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Local knowledge, national potential

Publication 16 April 2024

Activity, emerging insights and lessons learned through the first six months of the UKRI-funded Community Knowledge Fund programme.

Perspectives from a Citizen Researcher

Blog 2 April 2024

Rebecca shares her experiences of Citizen Science work

Perspectives from a Citizen Scientist

Blog 2 April 2024

Ronnie shares her views on Citizen Science work.  

Hive Minds webinar: Citizen Science event recording

Blog 2 April 2024

Sharing experiences of citizen science and community research.

Lily Owens-Crossman

Person 28 March 2024

Lily is passionate about engaging communities in research to drive social change and exploring the most effective and valuable ways to do so from participant perspectives. Her background is in research focused on migration and children and young people, and she has an MRes in Global Migrations and Social Justice.

Hive Minds: Circles of support, a connected conversation

22 April 2024
12:30pm – 1:30pm

Peer researchers share findings around community mental health and wellbeing, and describe what they are learning about sustainable support models for peer researchers.

Emma Newbury

Person 19 March 2024

Emma’s expertise is in designing, leading and implementing participatory research to drive understanding of social justice. She has worked internationally with governments, institutions and charities.

Jack Layton

Person 19 March 2024

Jack is passionate about making our towns and cities better places to live. As part of the team at the Institute for Community Studies, he works to ensure people’s voices across the country are heard and their needs prioritised.

Leaving no one behind in transition to net zero: report from our policy roundtable

Publication 18 March 2024

Contributions to our roundtable event with the Foundation for Science and Technology and Nuffield Foundation, hosted at the British Academy.

Youth forum to influence ‘lasting solutions to a complex environmental challenge’

News 15 March 2024

Opportunity puts 16- to 25-year-olds at the heart of a vital debate around nuclear waste, enabling community and youth involvement in shaping solutions that will have a multiple-generation impact

Introduction to peer research course

6 June 2024
9:30am – 3:30pm

This online course is for organisations wishing to develop their peer research project management skills in-house. A previous participant said: “I learnt a lot and feel inspired.”

Young people tackle the crisis and causes of youth violence

News 12 March 2024

The Peer Action Collective (PAC) addresses the escalating crisis of youth safety and violence, uncovering root causes and taking positive action to address them.