Research with impact - public use and involvement with sustainable community research
July 2009 - Coin Street
Introduced by Prof Peter Roberts (HCA) and Dr Ian Farnden (ESRC), this event was held a sounding board to enable the project teams and the initiative coordinators to engage with professionals and community organisations in advance of the release of the research final results. Participants were invited to contribute on discussions around community cohesion, planning & regeneration, learning at work, learning in other arenas, and children & young people. The event was held in the Coin Street conference centre, one part of the iconic social enterprise's regeneration project of the South Bank in London.
Invitation letter Event programme Delegate list
Introduced by Prof Peter Roberts (HCA) and Dr Ian Farnden (ESRC), this event was held a sounding board to enable the project teams and the initiative coordinators to engage with professionals and community organisations in advance of the release of the research final results. Participants were invited to contribute on discussions around community cohesion, planning & regeneration, learning at work, learning in other arenas, and children & young people. The event was held in the Coin Street conference centre, one part of the iconic social enterprise's regeneration project of the South Bank in London.
Invitation letter Event programme Delegate list
March 2010 - Glasgow Science Centre
As part of a nationwide celebration of high quality research which has direct impact on communities and society, we hosted a special event in conjunction with the Glasgow Science Centre on sustainable communities. With support from the ESRC, this event involved workshops with local schools from across West of Scotland to capture your people's ideas of what a sustainable community might look like. Presenting their ideas as posters, the entries were judged by a panel of professionals.
These visions were the backdrop to a policy roundtable discussion at the end of the Festival involving 30 leaders from policy makers, place making professionals and community organisation, led by Craig McLaren (Scottish Centre for Regeneration) and Peter Roberts (HCA).
The winning entry from the school's competition was judged to be by secondary school pupils from Eastbank Academy for their vision of 'Eastbankerton'.
Interpreting Sustainable Communities flyer Festival of Social Science brochure Policy round table participant list
As part of a nationwide celebration of high quality research which has direct impact on communities and society, we hosted a special event in conjunction with the Glasgow Science Centre on sustainable communities. With support from the ESRC, this event involved workshops with local schools from across West of Scotland to capture your people's ideas of what a sustainable community might look like. Presenting their ideas as posters, the entries were judged by a panel of professionals.
These visions were the backdrop to a policy roundtable discussion at the end of the Festival involving 30 leaders from policy makers, place making professionals and community organisation, led by Craig McLaren (Scottish Centre for Regeneration) and Peter Roberts (HCA).
The winning entry from the school's competition was judged to be by secondary school pupils from Eastbank Academy for their vision of 'Eastbankerton'.
Interpreting Sustainable Communities flyer Festival of Social Science brochure Policy round table participant list
Sustainable Community Challenge
Inspired by both the ESRC research and the Festival of Social Science, we have developed an interactive team 'game' which can be used either as an educational tool for school age pupils or as a discursive and participatory tool within community development.
The board game has been used in individual schools (including at Lourdes Secondary in Glasgow, photo), in wider education training events, in professional Masters courses, and as part of research projects on play (AHRC) and community development (ESRC). The team are currently looking for partners to enable the challenge to be developed into online platforms and be made more widely available as an educational tool.
The challenge and its origins from the ESRC Sustainable Communities research is highlighted in one of the University's R&KE case study brochures
Inspired by both the ESRC research and the Festival of Social Science, we have developed an interactive team 'game' which can be used either as an educational tool for school age pupils or as a discursive and participatory tool within community development.
The board game has been used in individual schools (including at Lourdes Secondary in Glasgow, photo), in wider education training events, in professional Masters courses, and as part of research projects on play (AHRC) and community development (ESRC). The team are currently looking for partners to enable the challenge to be developed into online platforms and be made more widely available as an educational tool.
The challenge and its origins from the ESRC Sustainable Communities research is highlighted in one of the University's R&KE case study brochures
Engage with Strathclyde event - May 2012
As part of the University's showcasing of its research to wider audiences, participatoary workshops were held on the theme of sustainable homes and communities. Led by academic researchers from across all the Faculties of the University and chaired by Robert Rogerson, the afternoon session explored different ways in which Strathclyde is working towards more sustainable future cities.
Event programme Event brochure
As part of the University's showcasing of its research to wider audiences, participatoary workshops were held on the theme of sustainable homes and communities. Led by academic researchers from across all the Faculties of the University and chaired by Robert Rogerson, the afternoon session explored different ways in which Strathclyde is working towards more sustainable future cities.
Event programme Event brochure