Past & Current Projects

Institutional Research Culture Community (IRCC) for The Wellcome Trust (2024-2026)

We are the Embedded Social Research Team nurturing a UK-wide community of researchers through care-filled processes. We’re identifying and providing opportunities for collaboration and open sharing of knowledge and resources. We’re also gathering insights about challenges and progress to help drive positive change at a wider sector level.

  • Facilitating online, hybrid and in person events

  • Co-creating evaluation metrics and mechanisms

  • Supporting shared learnings through research and reports

“Working with Studio Susegad on the Institutional Research Culture Community has been a genuine pleasure. From the outset, the team has thoughtfully embedded co-creation into the project and demonstrated remarkable responsiveness to the community’s needs. I am eager to see how the community evolves with their support over the coming years.”
— Sonya Towers, , Research Culture and Communities Specialist for The Wellcome Trust

Team: Roseanna Dias, Dr Furaha Asani, Tony Bhajam, Alexa Ledecky, Ellie Shipman

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Contract of Care Workshop Facilitators for The Care Workers Charity (2024)

We led an interactive online session thinking about care and wellbeing as part of the Care Worker Advisory Board and Champion project, with care workers from across the UK, collectively designing a Contract of Care - a framework we've developed with and for groups and individuals seeking to make change.

  • Providing opportunities for participants to connect authentically 

  • Exploring care and wellbeing in the context of radical change making 

  • Designing and delivering a shared working document 

“Studio Susegad helped facilitate the inaugural meeting of our Advisory Board and Champions Project. Roseanna ensured the comfort of all was paramount, allowing people to engage with one another about their needs and how we can ensure they are met. This interactive session helped us understand how people want to be supported and how, moving forward, we can maintain cohesion and strength as a group.”
— Olivia Firth, Project Coordinator for The Care Workers Charity

Team: Roseanna Dias

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Best Practice in Engagement and Culture Symposium for The Wellcome Trust (2024)

We consulted on the design and delivered care-infused facilitation of a four-day hybrid event in the UK that brought together eight academic teams from the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Bioethics, from around the globe, all of whom had been funded by Wellcome to explore best practice in research and research culture. 

  • Bringing expert facilitation and recommendations to challenging conversations 

  • Embedding creativity, care and rest into the event 

  • Working with artists to produce a reflective report

“Working with Studio Susegad was deeply rewarding. Their unwavering focus on care ensured participants felt included and heard, while their generosity fostered genuine connections. Their care extended to our team, offering proactive solutions and incorporating thoughtful, creative moments to address emerging needs. Agile, intuitive, and deeply considerate, they demonstrated true commitment and remain one of the best teams we have collaborated with.”
— Dega Rutherford, Research Environment Project Officer for The Wellcome Trust

Team: Roseanna Dias, Furaha Asani, Tony Bhajam, Amy Misfud, Jasmine Thompson

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Illustration by Jasmine Thompson

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We designed and delivered workshops for Repair-Ed, a university project collaborating with ten schools across Bristol, aimed at learning more about educational injustices and exploring ideas for building just educational futures.

  • Designing a bespoke creative workshop model 

  • Facilitating inclusive spaces in person and online

  • Producing research findings using creative methods

“Working with Studio Susegad has been a very enriching experience, not just because of what they do, but mostly the grace, care and thought with which they practice. Their praxis is one built on trust, values and anti-racist foundations which permeates all aspects of their approach. We learnt a lot from watching their ability to practise reflexivity and live out their values through the support they offer. It is energy-giving to work with Studio Susegad. They help you deepen and craft what you are doing in spectacular ways. ”
— Dr Claire Stewart-Hall, Research Fellow for University of Oxford

Team: Roseanna Dias, Alexa Ledecky, Leeza Awojobi

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Inclusion Consultancy and Facilitation for Scottish Documentary Institute (2024)

We shaped and hosted a two day deep dive into independent filmmaking for filmmakers experiencing marginalisation, with a focus on radical care, career sustainability and community building.

  • Consulting on how to embed access, inclusion and care

  • Supporting participants to share goals and challenges 

  • Hosting speakers and developing networking opportunities

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Team: Roseanna Dias

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Inclusion and Anti-Racist Design and Facilitation for Greenpeace (2023)

We worked with the Greenpeace UK team to facilitate a large group workshop for their Bad Taste creative campaign programme, designed to amplify the voices of Global Majority climate activists and combat systemic racism by honing in on the UK’s industrial food system. We also collaborated with Greenpeace and Global Learning London to develop and pilot Inclusion and Anti-Racism workshops for their volunteers across the UK.

  • Consulting with team on anti-racist practices 

  • Facilitating spaces and processes which centre care, authenticity and liberation 

  • Ensuring access for diverse groups of people in a variety of settings

Team: Roseanna Dias

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Young Audiences Consultancy for Watershed (2023)

We designed and delivered a research and engagement project working with 18-24 year olds from across Bristol to feed into a three year inclusive, relevant marketing and engagement strategy.

  • Holding space for diverse participants

  • Bringing creative practice into research and innovation

  • Co-creating recommendations with participants 

“Partnership, collaboration and genuine care are the main reasons why we chose to work with Studio Susegad. Roseanna and Alexa took the time and energy to craft an inclusive, relaxed half day workshop and the resulting report and recommendations continue to help us to connect with young people across the city. Extremely passionate and knowledgeable, you are in great hands working with Studio Susegad.”
— Louise Gardner, Director of Audiences for Watershed

Team: Roseanna Dias, Alexa Ledecky

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Photos by Alexa Ledecky

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40th Anniversary Celebration and Vision Consultancy for Watershed (2022-2023)

We curated and hosted a 200 person party to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UK's first media centre, and worked with people from across Watershed's networks to develop a strategic vision for the next 40 years.

  • Designing gatherings centring creativity, rest and collective imagination 

  • Consulting on bespoke community engagement and strategic visioning 

  • Producing impactful, inclusive and accessible events and research reports

“As part of Watershed’s 40th birthday celebrations, we worked with Studio Susegad to re-look at our values and strategic direction, involving a range of stakeholders - from audiences to funders to artists. Roseanna and team held the space with clarity, kindness and purpose – bringing in incredible collaborators to deliver a highly creative process. The outcomes more than surpassed our expectations and have given us so much to think about, explore and action. We highly recommend.”
— Clare Reddington, CEO of Watershed

Team: Team: Roseanna Dias, Alexa Ledecky, Abbi Bayliss, Leeza Awojobi

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Photos by Alexa Ledecky

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Creative Programming for Humanity Hotel, Trigger (2022-2023)

We designed and delivered a year of creative and community building programming for refugees and asylum seekers in North Somerset working with local artists and volunteers. We also hosted a Community Feast in collaboration with Bridges For Communities.

  • Supporting an ever changing group with a variety of access needs 

  • Offering responsive programming 

  • Delivering the work on a tight budget

“I absolutely loved being there and getting the chance to connect with the residents. It demonstrated to me how creative work can bring people together and how we can learn from each other despite language and background differences.”
— Humanity Hotel artist

Team: Roseanna Dias, Prince Taylor

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