Xin Li

I am a postgraduate researcher in architecture at the University of Manchester, funded by School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED). My research unfolds the concept of carrying within urban infrastructures, re-envisioning infrastructures as spaces for carrying and highlighting the embodied, often unseen meanings they hold in urban life. I propose a carrier bag approach to interpret the relationship between bodies, infrastructures, and their dynamic intersections.

Additionally, I serve as co-chair of the Manchester Urban Institute (MUI) PGR Network and lead the Global Scholar/PGR Network Project, funded by the Global Scholar Fund, Faculty of Humanities at UoM. I also co-host Stitch Social events at SEED, initiatives designed to support researcher well-being by fostering community connections and solidarity through collaborative stitching and making activities.