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£10m project will build stronger communities across the UK
A new £10m Centre for Collaboration in Community Connectedness (C4), led by Sheffield Hallam University with The Young Foundation as Innovation and Impact Hub, will strengthen community leadership and build a more connected UK.
Heritage organisations drive ‘meaningful and sustainable’ change
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
Our partnership with UKRI will support nine local networks to ensure research and innovation is ‘by everyone, for everyone, everywhere’.
New centre to drive ‘sustainable futures for all’
Collaboration across universities, non-profits, business, communities and government will foster sustainable and equitable low-carbon living.
Ethics in ‘citizen science’
This is the second 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.