Community wellbeing
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Making space for community engagement
Publication 29 April 2026
This report shares lessons and case studies from the Undisciplined Spaces project, working with King’s College London to support postgraduate community engagement.
‘Shifting power to communities is complex, nuanced – and hugely valuable’
Blog 24 April 2026
Senior Researcher Lily Owens-Crossman, shares some principles underpinning good community governance.
AI in the charity sector: ‘How organisations can be both people-powered and tech-enabled’
Blog 2 April 2026
AI is transforming the charity sector. How can organisations use technology effectively while keeping people and communities at the centre?
‘New shift in retrofit policy could create extraordinary and avoidable risk’
Blog 17 December 2025
Our senior researcher Leonie Taylor worries a shift in retrofit policy recently announced by the Chancellor could undermine trust and impact vulnerable households.
New report and analysis explore ‘social wellbeing’
News 2 October 2025
Collaborative programme publishes evidence to build greater understanding of community wellbeing around the UK.
MPs confronted with their communities’ broken dreams in Parliament
News 1 September 2025
A striking new exhibition, the Museum of Broken Dreams, opens in Parliament, telling the stories of community-led projects that could have transformed lives but never reached their potential.
Report calls for a ‘whole society’ approach to crisis planning
News 2 April 2025
Our CEO says ‘neighbours are more supportive than government’ when crisis hits.
The beautiful game: in divided times, can amateur football build community?
Blog 20 February 2025
Dr Jack Layton explores how amateur sports build social connections, care and trust.
‘A movement of hope, a movement of neighbours’
Blog 24 January 2025
When communities feel powerless, apathy breeds. Al Mathers, Leonie Taylor and Jack Layton call for greater resources and time to ensure people can have ongoing, active roles in shaping their homes and neighbourhoods.
‘Research and innovation are about hope and empowerment’
Blog 18 December 2024
At our Community Research Networks Away Days, Dame Ottoline Leyser DBE FRS, Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), shared a vision for a more ‘open and inclusive’ future.
‘Challenging a disconnect between communities and research’
Blog 16 December 2024
Supporting community-led networks can challenge a ‘dysfunctional relationship’ in research, say UKRI’s Tom Saunders and David Chapman, and The Young Foundation’s Helen Goulden.
What are creative communities?
Blog 25 September 2024
Helen Goulden OBE joins the Creative Communities podcast, saying we need to “engage in stories” and explore the power of cultural research.
