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Ani Saunders Saunders

Dr Ani Saunders Saunders

Research student

School of Geography and Planning

Email
SaundersAE@cardiff.ac.uk
Campuses
Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA

Overview

Ani Saunders is a PhD candidate in the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University, UK. She specialises in research on urban and regional development with a specific interest in the social and cultural aspects and attributes of old-industrial regions. Ani has a wealth of experience in the creative industries working both nationally and internationally – most recently as Culture Manager of Creative Europe Desk UK, Wales and previously at the Arts Council of Wales.

Publication

2023

Thesis

Research

Ani's current research forms part of a pan-European project (ACORE) which focusses on the role of agents and agency in the development of new economic paths within old-industrial regions. Ani’s research considers how the gendered nature of economics has shaped towns and cities and looks at the growing influence of other approaches that focus on well-being as a driver and outcome of change – more specifically within the context of Wales, UK.

Thesis

The Rise of the Well-being Narrative in Old-Industrial Urban Regions of Wales