Community needs and priorities
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Dear Future MPs, We’re Right Here
Blog 27 June 2024
Watch the We’re Right Here campaign video, where community leaders Andy, Hannah and Josiah hit the streets to tell a different story about leadership, representation and power this general election season.
CiviCast: on air
Blog 4 June 2024
Tania Carregha talks to NCIA’s John Fell about her experiences of community engagement and her research as a key delivery partner of the NCIA programme.
‘Tougher policing won’t reduce knife crime’
Blog 23 May 2024
If politicians are serious about addressing youth violence, they urgently need to work with young people, says Chelsea McDonagh
Evidence of the lived experiences of poverty in the UK
Publication 1 May 2024
A synthesis of The Young Foundation’s work exploring the nature of poverty and low income in the UK since 2009.
Creating ‘a town built on fairness’
News 30 April 2024
With a new £1.9m award from the National Lottery Community Fund, we’re building on our recent work in the Luton area, working with local communities to help overcome social, economic, and environmental challenges
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.
‘A community space, a pub, and better lighting in public spaces’
Blog 2 February 2024
What do communities need? Leonie Taylor reflects on the realities of engaging local people in planning strategies and highlights the importance of peer research as a driver for change.
Policy brief for our journey to net zero
Publication 12 October 2023
This policy brief presents research findings and recommendations for how to ensure the UK’s transition to net zero leaves no one behind. It shares insights from a two-year programme of work, funded by the Nuffield Foundation..
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.