The Studio 2024 Awardees

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The Studio Announces Recipients of 2024 Innovation Fund

Bath Spa University’s research and innovation hub The Studio has, for the fourth year running, awarded funding to support creative technology projects led by freelancers, micro-businesses, social enterprises and third-sector organisations.

The Studio has announced that three projects have been awarded £10,000, with the total £30,000 designed to support collaboration and partnerships between Studio Residents and external individuals and organisations to explore creative technology solutions that address pressing social issues.

More proposals than ever were submitted this year, with proposals being heard by an expert panel.

The 2024 Innovation Fund projects are:

The Un-Truths

Jack Stoddart is the creative lead of Ramshacklicious, a theatre company that creates unique, inclusive, contemporary theatrical experiences for the outdoors and repurposed spaces.

Partnering with Common Wealth Theatre, this project aims to make a change in society by empowering people to access and create innovative, cutting-edge visual, aural/musical, and digital performance that supports alternative and unheard voices to be heard.

Make Good Humans

James Levelle, filmmaker and adventurer, has partnered with web and brand designer, Joseph Lavington, to prototype a one-stop-shop web tool to revolutionise volunteering.

This project will explore building an online map, and creative approaches to capturing the stories and voices of grassroots groups, starting in the BANES area. The aim is to connect community interest groups with interested volunteers, via the online map.

A Matter of Opportunity 

Jenny Ford, founder of Materials in Mind has partnered with Nick James, Director of Sustainability at Futureground, and their project will focus on sustainable practice within the construction sector.

The focus of their project is to address the countless un(der)-used buildings in communities by exploring a new creative use of an increasingly common 3D space capture technology. Their aim is to disrupt currently closed and complex building curation and reimagination processes to unlock increased social, environmental and economic value.

The Studio’s Manager Caroline Anstey, said:

“We are delighted to be able to award funds to three strong projects that endeavour to use innovative and creative methods to help solve important social issues. The partnership focus this year aims to encourage sustainable growth for the micro businesses and organisations we support through The Studio residency programme.”

The Studio in Bath provides a free co-working space for local micro-businesses, Bath Spa University students and graduates to work on projects and ideas which focus on creativity and technology.

The Studio is supported by Bath Spa University’s strategic Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries, the fund utilises a UKRI Policy Support Fund grant from Research England.