The main research question this project seeks to answer is: to what extent does the treatment and representation of Levantine groups in Latin legal texts challenge modern interpretations of segregation, hostility, and exploitation in the Latin East? This new analysis of cross-cultural relationships between the Latins and their Levantine subjects is intended to challenge misconceptions of the medieval past and their impact on cross-cultural conflict in the Levant today. Latin Christians founded four polities in the Levant during and after the First Crusade (1095-1099). Nineteenth century European historians, influenced by contemporary colonial attitudes, presented the Latins' relationships with their heterogeneous Levantine subjects as mutually beneficial (Rey, 1866; Madelin, 1918). Conversely, mid-twentieth century historians, drawing parallels with contemporary Israeli/Palestinian conflicts, presented them as oppressive, exploitative and marred by 'apartheid' (Smail, 1956; Prawer, 1980). Such perceptions of the medieval past are influential in popular Israeli, Palestinian and Arab thought today, leading to conflict, as recently occurred at the Al-Asqa Mosque; likewise Western extremist groups misappropriate Crusades history to promote nationalism, white supremacy and Islamophobia (MacDonald, 2023; Esteve-Del Val, 2022; Roche, 2021). Orientalism and Colonialism, combined with ongoing regional conflict, have therefore encouraged a proliferation of powerful, 7 / 24 simplified interpretations of historical cross-cultural relationships which drive further conflict (Young, 2021; Ellenblum, 1998). Given continued tensions, a deeper understanding of the origins of cross-cultural relationships between Western settlers and existing Levantine populations, drawn from novel sources and methodologies, is required to complement contemporary work seeking to challenge those misrepresenting the past. This interdisciplinary study reappraises medieval cross-cultural relationships through an analysis of the treatment and representation of Levantine populations in the Latin East's large surviving corpus of legal texts. Levantine populations were generally ignored or vilified in traditional Western and elite-focussed Crusades chronicles, yet legal texts regulating everyday interactions with Levantine groups have been neglected (Jotischky, 2009; Mayer, 1978). Their study, using innovative approaches to legal history (Critical Legal History and Comparative Legal History) offers a contextualised view of cross-cultural relationships which challenges broad-brush interpretations of previous studies (Ibbetson, 2013; Sugarman, 2018). This project commenced part-time at NTU in January 2021. A case-study article inspired an invited paper at the Irish Research Council's New Approaches Conference (2022) and resulted in a publication in Nottingham Medieval Studies (2023). Further papers have been presented at the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East (SSCLE) conference (2021); Northern Network for the Study of the Crusades (NNSC) workshop (2022); and NTU's Law, Human Rights and Religion Flashpoints Conference, 2022. Chapter 1 will be presented at Leeds International Medieval Congress, 2023. Positive feedback suggests this project has already inspired other scholars' utilisation of novel sources and interdisciplinary methodologies. Findings will be of interest to Christian, Muslim and Jewish faith groups and those with cultural heritage connected to the Levant. Preliminary findings have been published for wider audiences through NTU's Centre for the Study of Religion and Conflict (CSRC)'s blog, and Twitter. Further impact will be achieved by developing learning resources, hosting archive exhibitions, podcasts, and workshops.

This project aims to continue the work started by our previous STFC funded project "Astronomy in the Park - Landscape and Skyscape" from financial year 2011/12 in which we sought to raise awareness of astronomy in audiences not normally engaged in, and at locations not conventionally associated with, astronomy. Throughout 2011/12, Nottingham Trent University and the Peak District National Park Authority have been working to promote awareness of the detrimental effects of light pollution, with special focus being paid to the loss of the cultural heritage linking ancient features in the landscape to the night sky. The Peak District National Park Authority has a legal purpose to conserve and enhance, as well as promote understanding and enjoyment of, the specials qualities of the National Park, which include cultural heritage and dark skies. Together with the Peak District Dark Skies group, a collection of local astronomical societies from in and around the National Park, we have used outreach events that have taken the form of public walks and talks, as well as the use of an inflatable planetarium, to directly engage over 400 people from all over the country. Each of the events which we have organized have been significantly oversubscribed, and it is our desire to give everyone the opportunity to learn about the links between cultural heritage and astronomy, and how they are being lost due to light pollution. In addition to the above, we also want to actively encourage communities within the National Park to take responsibility for the conservation of the night skies in their local area. To facilitate this we wish to create an award for communities that commit to work towards the reduction of light pollution within their local area. We aim to do this by introducing these communities to astronomy through education events, hands on demonstrations of astronomical equipment, and working towards creating self supporting Dark Sky Discovery sites within their local area. In our previous project we have already indirectly engaged 1000+ people visiting these sites with astronomy through specifically developed interpretational panels. The Discovery sites within the communities will be again including examples of astronomical objects observed by e.g. SDO, Herschel and VLT that will have been chosen by the community themselves. The overall impact will be the realization that astronomy can be explored by everyone and linking observations with images provided by STFC funded facilities, such as SDO, Herschel and VLT. Not only will participants explore the impact of light pollution on these observations and on their cultural heritage, but the grass-roots approach will also allow the communities to claim ownership of their site and feel responsible for its maintenance ensuring a long lasting legacy. Since work supporting the learning of sciences including astronomy in the outdoor classroom is part of the research work carried out by Dr. D. Brown and also link to his dissertation work in MA in International Higher Education, the outcomes of this project will be further used to improve supporting such learning and teaching in schools. Most importantly the Dark Sky group - network of amateur astronomer associations, universities, and the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) - will be building upon the increase awareness in their educational work towards tackling light pollution and establishing a Dark Sky Reserve. Our previous work has also established a broad interest and need for follow-up work and has illustrated the potential of such events.

The golden age of Turkish popular cinema (hereafter referred to as Yesilcam) came to an abrupt halt with the 1980 military coup. The popular cultural heritage of Yesilcam continues to influence not only current Turkish TV series but also the way various audiences relate to the past. After 2015 when freedom of expression was diminished and means of public debate were eradicated in Turkey, the consumption of Yesilcam films have mobilised new spaces for the communication of political discourses and affective engagements with politics. The digital revival of Yesilcam has also become an arena for communities to redefine popular cultural heritage through fan labour. This research aims to consider young dissident women and LGBTI+s (aged 20-30) as the two digital "intimate publics" of Yesilcam films (Berlant, 2008), and to address how these audiences engage with current authoritarian political discourses through their online interactions. Berlant's concept suggests that popular cultural texts by their address construct a sense of community, through feelings imagined to be shared by a certain audience. The discussion and consumption of these texts provide a space for minorities to deal with, identify, and express the feelings that come with the experience of subordination, which allows enduring, resisting or coming to terms with their sociocultural position. I will explore women's and LGBTI+s' contentious relation to politics and aim to capture their multi-layered engagement with Yesilcam films, in a political context defined by oppressive and violent politics of sexuality. The research will follow a mixed method approach that combines a) a virtual ethnography of Facebook fan groups and a discourse analysis of fan discussions on select YouTube channels, b) archival research, c) virtual shadowing with twenty participants (women and LGBTI+ individuals identifying as dissident, digital natives aged 20-30), and d) in-depth interviews with 10-15 amateur archivists. This research builds on my master's thesis about the role of affect in audience identification with Yesilcam melodramas during 1960-1980. This project has allowed me to gain insights and contacts from the field, which I will use as point of entry into the fieldwork. Furthermore, I have extensive experience in ethnographic fieldwork both through my professional work in civil society research and academic work. I was also recruited to conduct an archival study for GABAM at Koc University, the article is pending publication.

iMagine provides a portfolio of free at the point of use image datasets, high-performance image analysis tools empowered with Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Best Practice documents for scientific image analysis. These services and materials enable better and more efficient processing and analysis of imaging data in marine and freshwater research, accelerating our scientific insights about processes and measures relevant for healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters. By building on the computing platform of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) the project delivers a generic framework for AI model development, training, and deployment, which can be adopted by researchers for refining their AI-based applications for water pollution mitigation, biodiversity and ecosystem studies, climate change analysis and beach monitoring, but also for developing and optimising other AI-based applications in this field. The iMagine compute layer consists of providers from the pan-European EGI federation infrastructure, collectively offering over 132,000 GPU-hours, 6,000,000 CPU-hours and 1500 TB-month for image hosting and processing. The iMagine AI framework offers neural networks, parallel post-processing of very large data, and analysis of massive online data streams in distributed environments. 13 RIs will share over 9 million images and 8 AI-powered applications through the framework. Having representatives so many RIs and IT experts, developing a portfolio of eye-catching image processing services together will also give rise to Best Practices. The synergies between aquatic use cases will lead to common solutions in data management, quality control, performance, integration, provenance, and FAIRness, contributing to harmonisation across RIs and providing input for the iMagine Best Practice guidelines. The project results will be integrated into and will bring important contributions from RIs and e-infrastructures to EOSC and AI4EU.