Blog
‘How can we ensure a people-powered transition?’
29 September 2023
Our CEO, Helen Goulden OBE, spoke on a panel about what a people-powered transition to net zero would look like at the Liberal Democrats conference 25 September 2023.
Hive Minds: Funding a more participatory future for citizen science
13 January 2023
This panel discussion reflects on the findings of a review of UKRI’s Citizen Science Exploration Grant-funded projects, and explores ways to support participatory research approaches.
Transforming tomorrow
13 January 2023
Dr Steve Scott describes UKRI’s journey in supporting citizen science, working to enable diverse groups to participate with, and collaborate in, the research and innovation process.
From tomato seeds in space to particles from comets
13 January 2023
Dr. Marc Kuchner, Chief Science Officer at NASA, reflects on his organisation’s extensive work using citizen science approaches.
Perspectives from the field of citizen science
13 January 2023
How is citizen science being used, what’s the view on the ground, and what does it take to share good practice and scale up?
Citizen science, health research, and the fight against Covid-19
13 January 2023
Professor Tim Spector shares insights from the world’s biggest citizen science health project – the ZOE Health Study – which provided data in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
‘Speaking truth to power’
3 January 2023
Hearing from young people around the UK, this short film reflects on their civic journeys to becoming active citizens – and explores the change that’s needed to increase engagement.
Webinar: Looking back, moving forward: how to fund and support community businesses
29 November 2022
This panel event explored what we have learned about supporting community businesses.
Research on youth volunteering discussed on the Third Sector podcast
27 September 2022
Emily Morrison discusses new research from Institute for Community Studies on the Third Sector podcast.
Talking transitions: the road to net zero
22 September 2022
This short film hears from members of the public, to gain a greater understanding of their concerns, and find out just how much – or how little – people understand about the challenge we face on the road to net zero.
People shaping places, places shaping people: Community asset ownership
16 May 2022
Catch up on this roundtable that brought together policymakers, community business leaders, researchers and sector experts to explore how asset ownership encourages communities to become more effective stewards in their places.
Continuity and Change: The role of volunteers in community businesses
23 September 2021
Community businesses help make places better in a real way. From saving local shops and creating leisure facilities to providing training opportunities for local people and helping to build affordable housing. Yet none of this would be possible without the