Centre for Landscape Annual Jamboree 'Landscape Futures'
The Centre for Landscape held it's annual event at Newcastle University on Thursday 5th October.
5 October 2023
Centre for Landscape Annual Jamboree, Thursday 5th October 2023
The Centre for Landscape Annual Jamboree, ‘Landscape Futures’, took place on Thursday 5th October.
The day started with a review of the year since the Centre’s Launch Event in October 2022, and a discussion of future directions for landscape research and the Centre, by Co-Directors Maggie Roe and Sam Turner.
We welcomed researchers working on projects connected to landscape from right across the university, with panels on ‘Landscape Interactions: Nature, Culture and Sustainability’ (chaired by Clare Hickman, History, Classics and Archaeology), ‘Creative Methods and Multi-disciplinary Approaches’ (chaired by Niki Black, Architecture, Planning and Landscape) and ‘Temporalities’ (chaired by Charlotte Veal, Architecture, Planning and Landscape).
Our speakers on the day were:
- Landscape Interactions: Anjali Jayakumar, Alison Hutchinson, Elizabeth Lawson.
- Creative Methods: Hazel Barron-Cooper, Julia Heslop and Sally Watson.
- Temporalities: James Riding, Louise Rayne, Rachael Maysels, Nick Rush Cooper, Chris Sevara.
We also welcomed external partners for our ‘Partnerships Panel’, as well as colleagues at Newcastle working to link research to engagement, impact and policy:
Elaine More and Hannah Haydock, Project Manager and Project Co-ordinator, Wilder Wallington, National Trust; Chris Jones, Historic Environment Officer, Northumberland National Park Authority; Nayara Albrecht, Research Associate, Insights North East; Sara Bird, Education Outreach Officer, Newcastle University Robinson Library Engagement Team.
Clare Hickman also presented the Gardens Trust ‘Mavis Batey Essay Prize’ to 2023 Winner, MA Student in HCA, Abigail Carr.
The day closed with a keynote talk from Newcastle PhD alumnus Niels Dabaut, now Director at Regionaal Landschap Westhoek, and Visiting Professor at Antwerp University who presented ‘The Future of Landscape Policy – the View from Belgium’