Authors: Sonia Bussu (University of Birmingham), Saira Ali (peer researcher), Niamh Carroll (42nd Street), Ali Coleman (peer digital designer), Chimwemwe Chirwa (peer researcher), Sam Dixon (peer legislative theatre facilitator), Zarah Eve (Manchester Metropolitan University), Prateek Gupta (peer digital designer), Zainab Maria (peer digital designer), Juliet Oduro (peer legislative theatre facilitator), Linton Rainford (peer digital designer), … Continue reading “Manchester-Barcelona calling! The Mindset Revolution team place young people at the forefront of policy change in mental health”
Author: Jessica Pykett
Urban Wellbeing in Policy Roundtable: Reflections on valuing, sustaining and bringing partnerships to life
By Susie Drummond and Jessica Pykett What kind of partnerships work, how do they get started and how can they be valued and made to last? This is a recurrent question for academics, community organisations and policy makers who are focussed on knowledge exchange and engagement beyond their own sectors. Changing current two-way systems of … Continue reading “Urban Wellbeing in Policy Roundtable: Reflections on valuing, sustaining and bringing partnerships to life”
Research Resources: Ethics and Expertise
As part of the launch of the new ESRC Ethics and Expertise beyond times of crisis project, we have been searching through our pilot research and compiling some resources to get us started. Some of these we hope will be useful for researchers, data ethics professionals, civil servants and policy makers who are exploring the … Continue reading “Research Resources: Ethics and Expertise”
New ESRC research project launched: Ethics and Expertise 2023-2026
In May we launched a new ESRC funded project ‘Ethics and Expertise’ with research partners at the Universities of Bielefeld, Sheffield, Melbourne, Karlshochschule International University and Nuffield Council on Bioethics. Project Summary Governments are not currently following their own ethical advice during times of crisis, and we want to find out why, what this means … Continue reading “New ESRC research project launched: Ethics and Expertise 2023-2026”
Reducing Regional Divides
Making a meaningful difference through transformative change As we have outlined in this short report for Centre for Thriving Places, the UK’s regional economic divisions are both persistent and legendary. “The UK is one of the most regionally imbalanced economies in the industrialised world,” according to Lord Kerslake of the UK 2070 Commission – and this imbalance can have … Continue reading “Reducing Regional Divides”
New partnership with Centre for Thriving Places
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with the place-based not-for-profit consultancy, Centre for Thriving Places which sees UoB researchers supporting the delivery of their Thriving Places Index. This is a flagship evidence-based wellbeing measurement tool updated annually which is used by local authorities throughout the UK to inform decision-making based on indicators which measure … Continue reading “New partnership with Centre for Thriving Places”
New Wellbeing in Policy Seminar series announced
Back to ‘Centre for Urban Wellbeing’ Tomorrow we begin our programme of exciting events with many to follow throughout the year. For details of how to join, sign up to our newsletter or email Dr Laura Kudrna, L.Kudrna@bham.ac.uk. 2022 seminars Tue, 7 Jun, 2022 – 10am – Chris Bouch – Creating business models for urban green infrastructure Thur, … Continue reading “New Wellbeing in Policy Seminar series announced”
Age-friendly city citizen science research in Birmingham
Doctoral Researcher Grace Wood, supervised by Dr Jessica Pykett (Co-Director of the Centre for Urban Wellbeing) and Professor Afroditi Stathi (Community Health Lead for the Centre of Urban Wellbeing), has co-produced a set of recommendations with older adults and community stakeholders to improve urban wellbeing in local areas across Birmingham. In January, Grace presented her research … Continue reading “Age-friendly city citizen science research in Birmingham”
New research briefings on transdisciplinary research and community wellbeing metrics
Today the Centre for Urban Wellbeing publishes its first research briefings aimed at providing key information, ideas and examples to inspire researchers, policy makers and community organisations to take a place-based approach to research and action on urban wellbeing. While research on subjective wellbeing has boomed, the complex relationship between people’s wellbeing and place is … Continue reading “New research briefings on transdisciplinary research and community wellbeing metrics”
Summer workshop: Creating a place for insight to grow
Centre for Urban Wellbeing, summer workshop How can we work collaboratively to create change in tackling inequalities in urban and community health and wellbeing? The first summer workshop of the Centre for Urban Wellbeing (CUWb) was dedicated to opening up the question of how research and policy could combine to create positive social change. The … Continue reading “Summer workshop: Creating a place for insight to grow”