What we're working on

• Resilience through Nature
  Funded by the University's Research Culture Fund, PhD students from different disciplines were brought together to spend time in nature and have space to discuss and express their feelings about the future in relation to their research and their roles in responding to the climate and ecological crises.
• Citizens Researching Together
  Combining the expertise and experience of Bristol citizens and academics, this project builds a fuller understanding of how Bristol’s economic, social and cultural life, and the lived experience of its citizens, have been shaped by transatlantic slavery. It asks how this history is still impacting on society today, and how the city can learn lessons and make changes.
• FUTURES
  The largest festival of research in the South West. Providing researchers with the chance to develop their engagement skills, inspiring young people and families, and celebrating the curious world of research.
• Participatory Research Fund
  Our Participatory Research Fund was set up in 2021 to support researchers and non-academic partners to work together to co-create knowledge whilst sharing power and responsibility.
• Create to Collaborate
  What role can creativity play in developing relationships between health researchers and community groups? Covering topics including young people's mental health, air pollution and hearing loss, this project brought together artists, community organisations and members of the public to meet on neutral ground in playful online workshops.