Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Centre for Experimental Practices (CXP) is an interdisciplinary research centre linking media, performance, contemporary art, and other fields. We investigate the experimental dimensions of practice: the ways in which practices are both structured by and productive of knowledge. CXP will develop new practice research methods incorporating the aesthetic, the embodied, the critical, and the empirical. We aim to generate speculative imaginings and forms of thought for a more just and sustainable world.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Alex Harker
- Department of Media, Humanities and the Arts - Senior Lecturer in Music and Music Technology
- School of Arts and Humanities
- Centre for Research in New Music - Director, Creative Coding Lab
- Centre for Experimental Practices (CXP)
Person: Academic
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Drawing as Placemaking: Environment, History and Identity
Journeaux, J. (Editor) & Woolham, S. (Editor), 19 Feb 2026, 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing. 280 p. (Drawing In)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Neither Natural
Barber, C. (Artist) & Adkins, M. (Composer), 14 Mar 2026Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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The Creative Loop Challenge: Widening Participation and Awareness of the Knitting & Crochet Guild through physical engagement workshops
McKelvey, G. (Curator) & Barber, C. (Curator), 3 Feb 2026Research output: Non-textual form › Exhibition
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A series of co-creation projects - HOMEWARD BOUND, HUGGING AND DRAWING OUT THE CANAL, THE FROG ON THE CANAL and CONNECTING THE CANAL
Woolham, S. (PI)
1/07/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Co-creative practices in sonic heritage public art project
Hudson, G. (PI)
1/11/24 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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TAAT: Determining the best approach, scale and feasibility for new toolsets in analysing large tape archives
Gillies, S. (PI), Melen, C. (CoI), Adkins, M. (Advisor) & Harker, A. (Advisor)
1/02/25 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
Activities
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The Davenport Brothers’ notorious visit to Huddersfield in 1865.
Taylor, N. (Speaker)
21 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Crafts (Journal)
Barber, C. (Reviewer)
22 Apr 2026 → 22 Apr 2028Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication Peer-review
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Thinking through the surface
Barber, C. (Participant), Gill, R. (Participant), Marples, H. (Participant), Prevost, S. (Participant), Wiertz, W. (Participant) & Adkins, M. (Participant)
7 Mar 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Press/Media
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International book design award for Dr Yan Wang Preston
Preston, Y., Adkins, M., Elliott, A. & Nicolson, E.
17/03/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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'Threads in Common: the Omega workshop, wellbeing and refugees in the First World War' (Paul Mellon Centre Collaborative Grant, 2026-2030)
3/03/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Is it Batman... or the latest commission by Berwick Shines?
Hudson, G. & Thirling, T.
11/02/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Datasets
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The Gerhard Machine
Gillies, S. (Creator) & Adkins, M. (Other), University of Huddersfield, 1 Jun 2022
DOI: 10.34696/pcs3-4b73, https://huddersfield.box.com/s/i29cisp56lvl751dj2pk24y70craleiv
Dataset
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Performance Cartography, Performance Cartology: Multimedia Appendices
Hart, J. (Creator), Dufeu, F. (Supervisor), Green, O. (Supervisor) & Tremblay, P. A. (Supervisor), University of Huddersfield, 1 Oct 2021
DOI: 10.34696/p0y3-7f65, https://huddersfield.box.com/v/JacobHartThesisAppendices
Dataset
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John Cage and the Concert for Piano and Orchestra web apps
Thomas, P. (Creator), Melen, C. (Creator), Iddon, M. (Contributor) & Payne, E. (Contributor), University of Huddersfield, 8 Aug 2019
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