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We believe that everyone in the UK should experience the power of participation to shape a just and inclusive future. Our projects drive better prospects, a fair shift to a greener planet, and empowered places.
Prospects
We drive a fairer future through collaboration between communities, businesses and policymakers.
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Planet
We support policy change, action and local participation for a socially just transition to net zero.
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Place
We work in UK places, bringing people, businesses and influencers together for locally-led social, civic and political change.
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Young people improving education through peer-led action
Turning research into practical change, youth insights and action generated through the PAC programme are improving education settings and creating more supportive learning environments. 1/5
Community knowledge is essential knowledge
As we launch our new Journal for Community Studies, Sue Griffiths shares its central principle: bringing academic expertise and community experience around the same table. 2/5
Introducing the Journal for Community Studies
The Journal for Community Studies launches today, bringing academic research into direct conversation with the knowledge, experience and expertise held within communities across the UK. 3/5
‘The barrier is power’: why renters are locked out of UK’s green transition
Landlords have little incentive to improve homes they don’t live in, leaving tenants out in the cold, says Samanthi Theminimulle 4/5
‘Top-down planning won’t build trust’
Labour’s latest planning reforms risk leaving communities powerless over the places they call home, say Leonie Taylor, Summer Simpson and Samanthi Theminimulle 5/5
