Youth and community research
Empowering youth and community
engagement through inclusive research.
Empowering youth and community engagement and improving lives through inclusive research
We work with young people and communities to inform policy and practice, supporting more inclusive and democratic societies. Our research is rooted in collaboration and real world engagement. We are a collaborative research group that has
significant local, national and international experience in engaging with and empowering children and young people in civic society.
Our work…
Our research grows out of close and sustained relations with specific communities, families,
practitioners, children and young people and our specific research interests focus on
- Empowering youth and community engagement and activism
- Inequalities, poverty, marginalisation, health and education
- Amplifying youth and community practices, subjectivities and ways of being via empirical community and participant-led methodologies, which prioritises the experiences and perspectives of those involved
- Young people Not in Employment, Education and Training (NEET)
- The Elective Home Educated (EHE) Community
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities
- Use of Ethnography, participatory and co-produced arts-based methods for engaging with communities and creating locally specific, as well as national and internationally relevant knowledge
- Working class, ex-industrial communities
- Youth subcultural practices, transitions and outcomes
- Street connectedness
- Justice, inclusion and equitable partnering
- Investing in long term partnerships with the community and valuing ‘relationship’ work
Meet the team
Meet the researchers and practitioners driving our work in youth and community studies. Our team brings together diverse expertise to support inclusive and impactful research.
View our projects
Explore our research projects focused on youth, communities, and social change. Our work addresses real-world challenges through collaboration and engagement.
Our resources
Access a range of resources developed through our research and partnerships. These materials support learning, practice, and community engagement.