Community needs & priorities
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Rights and risks: Migrant labour exploitation in London
Publication 6 June 2023
Commissioned by the Mayor of London and supported by FLEX, this report hears from London’s migrant workers, gaining a deeper understanding of their working conditions and the struggles they face through peer-led research.
Five ways a community-centred policy agenda could take us to a fairer future
Publication 31 March 2023
This paper was submitted to the Labour Party’s National Policy Forum (NPF) Consultation in March 2023 on the topic of empowered communities.
Leading research, driving change
Publication 22 March 2023
Sharing insights into youth experiences of violence, and young people’s solutions to drive safer, fairer futures in England and Wales.
Research and engagement to develop ’15-Minute Neighbourhoods’ in Waltham Forest
Publication 22 March 2023
This report shares insights from the Waltham Forest ’15-Minute Neighbourhood’ project, pinpointing what residents think is important for their neighbourhoods to have and provide within easy reach.
Call for evidence launches to inform policy for youth engagement
News 9 March 2023
Our Civic Journey programme announces a call for evidence to help shape policy recommendations to support young people to develop as active and empowered citizens.
Community Knowledge Fund awards 24 grants across the UK
News 1 February 2023
Supporting knowledge creation ‘by everyone, for everyone’, UKRI is today awarding grants totalling £240,000 to organisations and community groups.
Supporting migrant workers in London
News 21 December 2022
A new project with GLA and FLEX will examine what can be done to improve access to employment support and advice services for migrant workers at risk of abuse and exploitation.
Family and community vulnerabilities in the transition to net zero
Publication 22 September 2022
Assessing opportunities and potential to develop policy that supports our national journey to net zero, enabling all UK communities to participate and thrive.
‘If the research sector is to truly reflect our diverse communities, we need new forms of partnerships’
Blog 20 July 2022
Tom Saunders and Emily Morrison stress the need for more equitable and sustainable models of community engagement in research
An equitable future for research and innovation
Publication 20 July 2022
This report focuses on how the research and innovation (R&I) system can more equitably involve community groups and organisations with less power or representation.
Helping Londoners grow skills and salaries through the cost-of-living crisis
News 15 July 2022
We’re supporting a new £2m programme, helping people across England’s capital city access employment and skills.
Here comes the community!
Blog 13 June 2022
Today, local leaders from around the UK descend on Parliament to call for a Community Power Act. Our CEO Helen Goulden welcomes engagement with communities that increases both equality and equity.
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