Hive Minds: A series of peer research talks and debates

Hive Minds: Causes and solutions for youth violence

17 October 2024
5:00pm – 6:00pm

Young people from the Peer Action Collection (PAC) share initial key findings from their peer research projects addressing youth violence across England and Wales.

Supporting ethical participatory research

1 November 2024
10:30am – 4:00pm

The Young Foundation and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are partnering with the UK Participatory Research Network to explore our discussion paper focused on ethics.

Introduction to peer research course

6 November 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.”

What are creative communities?

Helen Goulden OBE joins the Creative Communities podcast, saying we need to “engage in stories” and explore the power of cultural research.

‘Can mission-driven leadership accelerate social change?’ 

As Labour’s Annual Conference unfolds, Mark Griffiths argues that participatory methods will help its ‘missions’ succeed

‘A bright future for community energy?’

With time, investment, and a commitment to community engagement, Great British Energy could be a local as well as a national success story, says Jacob Coburn.

‘The “wrong kind” of pandemic’

Whether facing pandemics, IT outages or other disruptions, Helen Goulden says the UK needs to rethink crisis-planning

‘Putting local people at the heart of policy’ 

Could our new government bring opportunities to work differently? Introducing our organisation’s vision for a fairer, greener and more prosperous, community-powered future.

Rewriting the rulebook

This policy brief outlines The Young Foundation’s vision for enhancing social participation in mission-based government.