Research Library


This research library has been created over years in partnership with various researchers, communities, and organisations. This library is a site of living knowledges; a realm where knowledge finds a sanctuary to flourish, evolve, and expand beyond the confines of conventional repositories. It is a dynamic space dedicated to storing and nurturing knowledge in a manner that allows it to adapt, transform, and grow with the passage of time. Every piece of information is treated as a seed, capable of germinating, branching out, and cross-pollinating with other ideas.

Disease, Stress, Obesity, Microbiome, Epistemology Josh Artus Disease, Stress, Obesity, Microbiome, Epistemology Josh Artus

Using Traditional Chinese Medicine to Observe Obesity

TCM addresses the root cause of symptoms. It is less interested in weight loss as it is uncovering internal imbalances and as such the treatment plan would be focused on first reaching internal harmony and strengthening organ and meridian function, and the healthy circulation of Qi and blood.

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Planetary Dysregulation, Capitalism, & Healthcare

The intention of this audio project is to discuss the links between systems and imaginations rooted in supremacy, the dysregulation of planetary systems, and the poor health outcomes being experienced by peoples who are racialised and minoritised.

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Climate Change, Children Josh Artus Climate Change, Children Josh Artus

Growing Up in Crisis

As planetary dysregulation continues without systemic intervention, the threat to children’s health will continue to rise. It seems redundant to say, but we should prioritise the health of children as they are our future ancestors, who have imaginations and futures to fulfil. 

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Depression as a Brain-Body Disease and its Links to Air Pollution

Depression is recognised as ‘a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease’ and has both a complex aetiology and symptomatology. It is often framed as a mental health problem, however, the more we understand the more we uncover its physical symptomology.

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The Ecological Factors of Diabetes

Simply saying Black or Indigenous Peoples experience Type 2 Diabetes at a higher rate, leaves room for further racialisation as it could add to the narrative of genetic determinism, which blames a person’s biological make-up for disease rather than considering ecological factors.

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Dear ‘Stop the Stink’ Campaign

This open-letter is a list of our thoughts and concerns based from attending a public meeting held between Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council, Public Health England, Staffordshire County Council, the Environment Agency, and the community where Walleys Quarry Landfill site is located.

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An ecological definition of health through the stress response

A stressor is defined as a novel threatening environmental agent that alters the baseline human biological system in either of two ways: bringing the system to an unstable biological state, or slowing down the system’s internal response so that it cannot reach equilibrium.

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