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Our food system: community research exploring access to healthy food in East Birmingham
Publication 8 November 2023
Drawing on East Birmingham residents’ lived experiences, this report offers policy recommendations for healthy food systems.
Hive Minds: Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) community research evaluation
13 December 2023
12:30pm – 1:30pm
First hand insights from Dartington Services Design Lab community researchers in South London.
Citizen researcher forum: sharing experiences of participatory research
28 November 2023
5:30pm – 7:00pm
A forum bringing together community members who have been involved in and led community-based, participatory and citizen science research projects.
Policy brief for our journey to net zero
Publication 12 October 2023
This policy brief presents research findings and recommendations for how to ensure the UK’s transition to net zero leaves no one behind. It shares insights from a two-year programme of work, funded by the Nuffield Foundation..
‘What is citizen science’
Blog 9 October 2023
In this video, the Institute for Community Studies and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) explore what ‘citizen science’ means, and how it’s changing the way that research is done.
Experiences of ‘citizen science’
Publication 9 October 2023
This is the first in a series of short discussion papers produced by the Institute for Community Studies to share learnings and reflections from the UKRI-funded Citizen Science Collaboration Grants.
Community innovators win funding and support
News 4 October 2023
Twelve grassroots community organisations supported to ‘turn great ideas into action’ as Phase 2 of the Community Knowledge Fund delivers grants worth £50k to £100k
‘How can we ensure a people-powered transition?’
Blog 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.
Our phase two grantees
Find our more about each of the important initiatives funded through the Community Knowledge Fund.
Hive Minds: experiences of ‘citizen science’ and community research
16 October 2023
10:00am – 12:00pm
Launching the Institute for Community Studies and UKRI’s discussion series exploring community participation in research.
Ambitious programme supports young people to tackle youth violence
News 20 September 2023
A five-year extension of the Peer Action Collective (PAC) programme, announced today, will drive youth participation to address youth violence and its causes.
Gary Fawdrey
Person 13 September 2023
Gary joined The Young Foundation in 2023, having previously supported social innovators and designed innovation funding programmes through roles with Elrha’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund and Nesta’s Challenge Works. As an Innovation Practitioner Gary works across the Young Foundation’s social innovation portfolio.
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