Blog
CiviCast: on air
4 June 2024 | Authors: Tania Carregha,
Tania Carregha talks to NCIA’s John Fell about her experiences of community engagement and her research as a key delivery partner of the NCIA programme.
‘Tougher policing won’t reduce knife crime’
23 May 2024 | Authors: Chelsea McDonagh,
If politicians are serious about addressing youth violence, they urgently need to work with young people, says Chelsea McDonagh
Perspectives from a Citizen Researcher
2 April 2024
Rebecca shares her experiences of Citizen Science work
Hive Minds webinar: Citizen Science event recording
2 April 2024
Sharing experiences of citizen science and community research.
CiviCast: A history of the Civic University movement
7 March 2024 | Authors: Tania Carregha,
In this podcast, our Senior Research Manager Tania Carregha interviews Professor John Goddard OBE.
‘Reflections on Michael Young’s legacy’
8 February 2024
Find out more about Michael Young’s legacy and the important work carried out by the institutions he founded over the years.
A five-point plan for a green and fair future
8 February 2024 | Authors: Emily Morrison,
Net zero transition must leave no one behind, says Emily Morrison – and our research shows how national policy can make it so
‘A community space, a pub, and better lighting in public spaces’
2 February 2024 | Authors: Leonie Taylor,
What do communities need? Leonie Taylor reflects on the realities of engaging local people in planning strategies and highlights the importance of peer research as a driver for change.
‘From incarceration to transformation’: creating homes for former prisoners
25 January 2024
Darryn Frost QGM says the Community Knowledge Fund grant awarded to his organisation was a catalyst for positive change, ensuring prison-leavers are seen, heard and housed.
‘If there is nowhere to go, communities go nowhere’
9 January 2024 | Authors: Helen Goulden OBE,
Reflecting on the Community Ownership Commission’s report, Helen Goulden says local people have huge ambition to create great places to live, work and thrive – and so should any government.
‘Raising our expectation of participation’
29 November 2023 | Authors: Helen Goulden OBE,
We launch our new five-year strategy at a time of great challenge and division, says our CEO, Helen Goulden – and everyone in the UK should experience the power of participation to affect meaningful change