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Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The Brigstow Institute is a hub of innovative creative research, pioneering collaborative investigations and nurturing vibrant research communities. By providing funding avenues, engaging participatory events, and fostering robust networks, Brigstow empowers academics, creatives, professionals, charities, and community members to transform their ideas into tangible outcomes and meaningful impacts, to make a significant difference in the world.
Brigstow integrates academic practices and creative ingenuity, fostering research collaborations to unravel the complexities of our time, paving the way for invetive, socially impactful futures.
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Profiles
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Professor Debbie L Watson
- School for Policy Studies - Professor In Child and Family Welfare
- Brigstow Institute - Director Brigstow Institute
- Bristol Poverty Institute
- Migration Mobilities Bristol
Person: Academic , Member
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Research output
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Failing on Bias Mitigation: A Case Study on the Challenges of Fairness in Government Data
Bo, H., Hu, J., Watson, D. L. & Liu, W., 7 Mar 2026, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - Volume 4: ICAART. Rocha, A. P., Wahde, M. & van den Herik, H. J. (eds.). SciTePress, p. 3446-3453 8 p. (International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence; vol. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
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The (problematic) rise of predictive analytics in child welfare: How did we get here?
Watson, D. L., Thomas, L. M., Gutierrez Lopez, M., Horsley, N., Dowse, M., Facer, K. (Editor) & Bobroff, J. M. C. (Editor), Jan 2026, Bristol: ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures. 30 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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The (problematic) rise of predictive analytics in child welfare: How did we get here?
Watson, D. L., Thomas, L. M., Lopez, M. G., Horsley, N., Dowse, M., Facer, K. (Editor) & Bobroff, J. M. C. (Editor), Jan 2026Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Solidarity through Safeguarding: Responding to anti-immigration harms in Bristol
Godshaw, D. (Principal Investigator), Carver, N. (Co-Investigator) & Hingley, L. (Co-Investigator)
2/04/26 → 31/07/28
Project: Research
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Memory work and Migration: Exploring the body as a living archive of intergenerational memories
Massoumi, N. (Co-Investigator) & Behzadi, N. E. (Principal Investigator)
31/01/23 → …
Project: Research
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South West Agroecology Network - Farmers are Scientists
Chohan, J. K. (Principal Investigator), Tarnowski, M. J. (Co-Investigator), Owen, R. (Co-Investigator), Scown, J. (Co-Investigator) & Beesley, R. (Co-Investigator)
15/03/21 → …
Project: Research
Student theses
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A Post-age Inquiry of Intergenerational Practice Facilitation
Peach, L. (Author), Watson, D. L. (Supervisor) & West, K. (Supervisor), 10 Dec 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Gentrification and the Growth and Decline of LGBT Space in New York City
Vivian-Byrne, R. (Author), Cole, T. (Supervisor) & Decker, R. J. (Supervisor), 19 Mar 2019Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
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Guano and British Victorians: An environmental history of a commodity of nature
Kinsley, L. J. (Author), Cole, T. (Supervisor) & Coates, P. (Supervisor), 24 Mar 2020Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Prizes
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An Empathetic Realisation of Embodied Grief in Fiction Film Project: Research
Dawson, L. D. (Recipient) & Hay, J. (Recipient), 7 Dec 2018
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
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Brigstow Institute funding
Skoglund, A. (Recipient), Lamb, R. (Recipient), Shui, X. (Recipient) & Voss, H. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2025
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
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Brigstow Institute Ideas Exchange Funding
Lomi, B. (Recipient), 4 Nov 2024
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
Activities
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Bridging Emotions
Higgins, M. R. (Participant), Forrest, M. (Participant) & Somerscales, J. (Participant)
16 May 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Materiality and Museum Extraction
Sultan West, I. (Speaker), Vlasov, K. (Speaker), Morsi, E. (Speaker) & McKenzie, Z. (Speaker)
19 Nov 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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Malmö University
Thomas-Hughes, H. (Visiting lecturer), Watson, D. L. (Visiting lecturer) & Hussein, M. (Visitor)
19 Oct 2025 → 25 Oct 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution