Dr Naomi Jacobs

Jacobs
Senior Research Associate, The Creative Exchange
n [dot] jacobs [at] lancaster [dot] ac [dot] uk

Naomi is a Senior Research Associate in ImaginationLancaster. Her general research interests include knowledge exchange, interdisciplinarity, and experimental psychology; the latter area being the field of her PhD which looked at the role of hand gestures in conversational speech.

She is currently working as part of the The Creative Exchange, a £4 million AHRC Knowledge Exchange Hub in the Creative Economy, facilitating engagement between arts and humanities academics, and professionals and businesses in the creative economy.

Before joining Lancaster University, Naomi was Project-Co-ordinator for an EPSRC funded ‘Bridging the Gaps’ project to facilitate interdisciplinary research.

 

Updates and Outcomes

The Knowledge Exchange: An Interactive Conference.

Upcoming Eventin 3 months and 8 days

26th of September 2013, LICA Building, Lancaster University

The conference is taking place on the 26th and 27th September 2013 at Lancaster University, and is aimed at exploring and propagating new mutually beneficial exchanges between academia and the creative...Read full update

Curating the Creatives

Curating the Creatives

Ideas. Opportunities. Passionate people. Imagining the future...

Coral Grainger reflects on the mapping exercise carried out for the Creative Exchange Could I devise a more perfect assignment than to chat, in confidence, with 22 of the most interesting people in NW creative industries, and...Read full update

First CX Lab held

Event8 months and 22 days ago
First CX Lab held

27th of September 2012, Media City

On Thursday 27th September the very first Creative Exchange lab was held, at the Digital World Centre in Salford Quays.

These events are being hosted over the next few months by each of the Creative Exchange partners, and each of the six Labs...Read full update

The Knowledge Exchange: An Interactive Conference.

Upcoming Eventin 3 months and 8 days

26th of September 2013, LICA Building, Lancaster University

The conference is taking place on the 26th and 27th September 2013 at Lancaster University, and is aimed at exploring and propagating new mutually beneficial exchanges between academia and the creative...Read full update

Curating the Creatives

Curating the Creatives

Ideas. Opportunities. Passionate people. Imagining the future...

Coral Grainger reflects on the mapping exercise carried out for the Creative Exchange Could I devise a more perfect assignment than to chat, in confidence, with 22 of the most interesting people in NW creative industries, and...Read full update

First CX Lab held

Event8 months and 22 days ago
First CX Lab held

27th of September 2012, Media City

On Thursday 27th September the very first Creative Exchange lab was held, at the Digital World Centre in Salford Quays.

These events are being hosted over the next few months by each of the Creative Exchange partners, and each of the six Labs...Read full update

Key Projects

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