Making Change Together

The third round of the Participatory Research Fund supported by Research England and donations from Alumni and friends enabled ten collaborative projects. They are delivered between November 2023 and July 2024. Awarded projects have been listed below with the name of their lead researcher. All will be completed in collaboration with partners from outside the University.

  • Caroline Bird, Computer Science
    Co-producing an Implementation Approach for Just Transition Principles in Bristol City Leap
  • Katherine Wade, School of Law
    Children’s Voices in Surrogacy Law: Co-creating research for hearing children’s views on surrogacy law
  • Nakita Singh, School of Policy Studies
    Moving on: Exploring the experience of young people with complex needs transitioning to adult services through people with lived experience
  • Naomi Warne, Bristol Medical School
    What makes a safe space to support mental health? Co-developing recommendations for community organisations
  • Sarah Denford, Bristol Medical School
    Co-producing and optimising support for people experiencing homelessness during extreme weather events
  • Sharon Collard, School of Geographical Sciences
    Co-researching what financial wellbeing means to people with a learning disability
  • Timothy Senior, Centre for Innovation
    Evaluating Arts and Culture Experience, Together
  • Tot Foster, School of Education
    Exploring and sharing the voices of older residents of Bristol through the co-production of short films, whilst supporting the development of video capabilities for community arts practitioners
  • Veronica Blanco Gutierrez, School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
    Engaging and involving women from underserved communities in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research in the context of labour care and digital health
  • Vicky Carlisle, Bristol Medical School
    “Nothing about us without us”: meaningful co-production of materials to destigmatise the experience of community pharmacies for people who use drugs & opioid agonist treatment