Slough Anti-Litter Society (SALS) was founded in 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, growing out of grassroots community action to combat widespread littering, so that people who live, work, or learn…Read More >
Projects
CLRP Case Study: The Engine Room Sound Laboratory (TERSL)
The Engine Room is an arts-led mental health collective based in Reading which run by a core group of around 20 volunteers. The group uses creative methods to develop projects…Read More >
CLRP Case Study: Beekeeping with Young People in Slough to Improve Mental Health & Wellbeing
Together As One, previously known as Aik Saath (meaning ‘together as one’ in Hindi, Punjab, and Urdu), is a youth-led charity in Slough which was created to help combat prejudice…Read More >
CLRP Case Study: HongUnity Community Garden Project – Interconnectedness, Nourishment, Initiating
The Community-Led Research Pilot (CLRP) was a programme of six projects which were co-created between community groups across Reading and Slough, the University of Reading (UoR), the British Science Association…Read More >
CLRP Case Study: Community Gardening, Home Composting & Healthy Living with the IRDC
The Community-Led Research Pilot (CLRP) was a programme of six projects which were co-created between community groups across Reading and Slough, the University of Reading (UoR), the British Science Association…Read More >
Community-Led Research Pilot: Supporting Groups with Participatory Film
UoR & BSA Community-Led Research Pilot: From roots to results The Integrated Research and Development Centre (IRDC) is a community organisation based in Reading which aims to address health and…Read More >
Community Led Research Pilot with BSA
We are working with the British Science Association (BSA) to pilot a new approach to community-led research in Reading and Slough funded by UKRI. The project aims to put communities at the heart of research, exploring the issues that matter to them.
Participatory Action Research: A Toolkit
This toolkit is for community researchers, community organisations, students and academics who want to reflect on and better understand the principles and everyday practices of Participatory Action Research (PAR), how to build community research teams and how to use PAR to understand local issues.
Cost of living crisis: community researchers investigate impact in South East England
Over thirty community researchers, from organisations in the South East of England, are investigating the impact of the cost of living crisis on local people. The project, which is funded by NHS England and delivered by the University of Reading and the Scottish Community Development Centre, aims to inform local health and care services.
Young Researchers’ photography project
Entitled ‘The Place Where I Live,’ the Young Researchers used their cameras to capture the people, places, and events that represented their lives and community.
