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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
Tackling inequality through physical activity in Cornwall
Impact story 18 September 2025
Explore the impact of our partnership with Active Cornwall, developing a 10-year plan to increase residents’ physical activity, underpinned by evidence and guided by local people’s experiences.
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.
Resident-led regeneration in South Ham and Buckskin
Impact story 24 January 2025
A community-led research project in South Ham and Buckskin gathered insights into local residents’ experiences and priorities for change. Read about the programme and the positive impact it continues to have for to local people.
‘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.
Leading Luton
Project 11 October 2024
THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS NOW CLOSED Our action learning programme will recruit its second cohort in September 2025, helping to reimagine and redefine community leadership for social justice in Luton.
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.
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.
