Rowan Bailey

Director, Centre for Cultural Ecologies

University of Huddersfield

Speaker Biography

Professor Rowan Bailey is Reader in Cultural Theory and Practice, Director of the Centre for Cultural Ecologies in Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield. She is also Strategic Lead for Research in the School of Arts and Humanities and REF Lead for Art and Design (History, Practice and Theory). Her research focuses on place-based cultural development, creative health, cultural ecologies, heritage, and transnational collaboration. She leads several research projects and initiatives, including the AHRC-funded Post Office Cultures project, the National Creative Health Hub, Cultures Of_, and the Arts and Humanities Imprint. Her work uses co-produced creative methods and collaborative practice to connect communities, cultural organisations, policymakers, and creative practitioners, with a strong emphasis on civic engagement, partnership-building, knowledge exchange, and place-based cultural development.

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