The Young Foundation is building a network to bring people who are interested in and involved with peer research together. It aims to be a friendly space to connect, share ideas, discuss best practice, and collaborate on new work. Members will also be invited to events and seminars.
Read MoreThe CPAR (Community Participatory Action Research) programme provides community groups in the South East of England with training and mentoring support in order to plan, carry out and use research for the benefit of their community. CPAR resources should be useful for anyone interested in carrying out their own research.
Read MoreThrough the Ideas Fund, community groups can apply for Community Grants to work with researchers to explore issues important to them.
Read MoreCommunity Knowledge Matters is a network bringing together people interested in community-led research shaping practice & policy change in mental health and wellbeing in the Highlands & Islands and beyond.
Read MoreKnowledge is Power is a programme to support community-led action research. It provides a toolkit with guides, methods and ideas to support community groups to carry out and use their own research.
Read MoreResearch for Real is an Edinburgh-based consultancy promoting learning by providing facilitation, advice and support using participatory, appreciative and action research approaches.
Read MoreBased on the experience of collaborative research in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, this guide aims to help community partners and academics maximise the benefits of research that is coproduced between communities and academic researchers based in a university.
Read MoreStory dialogue is a research method that generates insights from people’s experiences and reflections. This briefing from Community Health Exchange (CHEX) introduces story dialogue as way to do research with your community and share lessons across public and community/voluntary sectors. It’s a bit dense at times but takes you through the whole process step-by-step.
Read MoreARC is a clearly written, practical, guide for community and voluntary groups carrying out research in and with their communities.
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