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New report tells a story of participation in regeneration

News 10 September 2025

Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy, Mete Coban, visits Thamesmead to hear lessons of community involvement in placemaking

A story of participation: regeneration with residents and locals

Publication 10 September 2025

A report aimed at developers and built environment professionals

£15k funding opportunity for youth, sport, and outdoor organisations

News 8 September 2025

New programme, delivered in partnership with UK Youth and Sport England, will support 30 practitioners to embed physical activity into young people’s lives.

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: what does the future look like for local councils? 

Blog 2 September 2025

Our Chair Kersten England CBE reflects on the Devolution Bill, and what the future looks like for local councils.

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.

Understanding Communities: Final insight report

Repository entry 1 September 2025

The Understanding Communities research programme was a collaboration between the British Academy and the Nuffield Foundation, exploring how local communities function and can improve people’s lives.

Nairat Ali

Person 21 August 2025

Nairat brings robust process-thinking and creative flexibility to participatory research, with a focus on racial and migrant justice, intersectionality, and Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).

Supporting young people away from violence

24 September 2025
4:15pm – 5:30pm

At this exclusive showcase, the Peer Action Collective (PAC) will unveil key research findings. Join us to explore the systems and support young people need to stay safe from involvement in violence.

Building practice for a JUST future

7 October 2025
12:30pm – 2:00pm

In this online session, we will activate the power of participation to tackle social, political and environmental challenges, mobilising communities of practice to create a just, sustainable future.

Community research isn’t a fashion, fad, or flash in the pan but an opportunity for meaningful change’

Blog 14 August 2025

Helen Goulden shares five foundations, building support for greater participation.

Partnerships for ‘citizen science’

Publication 14 August 2025

This is the third in a series of short discussion papers, sharing learnings from the UKRI-funded Citizen Science Collaboration Grants.

People powering the green transition

Publication 14 August 2025

A short briefing summarising how DESNZ can incorporate insights from the public in the delivery of their participation strategy.

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