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About
I currently hold the post of Research Fellow (Audience Research) on the Audience of the Future project funded by UK Research & Innovation. The University are part of a consortium that are know collectively as Fictioneers and are working in partnership with Aardman on an immersive storytelling project around the much-loved characters Wallace and Gromit.
Experience
Academic
- 2019 – present – Research Fellow (Audience Research) Audience of the Future
- 2015 – 2019 – Senior Research Assistant (USW) Welsh and Khasi Cultural Dialogues Project
- 2017 – Script writing master classes with final year BA (Anrh) Theatr a Drama – part of the collaborative project between animation company Clothcat and USW funded by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
- 2016 – 2017 Joint project co-ordinator alongside Sera Moore Williams on the collaborative project between animation company Clothcat and USW funded by the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
- 2014 Guest lecturer (external) Script writing and adaptation for animation USW
- 2012-2014 Guest lecturer ‘Genrau Teledu’ Aberystwyth University
Production
I have gained extensive production experience working on a number of Welsh, British and international preschool and children’s productions for S4C, CBeebies, BBC Bitesize, CiTV, Channel 5’s Milkshake and ABC Kids. My credits include voice directing (Lou Bao Bei, Toot, Cymylau Bychain, Tri Chwestiwn i Lara), producing (Olobobs, Tri Chwestiwn i Lara) and script adaptation (Hafon Haul, Cymylau Bychain) for animation. In addition to this I have also worked as production coordinating on a number of mixed media and online productions, including Llan-ar-gollen and the enhanced history e-book ‘The Dragon and the Eagle’.
Responsibilities
Current responsibilities include audience research lead on the Audience of the Future project with Fictoneersi
Education/Academic qualification
Sociolinguistics and Media Studies, PhD, The role of Welsh language media in the construction and perceptions of identity during middle childhood, Prifysgol Aberystwyth
2012 → 2016
Award Date: 13 Dec 2016
Development Studies, MA, The University of Sydney
Award Date: 27 Jul 2009
Anthropology and Geography Joint Honours, BA, University College London
2003 → 2006
Award Date: 6 Sept 2006
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Projects
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Media Cymru
Hurford, R., Lisk-Lewis, S., Davies, J., Davies, H., Jones, B. & Buckingham , S.
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Wales Screen Workforce Survey / Arolwg Gweithlu Sgrîn Cymru
Davies, H., Davies, J. & Hurford, R., 4 Sept 2024, Media Cymru. 68 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Media Cymru: Skills and Training Workpackage
Hurford, R., Davies, H., Davies, J., Jones, B. & Lisk-Lewis, S., 1 Jan 2022Research output: Non-textual form › Multi-component / Project
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Screen Survey Wales 2021
McElroy, R. & Davies, H., Feb 2022Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Capturing Youth Voices: Participatory 'social network documentary' production and political engagement in a small nation
Davies, H. & Griffiths, M., 11 Mar 2021, Documentary in Wales: Culture and Practices. Sills-Jones, D. & Gruffydd-Jones, E. H. (eds.). Peter LangResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Is This Even Possible?: Co-creating University and Industry Learnings for Immersive Experiences
Patrickson, B. & Davies, H., 7 Oct 2021, In: International Journal of Creative Media Research. 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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How Far Have we Come?
Helen Davies (Speaker)
8 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Minority Language Regeneration
Helen Davies (Speaker)
25 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Accessible Futures Summit
Richard Hurford (Organiser), Sally Lisk-Lewis (Organiser), Bethan Jones (Organiser), James Davies (Organiser) & Helen Davies (Organiser)
10 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event
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Wales Screen Workforce SurveyKey Findings
Helen Davies (Speaker)
28 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Media Cymru x USW - Culture Change Conference
Richard Hurford (Organiser), Helen Davies (Organiser), James Davies (Organiser) & Sally Lisk-Lewis (Organiser)
28 Mar 2023 → 29 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event