{"id":1574,"date":"2022-08-26T07:32:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T06:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2023-02-21T10:01:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T09:01:13","slug":"the-lions-gate-open-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/the-lions-gate-open-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lions’ Gate Open Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Saturday 24th of September<\/strong> from 1pm – 5pm<\/strong> we’re throwing the gate open and inviting you to be a part of the Climate Fringe<\/a><\/strong> and the Great Big Green Week<\/strong><\/a>, supported by the Permaculture Association<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Headlining @ 3.30pm, we’re delighted to host influential, Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at Aberdeen University Tim Ingold<\/a>,<\/strong> who’ll be presenting his latest work ‘Generation Now<\/strong>‘ from our Storytelling Chair<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tim has made a huge impact on design philosophy, and was a favourite of Edinburgh Napier’s late, great Prof. David Benyon, whose own design work on Blended Spaces<\/strong> has fundamentally informed The Lions’ Gate, to the extent that our work contributed to a Blended Spaces Impact Case Study awarded 4*<\/a><\/strong> in 2021’s Research Excellence Framework, denoting research quality that is world-leading in originality, significance and rigour.  What goes around…<\/p>\n

Other wholesome and life-affirming activities of the day include:<\/p>\n