Portfolio

Current, recent and past projects including talks, lectures, events and collaborations. Roles include researcher, facilitator, educator, speaker, creative practitioner and producer across cultural, academic and community contexts.

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Artist-Researcher Creative Project: ‘Stories, Song & Stewardship in Abriachan Forest’
Artist-Researcher Creative Project: ‘Stories, Song & Stewardship in Abriachan Forest’

creative practitioner
2026

New Website: Cultural Heritage for Nature Restoration
New Website: Cultural Heritage for Nature Restoration
Lead Author, Policy Discussion Paper: Integrating Intangible Cultural Heritage in nature recovery: a place-sensitive approach in the Scottish Highlands
Lead Author, Policy Discussion Paper: Integrating Intangible Cultural Heritage in nature recovery: a place-sensitive approach in the Scottish Highlands

writer/researcher
december 2025

Facilitator, Valuing Local Communities in Research and Policymaking Royal Society of Edinburgh & CoDeL, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Isle of Skye, August 2025
Facilitator, Valuing Local Communities in Research and Policymaking Royal Society of Edinburgh & CoDeL, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Isle of Skye, August 2025

faciliator
August 2025

Online Short Course: Tobar an Dualchais - Creative Connections, 22-24 September 2025
Online Short Course: Tobar an Dualchais - Creative Connections, 22-24 September 2025

tutor/facilitator
september 2025

Public Talk: The Starling Café, Ullapool - Possible Futures
Public Talk: The Starling Café, Ullapool - Possible Futures

invited speaker
may 2025

FUTURE FOLK: Reading the Highland Landscape - Human Geography Fieldtrip, University of Edinburgh
FUTURE FOLK: Reading the Highland Landscape - Human Geography Fieldtrip, University of Edinburgh

faciliator/educator
april 2025

Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in Scotland Conference, Birnam Arts
Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in Scotland Conference, Birnam Arts

invited speaker
november 2024

LAND, NATURE, JUSTICE event
LAND, NATURE, JUSTICE event

host/facilitator (online)
november 2024

Hopeful Futures, Inverness
Hopeful Futures, Inverness

commission & collaboration
sept 2024

Land and Nature in Scotland: Emerging Care Alternatives, School of Innovation and Technology, Glasgow School of Art
Land and Nature in Scotland: Emerging Care Alternatives, School of Innovation and Technology, Glasgow School of Art

invited speaker
April 2024

Uisge Èirinn | River Findhorn, River Connections: Headwaters Celebration, Strathdearn Hub
Uisge Èirinn | River Findhorn, River Connections: Headwaters Celebration, Strathdearn Hub

performance
march 2024

Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament, Fort William: Host & Facilitator for the Panel Discussion and ‘Last Dance’ Workshop
Scottish Rural and Islands Parliament, Fort William: Host & Facilitator for the Panel Discussion and ‘Last Dance’ Workshop

host/facilitator
november 2023

Findhorn Watershed Initiative (FWI): Human Ecology Researcher-in-Residence
Findhorn Watershed Initiative (FWI): Human Ecology Researcher-in-Residence

researcher-in-residence
july 2023 - march 2024

Reforesting Scotland Annual Gathering - Keynote Lecture
Reforesting Scotland Annual Gathering - Keynote Lecture

keynote lecture
sept 2023

Scottish Communities Climate Action Network
Scottish Communities Climate Action Network

invited speaker
august 2023

Green Tease: launch of the creative degrowth network Scotland
Green Tease: launch of the creative degrowth network Scotland

speaker
june 2023

SCAN Decades: STEPPING IN TO THE CARRYING STREAM - Mairi McFadyen and Ainslie Roddick in Conversation
SCAN Decades: STEPPING IN TO THE CARRYING STREAM - Mairi McFadyen and Ainslie Roddick in Conversation

speaker
june 2023

Scotland + Venice Exhibition: A Fragile Correspondence
Scotland + Venice Exhibition: A Fragile Correspondence

local collaborator
may 2023

DE/GROWTH: Human Ecology, Economy, Community
DE/GROWTH: Human Ecology, Economy, Community

tutor/contributor
oct 2022

Highland Degrowth Gathering: Offers and Needs Market, The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool
Highland Degrowth Gathering: Offers and Needs Market, The Ceilidh Place, Ullapool

organiser/faciliator
march 2022

Creative Ethnologist in Residence - Dandelion 2022
Creative Ethnologist in Residence - Dandelion 2022

creative ethnologist in residence
oct 2021 - sept 2022

Scottish Artists' Union: Lèirsinn nan Gàidheal / Gaelic Visual Arts
Scottish Artists' Union: Lèirsinn nan Gàidheal / Gaelic Visual Arts

online lecture
feb 2022

Blas Festival, Òraid: Tobar an Dualchais – Ceanglaichean Cruthachail (Online)
Blas Festival, Òraid: Tobar an Dualchais – Ceanglaichean Cruthachail (Online)

online lecture
nov 2021

Annual Hamish Henderson Lecture, Carrying Stream Festival, Edinburgh
Annual Hamish Henderson Lecture, Carrying Stream Festival, Edinburgh

public lecture
nov 2021

Atlas Arts: School of Plural Futures
Atlas Arts: School of Plural Futures

collaborative workshop
june 2021

Virtual Fèis Rois Weekend: Lunchtime Lecture
Virtual Fèis Rois Weekend: Lunchtime Lecture

online lecture
may 2021

Highland Youth Arts Hub (HIYAH) 'Creative In Your Community' Project, Creative Conversations
Highland Youth Arts Hub (HIYAH) 'Creative In Your Community' Project, Creative Conversations

guest speaker / workshop leader
sept 2020

Enough! & Centre for Human Ecology Online Short Course: Degrowth in Scotland
Enough! & Centre for Human Ecology Online Short Course: Degrowth in Scotland

development & delivery
oct - nov 2020

Tobar an Dualchais: Ceanglaichean Cruthachail - Online Short Course, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Tobar an Dualchais: Ceanglaichean Cruthachail - Online Short Course, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig

tutor
july 2020

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Wildlife, Land Reform and Environment Conference, Perth - Revive Coalition for Grouse Moor Reform
Wildlife, Land Reform and Environment Conference, Perth - Revive Coalition for Grouse Moor Reform

panel guest
aug 2019

'Why Hamish Matters', The Hamish Henderson Summer School: Sustainable Cultures, Scottish Storytelling Centre 2019
'Why Hamish Matters', The Hamish Henderson Summer School: Sustainable Cultures, Scottish Storytelling Centre 2019

panel guest
aug 2019

Bothy Culture Ceilidh , Architecture Fringe 2019
Bothy Culture Ceilidh , Architecture Fringe 2019

organiser/host
june 2019

FEARANN / LAND 2, Architecture Fringe 2019, Abriachan Forest
FEARANN / LAND 2, Architecture Fringe 2019, Abriachan Forest

organiser/host
june 2019

Scottish Centre for Geopoetics Residential Conference 2019: Workshop - "Revitalising the Commons / Recovering a Sense of World"
Scottish Centre for Geopoetics Residential Conference 2019: Workshop - "Revitalising the Commons / Recovering a Sense of World"

workshop leader
june 2019

Architecture Fringe 2019: Reclaiming the Commons at The Shieling Project
Architecture Fringe 2019: Reclaiming the Commons at The Shieling Project

organiser/host
june 2019

Enough! a Scottish response to our social, economic and ecological crises
Enough! a Scottish response to our social, economic and ecological crises

organiser/facilitator
april 2018 -

'Shieling: Building Community Spaces', Shieldfield, Newcastle
'Shieling: Building Community Spaces', Shieldfield, Newcastle

speaker/contributor
feb 2019

Launch of Monthly Column - Bella Caledonia (The National)
Launch of Monthly Column - Bella Caledonia (The National)

freelance writer
feb 2019

Fuaran - Fèisean nan Gàidheal
Fuaran - Fèisean nan Gàidheal

tutor/workshop leader (Local Voices)
feb 2019

Café Conversations: Climate and Degrowth, Velocity Café, Inverness
Café Conversations: Climate and Degrowth, Velocity Café, Inverness

organiser/co-host
dec 2018

Annual Tony McManus Geopoetics Lecture 2018, 'Finding a Radical Hope in Geopoetics', Leith, Edinburgh
Annual Tony McManus Geopoetics Lecture 2018, 'Finding a Radical Hope in Geopoetics', Leith, Edinburgh

guest speaker
nov 2018

SHORE: How We See The Sea, Invisible Dust
SHORE: How We See The Sea, Invisible Dust

freelance contract (Local Voices)
july 2018 - april 2019

Traditional Arts, Outdoor Learning & Learning for Sustainability Day: The Shieling Project
Traditional Arts, Outdoor Learning & Learning for Sustainability Day: The Shieling Project

fundraiser/organiser/host
sept 2018

LOCAL VOICES CIC: Giving Voice? Facilitating Social and Community Resilience, SIEF Summer School 2018
LOCAL VOICES CIC: Giving Voice? Facilitating Social and Community Resilience, SIEF Summer School 2018

workshop leader/contributor
june 2018

Community Land Scotland Conference 2018, Stirling
Community Land Scotland Conference 2018, Stirling

panel guest/workshop leader
may 2018

Highland Stravaig: Moniack Mhor & Scottish Centre for Geopoetics
Highland Stravaig: Moniack Mhor & Scottish Centre for Geopoetics

producer/host
may 2018

High LAND / FEARANN Architecture Fringe 2018
High LAND / FEARANN Architecture Fringe 2018

producer/facilitator/host
june 2018

Joining the Team at Local Voices
Joining the Team at Local Voices

ethnologist/co-director
july 2017 - present

The Shieling Project - Pròiseact na h-Àirigh
The Shieling Project - Pròiseact na h-Àirigh

voluntary co-director
oct 2017 - present

Expressing the Earth Conference: Creative Workshop
Expressing the Earth Conference: Creative Workshop

workshop leader
june 2017

Architecture Fringe 2017, 57 Degrees North
Architecture Fringe 2017, 57 Degrees North

contributing producer
july 2016

Architecture Fringe: 57 Degrees North - The Highland House
Architecture Fringe: 57 Degrees North - The Highland House

producer/host
july 2016

Architecture Fringe: 'Huts in Place - Abriachan Forest'
Architecture Fringe: 'Huts in Place - Abriachan Forest'

producer/facilitator
july 2016

Architecture Fringe: '57 Degrees North - Bothy Culture'
Architecture Fringe: '57 Degrees North - Bothy Culture'

producer/host
july 2016

University of Edinburgh: Developing online PG Cert in Scottish Culture & Heritage / Cultur & Dualchas na h-Alba
University of Edinburgh: Developing online PG Cert in Scottish Culture & Heritage / Cultur & Dualchas na h-Alba

contract
2013 - 2017

Show: Why the Birds Sing, TradFest Edinburgh Dùn Èideann
Show: Why the Birds Sing, TradFest Edinburgh Dùn Èideann

creative producer/performer
may 2016/aug 2018

Research Associate, Intercultural Research Centre (IRC), Heriot-Watt University
Research Associate, Intercultural Research Centre (IRC), Heriot-Watt University

research associate
2015 - present

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The People’s Parish (TRACS)
The People’s Parish (TRACS)

freelance contract
2015 - 2017

Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, Scottish Storytelling Centre
Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland, Scottish Storytelling Centre

freelance contract
sept 2015 - july 2017

Changin Scotland, Ullapool
Changin Scotland, Ullapool

co-producer/co-host
march 2015

Culture: What Next? Scottish Storytelling Centre
Culture: What Next? Scottish Storytelling Centre

producer/co-facilitator
may 2015

Enhanced by Diversity, Connected by Humanity: TRACS & BEMIS St Andrews Day Conference 2016
Enhanced by Diversity, Connected by Humanity: TRACS & BEMIS St Andrews Day Conference 2016
The Alan Bruford Memorial Lecture 2016, Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF)
The Alan Bruford Memorial Lecture 2016, Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF)

Invited lecture
Oct 2016

Outlook: Exploring Geddes in the 21st Century - Planning Aid Scotland Conference 2016
Outlook: Exploring Geddes in the 21st Century - Planning Aid Scotland Conference 2016

workshop leader/contributor
aug 2016

Scotland's Futures: Reconciling the Narratives, Scottish Storytelling Centre
Scotland's Futures: Reconciling the Narratives, Scottish Storytelling Centre

organiser/host
march 2016

'What is Scotland?' Event, The Saltire Society, University of Edinburgh
'What is Scotland?' Event, The Saltire Society, University of Edinburgh

producer/host
nov 2015

Teaching at Newbattle Abbey College
Teaching at Newbattle Abbey College

teaching contract
2014 - 2017

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National Collective: Artists and Creatives for Scottish Independence
National Collective: Artists and Creatives for Scottish Independence

2013 - 2015
core organiser/contributor