience Development and Communications for Festivals. [Course module]
Audience development and communications are vital in modern-day festival management. Audience development is also about retaining interest from existing audiences and growing ...
Starting a Festival
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022)
Starting a Festival. [Course module]
Have you got an idea for starting a festival and are unsure where to begin? This toolkit will help you get started. The good news is that all leading festival curators have as...
Digital social events worked well for people living with dementia
Other
Kerr, G. (2022)
Digital social events worked well for people living with dementia. [Newspaper article]
Approximately 90,000 people in Scotland are currently living with dementia. This progressive disorder affects how the brain works; and our ability to remember, think and reaso...
Unlock & Revive: The ingredients needed to deliver accessible online cultural and heritage events that bring positive benefits to people living with dementia
Report
Stewart, H., Smith, S., Baxter, R., Ali-Knight, J., & Kerr, G. (2022)
Unlock & Revive: The ingredients needed to deliver accessible online cultural and heritage events that bring positive benefits to people living with dementia. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier University
Unlock & Revive is a multi-disciplinary action-research project that involves multiple partners. It is a highly collaborative project aimed at supporting the wellbeing of peop...