Dr Sarah Morton

Co-Investigator

Chancellors Fellow, University of Edinburgh

Bio: Sarah Morton is a Chancellor’s Fellow at the Institute of Sport, based at the Physical Activity for Health Research, at the University of Edinburgh. She is a design engineer and ethnographer, and uses participatory, shared decision making and co-design approaches to develop interventions and strategies to support people to achieve positive health and wellbeing outcomes.

Events, Projects, Journal articles

Communities

Land Use

The purpose of this research is to design and test a tool for engaging a wide range of stakeholders in the complex task of designing and developing healthcare gardens for multiple health needs. Healthcare gardens represent a unique green space due to their user group which is made up of those with specific health requirements, […]

Communities

Community Growing for Sustainability and Wellbeing

Co-designing spaces and services to enhance health, wellbeing, and community resilience through sustainable, nature-connected solutions.

A collaborative project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, as part of the Future Observatory programme, and led by the University of Strathclyde and University of Dundee (DJCAD), with Heriot-Watt University, Abertay University, and the University of Edinburgh, NHS Scotland, industry partners, and public sector stakeholders.