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Is loneliness in Britain creating “an island of strangers”?
Feature 23 June 2025
Dr Jack Layton says social infrastructure – including green spaces – is vital in supporting social connections, building stronger communities, and mitigating loneliness.
Climate Outreach at London Climate Action Week
24 June 2025
11:00am – 5:00pm
Attendees at our co-hosted event will work to shape and drive delivery of the government’s Public Participation Strategy for Net Zero
Joining up for a sustainable future
News 13 March 2025
Partner organisations host launch of new research centre for Joined Up Sustainability Transformations in the North of England
What does ‘good’ university collaboration look like?
News 26 February 2025
We are gathering evidence of what’s working when universities in England engage with with students and local communities, or on civic climate education.
‘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.
‘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.
£10m project will build stronger communities across the UK
News 10 December 2024
New £10m C4 Centre, led by Sheffield Hallam University, will strengthen community leadership and build connections.
Heritage organisations drive ‘meaningful and sustainable’ change
News 5 December 2024
As our Heritage Innovation Fund partnership moves into its third phase, organisations across the UK continue to innovate creative new ways of working.
£9m investment will address regional priorities across the UK
News 2 December 2024
Our partnership with UKRI will support nine local networks to ensure research and innovation is ‘by everyone, for everyone, everywhere’.
Supporting ethical participatory research
1 November 2024
10:30am – 4:00pm
The Young Foundation and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) are partnering with the UK Participatory Research Network to explore our discussion paper focused on ethics.
‘Can mission-driven leadership accelerate social change?’
Blog 23 September 2024
As Labour’s Annual Conference unfolds, Mark Griffiths argues that participatory methods will help its ‘missions’ succeed
A low participation election
Feature 30 July 2024
Who voted, where and why, in the 2024 General Election. Jack Layton takes a deep dive into the data.
