The Bristol Model
Putting students at the heart of knowledge exchange to address social and economic challenges
What is The Bristol Model project?
The Bristol Model is a series of research projects that aim to evidence the student benefits of Knowledge Exchange (KE), to share good KE practice, and to improve future KE activities in Higher Education.
The Bristol Model programme consists of six co-produced research projects designed in collaboration with external partner organisations. The projects enable undergraduate students to gain experience of Social Sciences research as ‘Research Assistants’. Participating students work with leading academics, bridging the gap between teaching, learning and research.
There is a seventh, overarching project that evaluates the effectiveness of the Bristol Model on KE. This evaluative project analyses and evidences the direct benefits of KE activity on students, recent graduates and external partner organisations, with a strong focus on reducing barriers to entry for students from widening participation backgrounds.
The Bristol Model is a response to a funding competition by the Office for Students and Research England.
Introducing the projects
Creating a better understanding of youth and organisational resilience to improve efficacy of council interventions
PI: Dr Jo Staines
Research Associate: Dr Jack Nicholls
Partner organisation: Bristol City Council
Using data to better understand interactions in local communities and social enterprises
PI: Professor Morag McDermont
Research Associate: Dr Jack Nicholls
Partner organisation: Wellspring Settlement
Creating a road map towards race equality through the Research Action Coalition for Race Equality (RACE)
PI: Dr Saffron Karlsen
Research Associate: Angelique Retief
Partner organisation: Black South West Network
VCSE sector’s performance/contribution during the Covid-19 pandemic
PI: Professor Martin Parker
Research Associate: Dr John McGoldrick
Partner organisation: Voscur
Worker Anticipation of Future Risks in Bristol
PI: Dr Harry Pitts
Research Associate: Maddie Kurchik
Partner organisation: Institute for the Future of Work
Co-creating a digital readiness assessment tool for businesses in the West of England
PI: Dr Katharina Burger
Research Associate: Jess Brown
Partner organisation: West of England Combined Authority
Evaluative project - The Bristol Model: putting students at the heart of social science knowledge exchange
Project leads: Pat Triggs and Wan Ching Yee
Evaluation Executive Summary and Findings
Read the findings of our evaluation team
Get in touch
Nora Pau
Professional Liaison Administrator
nora.pau@bristol.ac.uk
What are we are up to?
Podcast: Yesterday's island, today: down on the marsh
Report: The Power of Community
Research study into Resilience in Young People
Organisational Resilience in Third Sector Youth Organisations in Bristol
Research in Action: The Wellspring Settlement
Bristol Race Equality Network: We need better data to address regional race disparity