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Pushing Boundaries
10 June 2025
9:30am – 4:45pm
Join The Young Foundation and UKRI at a new conference for community-driven research and innovation
Pushing Boundaries
A conference of community-driven research and innovation
Julie McLaren
Person 4 April 2025
With leadership experience from across the research and innovation system, Julie is passionate about democratising place-based innovation to recognise the ingenuity of citizens and communities in shaping their neighbourhoods, towns, and cities.
Pushing Boundaries bursary policy
Everything you need to know about bursaries to support attendance at the Pushing Boundaries conference
‘Preparing for disaster is not a solo sport’
Blog 2 April 2025
After a childhood fearing nuclear war and early adult years as a ‘city prepper’, our CEO now calls for ‘whole society’ preparedness and greater recognition of community responders.
Report calls for a ‘whole society’ approach to crisis planning
News 2 April 2025
Our CEO says ‘neighbours are more supportive than government’ when crisis hits.
Community, not catastrophe
Publication 2 April 2025
When disaster strikes, local people and communities step up. This report calls for them to be recognised as part of our Critical National Infrastructure in times of crisis.
Fairness Taskforce
A collaborative programme, reimagining and redefining local community leadership and social justice for a fairer places.
Peer Action Collective
Peer Action Collective programme tackles the root causes of youth violence in communities across the UK.
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
‘Tenacity and environmental justice: my childhood in Toxic Town’
Blog 11 March 2025
Our Senior Researcher Leonie Taylor shares her memories growing up in Corby – a place currently dramatised in a Netflix miniseries – says a ‘just transition’ belongs to the people.
Introduction to peer research course
22 May 2025
9:30am – 3:30pm
This online course is for organisations wishing to develop their peer research project management skills in-house. A previous participant said: “I learnt a lot and feel inspired.”