Dr Aled Singleton

(he/him)

BSc, MSc, PhD, FHEA

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Biography

My approach is from a broadly human geographical perspective. I work on place-based initiatives as a project manager, researcher and as a teacher. 

2022-24: Co-Investigator, Swansea University. OPTIC Intergenerational climate change conversations. This project included a series of outdoor and online workshops in fve locations near to Swansea. A significant outcome from the project is the Climate Comic; a collaboration between communities, researchers, an advisory group and illustrator Laura Sorvala. Grant: £99,637 through UKRI Healthy Ageing Social, Behavioural & Design Research Programme. 

2022-24: Teaching and Academic Tutor in Geography, Swansea University: Sustainable Development and the Climate Emergency; Globalisation; Human Geography Methods; Berlin Fieldtrip; Qualitative Methods; and Creative Writing Non-Fiction

2021-22: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, , Swansea University exploring long-term impact of UK socio-economic change from late-1950s through to the early-1970s. Case study in Newport to explore long-term spatial relationships using online interviews, public participation with site-specific performance, and film. Grant: £104,972 (2021-22).

2018-21: PhD Researcher at Swansea University and Research Analyst for Department for Work & Pensions

2006-2018: Managing regeneration and place making projects. Work with business and artists to prepare over 30 sites for the Full Colour Maindee in September 2024 https://www.maindee.org/full-colour-festival. Part of UK Government Shared Prosperity Programme. Project management at Bridgend County Borough Council, coordinating regeneration projects through arts; urban and rural programmes.

Honours and awards

• 2024: Co-I Co-creating the Climate Comic Intergenerational Activity Pack - ESRC Impact Accelerator: £14,238
• 2022: Co-I OPTIC Intergenerational Climate Change: UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge: £99,637
• 2021: Member of first cohort ESRC Postdoctoral Development Programme
• 2021: ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship: £104,972
• 2019: ESRC Festival of Social Science Award: £980
• 2017: ESRC Inter and Cross-disciplinary Small Grant: £1,460.50.
• 2017: British Society of Gerontology Small Grant: £400

Professional memberships

• Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Fellow
  • Executive Committee Participatory Geography Research Group
• Advance HE Fellow

Academic positions

Geography Department, Swansea University

Research Officer (2022-24): OPTIC Intergenerational climate change conversations and the Climate Comic Grant: £99,637 through UKRI Healthy Ageing Social, Behavioural & Design Research Programme.

Geography Tutor (2022-24) including Sustainable Development and the Climate Emergency; Globalisation; Human Geography Methods; Berlin Fieldtrip; Qualitative Methods; and Creative Writing Non-Fiction

ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-22): Exploring long-term impact of UK socio-economic change from late-1950s through to the early-1970s. Case study in Newport to explore long-term spatial relationships using online interviews, public participation with site-specific performance, and film. Grant: £104,972 (2021-22).

Speaking engagements

2024: Speaker Publications and Communications Mini Crucible: Sealey Associates

2023: Walkshop Leader: Forming deeper connections with the university - CELT Bangor University

2022. Urbanism workshops with M.Arch Sustainable Architecture students at Centre for Alternative Technology

2022: Co-designer Connecting Through Culture as We Age with Watershed and Bristol University

Committees and reviewing

• 2023: Editor for first edition of Agoriad: Journal of Spatial Theory