Ecological Citizen(s) (EC) is a large four year EPSRC project based at the Royal College of Art in collaboration with the University of York’s Stockholm Environment Institute and Wrexham University. The mission is to foster and proactively encourage (through technologically appropriate interventions) Ecological Citizenships for positive climate action. PIs Robert Phillips, C-Is Sarah West, Alec Shepley, Wrexham team, PDRA Tracy Simpson, Advisor Daniel Knox, Advisor Karen Heald. 2022-2026. https://ecologicalcitizens.co.uk/
The Ecological Citizen(s) Network+ is a four-year research network based at the Royal College of Art in collaboration with Wrexham University and the Stockholm Environment Institute at University of York. Our mission is to catalyse, amplify and enable Ecological Citizenship in a sustainable digital society for positive climate action.
The urgency of the climate and ecological crises serve as a constant reminder about the importance of sharing and learning from others (human and nonhuman) and the wider natural world. Through our work, we want to explore (and develop) ways real people can turn ideas into real action, to foster ecological awareness and sustainable practices within their communities and environments.
This work is not something we can do alone, nor within the confines of traditional discipline-based or academic silos. This is why we are building the Ecological Citizen(s) Network+, which aims to bring together people with a diverse range of knowledge – from different disciplines, backgrounds and geographies – to explore how we might work collectively towards a preferable future for all.
The Ecological Citizen(s) transdisciplinary team sits across multiple disciplines, including design, arts practice, citizen science, environmental science, engineering, technology, education and social innovation. Within our funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) we, as a research team, are defining, exploring and enacting Ecological Citizenship for a sustainable digital society through the following activities:
Through the research we conduct, the things we do.
Through the network we grow, the collaborations we set-up, the connections we enable and the things we do or facilitate.
Through the funding schemes we offer.
Through the events and activities we host and share.
Outputs from the website details can be found here and below:
https://ecologicalcitizens.co.uk/outputs