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‘Health equality has been de-prioritised for decades’
Blog 13 March 2023
Emily Morrison highlights the ‘triple injustice’ in knowledge and evidence, gender identity, and social policy that perpetuates health inequity.
Community Knowledge Fund awards 24 grants across the UK
News 1 February 2023
Supporting knowledge creation ‘by everyone, for everyone’, UKRI is today awarding grants totalling £240,000 to organisations and community groups.
Hive Minds: Funding a more participatory future for citizen science
Blog 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
Blog 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
Blog 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
Blog 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
Blog 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.
Supporting migrant workers in London
News 21 December 2022
A new project with GLA and FLEX will examine what can be done to improve access to employment support and advice services for migrant workers at risk of abuse and exploitation.
Help and understanding: what’s available for migrant communities?
Project 21 December 2022
Our work with the Greater London Authority and Focus on Labour Exploitation built greater understanding of the support and advice services on offer to migrant workers in London.
Life within easy reach: the London Borough of Waltham Forest’s 15-Minute Neighbourhoods Framework
28 February 2023
1:30pm – 3:30pm
Join us to explore the London Borough of Waltham Forest’s 15-Minute Neighbourhoods Framework.
New project tackles ‘avoidable and unfair’ health inequalities
News 15 December 2022
Linking community, health and social sectors together, Living Roots is a new collaborative programme working to improve health equity in the west London borough of Ealing.
Telling the whole story: why we must be open about the complexities of citizen science research
Blog 31 October 2022
Dr Helena Hollis says support structures can be developed to build participatory research capacities for the future.
