Dr Lucy Sabin (she/her) . Research Fellow . University of Sussex
My work enhances the impact of academic research, while retaining nuance, through artistic research and communication design.
A brief introduction
I have many years' experience as an artistic researcher and recently expanded into creative production, co-ordinating multidisciplinary teams. My projects address important topics of social and environmental justice from novel and overlooked perspectives.
Alongside conventional research methods, I offer experience in participatory arts and co-design, film production, exhibition design, website design, and podcast production. This work is specifically for research projects, and developed with research communities.
I specialise in participatory arts and art-science collaboration; cultural narratives of air pollution and weather; rewilding and nature recovery.
Interdisciplinary background
I have an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural outlook, having worked across a variety of teams, departments and countries. My first postdoc on sustainability in science was based in the Department of Ethics at Amsterdam UMC, and I currently hold a Research Fellowship in Conservation Humanities at the University of Sussex.
In each role, I have developed creative methodologies to enhance the research and its impact, which has involved securing additional funding to achieve high quality outputs. During my PhD at the UCL Department of Geography, I served as the Creative Associate of Modern Art Oxford, leading a digital participatory arts project during the pandemic.
Examples of creative research
My ongoing postdoctoral research with the EU-funded project RURALEX explores lived experiences of nature recovery and rewilding in the UK through walking interviews and community engagement. In collaboration with Alice Eldridge, Professor of Sonic Systems, the work highlights ineffable, sensory, and emotional encounters with wider nature.
Other recent projects include Our Space, an exhibition on women’s experiences of unsafety in Finsbury Park (Islington Museum, May-July 2026); the award-winning podcast Earth to Research; and The Care Cycle, an art-science film on sustainable healthcare. I also started the Eco-Feminist Art-Science (EFAS) Collective, a residency and international network for arts-based research.