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Uniform November

People | Place | Memory | Change

Helping organisations, communities and institutions understand, communicate and protect the things that matter most.

Uniform November is an independent consultancy led by Frazer Macdonald Hay. Through interviews, research, writing and strategic reflection, we help organisations explore the relationships between people, place, memory and change. Our work spans narrative and legacy projects, cultural heritage, peacebuilding, post-conflict recovery and community resilience.

What We Do:

Narrative & Legacy Projects

Capturing the stories, values and experiences that shape organisations, leaders and communities.

Cultural Heritage & Place

Exploring how heritage, architecture and memory contribute to identity, belonging and resilience.

Peacebuilding & Recovery

Supporting organisations working in contexts of conflict, displacement and social change.

Research & Writing

Producing publications, profiles, essays, training and strategic reflections that connect practice with insight.

Recent Work:

Cultural Protection Fund (Tenth Anniversary) Publication

Commissioned to research, interview and write a ten-part profile series marking ten years of cultural heritage protection and international collaboration.

"You captured my story with immense kindness and consideration." Kimani

"It is not often that you see your own life reflected back to you through someone else's words." Eshraq

Between Chaos and Care (Ukraine)

A narrative series documenting the experiences of first responders, civil society leaders, security professionals and community actors working through war.

The Times and Scotland on Sunday

Published commentary exploring memory, place, displacement, conflict and resilience.

UNESCO, ICCROM, British Council & International Partners

Supporting cultural heritage protection, post-conflict recovery, training and community resilience initiatives across Iraq, Syria, Ukraine, Indonesia and beyond.

About Frazer Macdonald Hay:

Frazer Hay is a consultant, researcher and writer whose work explores the relationships between people, place, memory and change.

His career has followed an unusual path through public service, architecture, education, cultural heritage and peacebuilding. From the Royal Air Force and Fire Service to the architectural team behind the new Scottish Parliament, from founding the Glasgow School of Art Singapore to supporting recovery and resilience initiatives in Iraq, Syria, Ukraine and Indonesia, his work has consistently focused on how people adapt to challenge and shape the places they inhabit.

Today, through Uniform November, he works with organisations, communities and institutions seeking to better understand and communicate their stories, values and impact. His clients and partners have included UNESCO, ICCROM, the British Council, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), UN-Habitat and The HALO Trust. Frazer currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Scottish Peacebuilding Platform and is the author of the forthcoming manuscript What Buildings Know: Adaptive Reuse in an Age of Conflict, Climate and Conservation.

Selected Clients & Partners

UNESCO • ICCROM • British Council • Cultural Protection Fund • International Organization for Migration (IOM) • UN-Habitat • The HALO Trust • University of St Andrews • University of Edinburgh • Skanska • Currie & Brown • British Chamber of Commerce Singapore • The Substation • The Island Foundation

Knowledge Sharing

Explore the Uniform November Journal for reflections from the field, research insights and commentary on cultural heritage, memory, peacebuilding, displacement and recovery.

Heritage & Memories of Violence

IDP & HLP

Urban Recovery

Articles

In a World Soaked in Hateful Narrative

Teaching the Next Custodians

The Spaces Between

People • Place • Memory • Change

Growing Old in Displacement

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The Minefield Beneath Memory

Why Cultural Heritage Recovery Must Confront the Reality of Explosive Violence Translations: Arabic / Ukrainian Across modern conflicts, cultural heritage has become increasingly recognised as central to identity, recovery, and peacebuilding. Destroyed museums, damaged religious buildings, shattered neighbourhoods, erased archives, ruined cemeteries, and scarred public spaces are no longer understood simply as architectural losses. They are increasingly recognised as attacks

Why Peace & Conflict Skills Matter in Everyday UK Life

For most of my working life, I have operated at the intersection of people, place, memory, and conflict . I have worked in cities rebuilding after war; in neighbourhoods negotiating tense identities; in institutions grappling with histories they found difficult to acknowledge; and in communities looking for ways to reconnect after years of silence or division. Through all of this, one insight has stayed with me: Conflict does not begin with violence, and peace does not begin

Revolution Is Contagious: The Cautionary Tale of Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising

Written by Frazer Macdonald Hay Image by Frazer Macdonald Hay Kathmandu 2025 It wasn’t meant to be a revolution. When young Nepalis poured into the streets of Kathmandu in September 2025, they were angry, but they were also hopeful. The government’s abrupt ban on social media had sparked outrage, yet beneath that decision lay years of frustration: corruption, inequality, and the spectacle of political elites living in abundance while most of the population slid deeper into di

At the Threshold of Trust: Everyday Courage and the Invisible Backbone in Ukraine

Written by Frazer Macdonald Hay In every conflict zone, there are stories the world expects: soldiers at the front, medics under fire,...

The Threshold Between The Everyday and The Nonpareil

Written by #FrazerMacdonaldHay This text explores the rich potential of the threshold space between the everyday and the exceptional...

Stewards of Memory: Helping the Next Generation Navigate a Contested Past

Image: Bias Memories....... Written by #FrazerMacdonaldHay The Fragility of Memory in an Age of Violence and Disinformation We are...

““whatever is true for space and time, this much is true for place: we are immersed in it and could not do without it. To be at all - to exist in any way – is to be somewhere, and to be somewhere is to be in some kind of place”.

"No one therefor can conceive anything, but they must conceive it in some place”.

Owner:

F.M.H..... MLitt Peace & Conflict, Msc Architectural Conservation BA (Hons) Int. Architecture; MCSD, PgC TLHE

F.M.H is a Post-conflict, consultant - Specializing in Social Cohesion, DDR, Memorialization, Architectural Conservation, Housing Land and Property (HLP) issues.