Community wellbeing
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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.
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.
‘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
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.
‘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.
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.
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