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City as Lab supports pilot projects tackling diverse needs and aspirations of people and places in the Nottingham city region.
See below for projects funded in 2022-2023. See here for current projects in our ‘challenge’, ‘community of practice’ and ‘play with our DNA’ strands.
Do you have a project or idea you would like to discuss with us?
A new approach to visually representing data through the medium of sketching in a collaboration with local arts group City Arts and renowned artist Stefanie Posavec.
Engaging school pupils to recreate Nottingham city centre in the virtual world of Minecraft, stimulating their imagination and encouraging young people to understand their own data.
Interactive "street furniture" installed throughout Nottingham, featuring QR codes and mobile numbers to encourage local residents to share their views on climate change and learn more about efforts to combat it within Nottingham.
Working towards the UK’s first language museum to raise awareness of language as intangible cultural heritage, the Nottingham Voices project is promoting the understanding of linguistic diversity within local communities.
Exploring the use of big data to support individuals facing financial difficulties, this project empowers the Nottingham and Lincolnshire Credit Union to improve data management and, ultimately, its services.
Paving the way for advanced wireless networks, this project aims to improve Wi-Fi connectivity and bridge the digital divide.
City as Lab is supporting an extensive research study which will help to further develop Nottingham’s thriving creative and digital landscape.
A project set up to record and assess sound levels at bars, clubs, and music venues across the city, and compare this with feedback from patrons, to assess any potential negative impact of noise on people’s hearing.
A Make it Easy Lab project focusing on the Meadows area of Nottingham, with six photographers each making a photographic-document of the Meadows based on their own interests and observations.