The University of Manchester
Sellafield site futures
Led by The University of Manchester, this project considers Sellafield’s possible end states.
Ethnographer to research robotics in nuclear
The Beam are delighted to announce the arrival of research associate Başak Sarac̣-Lesavre!
Community, vulnerability and wellbeing in Trawsfynydd
The universities of Manchester and Lancaster lead this pilot study exploring issues of community wellbeing and vulnerability in the face of decommissioning.
New fellowship unites AI and anthropology
Researching the social and organisational aspects of robotics and AI in the nuclear industry.
Social value of nuclear decommissioning
University of Manchester led research into the role of stakeholder communication and framing in project management to enable sustainability and social value.
An alternative approach to nuclear public consultation
Today, a diverse group will gather in a ‘hybrid forum’, as part of work to develop alternatives forms of public consultation on nuclear energy.
Beyond consultation: Hybrid Forums for the development of nuclear energy
A collaboration between The University of Manchester and National Nuclear Laboratory, this project will design what is known as a ‘hybrid forum’.
The fieldwork of attending a conference
Presenting at a conference can be part of doing anthropological fieldwork, even when ‘the field’ seems far away.
Ethnography and energy
Petra Tjitske Kalshoven has just begun fieldwork for an ethnographic project on nuclear decommissioning at Sellafield in West Cumbria.