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Credits

The work featured in the Environmental Connection project has been created by students from the Arts University Bournemouth studying BA (Hons) Interior Architecture & Design and BA (Hons) Graphic Design.

Support and guidance for the project has been provided by the following AUB staff Edward Ward, Jamie Yeates, Dr Asha Ward, Dr Emilie Giles, Mark Osborne, Ben Parker, Natalie Carr, Marten Sims, Dr Alex Blower and Alice Stevens. Additional event support provided by Monica Franchin and Dan Davies.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Dan Cox, Head of AUB Open Campus, for supporting the student exhibition and the series of participatory creative technology activities that took place at Maiden Castle as part of Green Space Dark Skies.

Thank you to Kate Wood, Dom Kippin and Caroline Suri from Activate Performing Arts for working with us on this project and enabling us to be part of the Green Space Dark Skies project.

This newspaper features AUB student and staff work from the Environmental Connection project with BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Interior Architecture and Design courses. The project was undertaken in collaboration with Activate Performing Arts in relation to the Green Space Dark Skies* project at Maiden Castle in June 2022.

The Green Space Dark Skies project aimed to provide an opportunity for people from all paths in life to experience beautiful landscapes across the UK, reconnect with nature and appreciate dark skies.

In addition, the newspaper provides an overview of key activities delivered as part of the student learning journey and a glimpse into related staff research projects.

*Green Space Dark Skies was one of ten major creative projects commissioned as part of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK. The event was produced and created by Walk the Plank, with the Dorset event being produced by Activate Performing Arts in partnership with Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) at Maiden Castle, Dorchester.

This project was supported by AUB Open Campus particularly the Innovation Studio and Access & Participation. Open Campus supports projects that engage with external communities and business sectors.

The innovation Studio is a space to incubate startups, research and prototype for existing businesses and develop innovative staff and student projects. Access & Participation are dedicated to working with communities and individuals to enable access to higher education and support students from nontraditional backgrounds to be successful.

Support was funded through AUB’s own resources matched with a non-recurrent grant from Research England to support projects with external impact.

Environmental Connection + Green Space Dark Skies

First published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by AUB Human Arts University Bournemouth Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset BH12 5HH

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Lead Editor: Alice Stevens

Co-Editors: Dr Emilie Giles and Edward Ward

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