Projects

Students make significant contributions to Participatory Action Research (PAR) projects at the University of Reading. At the same time, providing them the opportunity to learn and develop skills, as their...Read More >

This Black History Month, I was proud to reflect on the ongoing work of Triybe — a Black heritage-led organisation rooted in identity, culture, and healing. Under the leadership of...Read More >

This policy brief was generated as part of the FoodSEqual partnership, between University of Reading, University of Sussex, and the Whitley Community Development Association (WCDA). It has also been shared…Read More >

As part of the Community Led Research Pilot, delivered by University of Reading (UoR), the British Science Association (BSA) and six Berkshire-based community groups, Reading-based organisation TRIYBE co-designed and delivered…Read More >

TRIYBE is a Black heritage-led community organisation based in Reading, committed to driving positive change through transformation, research, and innovation. Its mission is to unite people, creating a sense of…Read More >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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.

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.

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.

This project investigates with participatory action research how a hospital trust can provide a consistently high standard of end-of-life-care to patients, their families and carers.

A report offers a series of recommendations for tackling health inequalities in Reading, including improving translation and interpretation services and engaging local community groups as partners in culturally-sensitive service design and delivery.

Reading researchers are working with local communities and artists to reveal and celebrate the heritage of one of the town’s most diverse and multicultural streets.

Using Participatory Action Research to investigate the relationships between care, inequalities and wellbeing among different generations of transnational families in the UK, Spain, France and Sweden.

The Whitley Researchers and the University of Reading explored experiences of school exclusion from the perspectives of young people.

This research project explored the closely linked relationship between isolation and loneliness, and how these are connected to health and wellbeing.

Marvellous Mums has brought together researchers and community partners to support disadvantaged women from local communities to recognise their own skills and strengths.

With collaborative support from the John Madejski Academy, the Young Researchers were set up to mirror the concept of the Whitley Researchers, but represent and give a voice to young people.

The Whitley Researchers is a partnership between Whitley Community Development Association, local residents and the University of Reading. The programme involves local residents in conducting their own research, voicing their own needs and devising solutions to local issues.