This section highlights a selection of research projects, fieldwork, and collaborative initiatives I have led or taken part in.
Meaningful materials in the khipu code
2021-2024
Coordinating a transdisciplinary research project focused on the material analysis of khipus in European collections, supported by Iperion-HS.
Learning to reduce and reuse
Jan – March 2025
A Citizen-science project with school children in Fife, Scotland
The Women Era Prime video docuseries
2024
What does it mean to be a woman in Italy today?
In this docuseries produced by Jeep Italia and Freeda Media, I co-host a road trip across the country to explore this question, meeting and interviewing five inspiring women along the way.
Community Strategies for Sustainable Futures
March 2025
Participating in an international symposium on sustainability at UPB Montería, Colombia. Engaging with local communities, learning how they are responding to environmental challenges through grassroots, community-led initiatives.
The Heritage Rider
2025 – ongoing
The_heritage_rider promotes slow, sustainable travel by bike, using storytelling to reveal the hidden value of places. It encourages deeper connections with landscapes and highlights lesser-known sites beyond the usual tourist trail.
Tools of Connection between Land and Life
2025
An exhibition with Native American archaeological and ethnographic artefacts from the Wardlaw Museum collection, St Andrews
Lucrezia Milillo 