The Centre for Collaboration in Community Connectedness

The Centre for Collaboration in Community Connectedness

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✦ Enabling connected communities through research and evidence. ✦ Funded by UKRI ESRC ✦ https://linktr.ee/c4.research

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Today we’re thrilled to share both a new reflective article and report focused on how we do evidence reviews here in The Centre for Collaboration in Community Connectedness! 📝 Read the article: c4.ac.uk/reflections-... 🔗 Read the report: c4.ac.uk/framework-fo... 🔗

c4.ac.ukReflections on Navigating Complexity in Evidence Synthesis for Community Connectedness - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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Back in September, some of our lovely researchers at the Centre hosted an online (Un)Conference event for members of our research team 🙌 Check out the article here: c4.ac.uk/creating-spa... 🔗 #unconference #collaboration #reflections #team #capacitybuilding #c4

c4.ac.ukCreating Space for Connection, Reflection, and Mutual Learning: Reflecting on The Centre for Collaboration in Community Connectedness Researcher’s (Un)Conference 2026  - The Centre for Collaboration i...The Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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In this great article, Charlotte Llewellyn, one of our Centre PhD students, reflects on her experience at the Queer and Trans World Building Retreat. 💭 Check it out at the link: c4.ac.uk/imagining-qu... 🔗 #lgbtq #queeryingnewtowns #townplanning #phd #worldbuilding #queer #transgender #c4

c4.ac.ukImagining Queer Worlds: Reflections from the Queer and Trans World Building Retreat - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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New Journal launch 🚀 The inaugural Journal for Community Studies, supported by our Centre, brings together academic research and community voice to explore what helps communities thrive. Read issue one 👇 bit.ly/46YymeF @theyoungfdn.bsky.social

bit.lyJournal for Community Studies | Institute for Community StudiesWe are a not-for-profit organisation with a unique understanding the changing role of communities in the 21st century. We build knowledge around the issues people care about, supporting collective...
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We’ve partnered with @localtrust.org.uk to take care of their Learning from Big Local website after the organisations closure, meaning all of the fabulous research will still be available for years to come! 🙌 You can find out more here: c4.ac.uk/resource/loc... 🔗 #learningfrombiglocal #localtrust

c4.ac.ukLocal Trust & Learning From Big Local - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre for Collaboration in Community Connectedness is pleased to act as a key legacy partner for Local Trust. We have taken custodianship of Learning f ...
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Heard about Pride in Place but want to know what it’s all about? Who better to hear from than our very own Ellie Lockley, who has been appointed as Chairperson for the Rotherham Board 🌟 c4.ac.uk/reflections-... 🔗 #prideinplace #rotherham #rotherhamprideinplace #proudofrotherham #reflections #c4

c4.ac.ukReflections on the Development of Rotherham Pride in Place: Ellie Lockley - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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We're setting up a Critical Friend Panel with @theyoungfdn.bsky.social, and are recruiting up to ten people from across the UK to join! 🙌 To find out more about the role and to apply, head over to the opportunity advert on The Young Foundation’s website: www.youngfoundation.org/work-with-us... 🔗

youngfoundation.orgJoin C4’s Critical Friend Panel | The Young FoundationWe’re recruiting up to ten people across the UK for our paid Critical Friend Panel, helping ensure community perspectives shape C4’s research and work.
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We’re thrilled to publish this latest report, written by Dr Vita Terry and Nick Pritchard for their Connecting Talgarth event, along with a great reflection piece by Vita 🌟 🔗 Read the reflective piece here: c4.ac.uk/reflections-... 🔗 Download the full report here: c4.ac.uk/connecting-t...

c4.ac.ukReflections on Connecting Talgarth: Vita Terry - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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Looking for some new things to add to your reading list? 👀 This is your reminder that there’s a range of great research resources, papers and insights articles readily available on our website 🙌 Check them out today at c4.ac.uk/insights 🔗 #insights #findings #c4

c4.ac.ukInsights - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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This week, we’ve written a quick round-up of six free-to-use resources that we think you should know about when you’re working in a community research space. 🙌 c4.ac.uk/six-resource... #community #collaboration #resources #c4 #centreforcollaborationincommunityconectedness

c4.ac.ukSix Resources You Should Know About When Working in Community Research - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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Looking for that missing bit of data? Need some evidence to back up your research? 🧐 We’ve partnered with OCSI to bring you the latest 2025 figures from the Community Needs Index, which is available on our website for you to download! 🎉 c4.ac.uk/resource/com... 🔗

c4.ac.ukCommunity Needs Index (CNI) - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessAs part of our Centre’s work, we are collaborating with OCSI to bring you an enhanced Community Needs Index in Summer 2026. You can download OCSI’s initial ...
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Our first papers are out now! 🎉 You can now read all five of our Interdisciplinary Research Theme Position Papers via our website: c4.ac.uk/insights/ 🔗 Do give the papers a read and let us know your thoughts! 🙌 #communityconnectedness #c4 #positioningpapers

c4.ac.ukInsights - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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This week is Small Charity Week, and we want to say a huge thank you to all of our small charity partners, as well as all of the small charities working across the UK! 🙌 c4.ac.uk/celebrating-... #smallcharityweek #celebrating #thankyou #smallcharities #volunteering #voluntarysector #c4

c4.ac.ukCelebrating Small Charity Week: Saying Thank You! - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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In this weeks fantastic article, Fiona Couper Kenney has given us an insight into the amazing research that she, and colleagues at University of Stirling, get up to on a daily basis as part of our project. ✨ Thank you so much to Fiona for sharing this piece with us! 🙌 c4.ac.uk/a-day-in-the...

c4.ac.ukA Day in the Life of a Quantitative Social Researcher: Fiona Couper Kenney - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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Huge congratulations to our Management Team Member and Ethics Lead, Dr Ellie Lockley, who has today been announced as the Chair of the Pride in Place Rotherham Board! 🌟 www.rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk/news/people/...

rotherhamadvertiser.co.uk'Make your voices heard' says new Pride in Place chairTHE new Chair of the Pride in Place programme, which will see central Rotherham receive £20m in funding from central government, has been announced.
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To mark Pride Month @catievarley.bsky.social has written a short article, exploring how the current proposals around social media might disproportionately affect LGBTQ+ young people 📱📝 c4.ac.uk/pride-month-... #pride #pridemonth #lgbtq #socialmedia #intersectionality #communityconnectedness #c4

c4.ac.ukPride Month, Online Community and Social Media Bans: How Future Policy Could Disproportionately Affect LGBTQ+ Youth. - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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A huge congratulations to Jack Layton, member of our research team, for the launch of his new book 📚 To celebrate the launch and to tel us a little bit more about the book, Jack has written us a short article sharing the work that went into the project behind-the-scenes. 📝 c4.ac.uk/social-infra...

c4.ac.ukSocial Infrastructure in Neighbourhoods and Cities: An Edited Collection - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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We’re supporting the National Conversation 💬 The National Conversation is a UK wide-listening initiative that invites people across the country to share what they value about community life. 🌟 Take the survey now and have your say: www.thenationalconversation.org.uk 🔗

thenationalconversation.org.ukHomepage - The National ConversationA UK-wide listening initiative, inviting people to share what they value about community life and the communities they want to build together.
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Can we really measure the value of community connectedness? 🤔 In his new article, Professor Chris Dayson, member of our Leadership Team, shares his recent paper exploring the use of the WELLBY tool to measure the monetary value of community connectedness. 📊 c4.ac.uk/what-is-the-...

c4.ac.ukWhat is the Value of Community Connectedness and How Can We Measure It? - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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In recognition of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia this Sunday (17th May), we’re sharing this Guest Insights Article written by Professor Eleanor Formby which speaks about LGBTQIA bullying and school-based communities. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ c4.ac.uk/marking-idah...

c4.ac.ukMarking IDAHOBIT: What LGBT+ Young People’s Experiences Tell Us About School Communities - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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In a new guest spotlight, PhD student @aliceperkins.bsky.social shares her reflections on last year’s Pride in Place announcements and the history of Community Regeneration Initiatives in the UK. 🌟🇬🇧 c4.ac.uk/what-lessons... #prideinplace #biglocal #newdealforcommunities #guestspotlight #c4

c4.ac.ukWhat Lessons Can We Learn From Previous Community Regeneration Initiatives? - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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“Methods do not arrive neutral. They carry assumptions about time, language, confidence, and power.” 💬 In her “A Day in the Life” article, Nic Dickson shares some of her innovative creative methodology and how she is using this in a new pilot project 🍏 c4.ac.uk/a-day-in-the...

c4.ac.ukA Day in the Life of a Community Embedded Researcher: Nic Dickson - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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In this week’s Insights post, Community Embedded Researcher Aunam Quyoum takes us through her day working with Darnall Well Being and as part of Sheffield Hallam University. 📝✨ c4.ac.uk/a-day-in-the...

c4.ac.ukA Day in the Life of a Community Embedded Researcher: Aunam Quyoum - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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In our latest Insights piece from the ‘A Day in the Life’ series, our Talgarth Community Embedded Researcher Vita Terry reflects on the things that she’s learned so far in post, and shares some of the incredible scenery on offer in the rural Talgarth community. 🌱 c4.ac.uk/a-day-in-the...

c4.ac.ukA Day in the Life of a Community Embedded Researcher: Vita Terry - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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“There isn’t really such a thing as a “typical” day as an embedded researcher, and that’s probably the point.” 💬 Check out this fantastic Insights article written by our Belfast Community Embedded Researcher, Neal Halforty! 👏 🔗 c4.ac.uk/a-day-in-the... #communityembeddedresearcher #community #c4

c4.ac.ukA Day in the Life of a Community Embedded Researcher: Neal Halforty - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision is to establish the Centre to transform policy and practice and develop connected communities across the UK.
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For the first in a new Insights mini-series ‘A Day in the Life of an Embedded Researcher’ - Community Embedded Researcher Franca Roeschert has shared her reflections and thoughts on her time in post so far 🙌 c4.ac.uk/a-day-in-the... #communityembeddedresearcher #embeddedresearch #c4

c4.ac.ukA Day in the Life of a Community Embedded Researcher: Franca Roeschert - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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Celebrating 15 years of community action 🎉 Big Local has now come to a close, having successfully supported 150 communities across England with long-term, resident-led funding to create lasting change. @localtrust.org.uk’s campaign shares its stories, insights and legacy: bit.ly/4t5st8n

bit.lyWe are Big Local: A legacy of resident-led actionAfter 15 impactful years of resident-led action, we’re celebrating the successes of Big Local areas, as the programme comes to a close.
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Today is Global Recycling Day ♻️ You might not have thought about it before, but in this article, Professor Peter Matthews explains how recycling, waste, and most of all, bins, actually bring us together as a community 🚮 c4.ac.uk/global-recyc... 🔗 #globalrecyclingday #communityconnectedness

c4.ac.ukGlobal Recycling Day: Environmental Services and Community Connectedness - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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Franca Roeschert, our fantastic Embedded Researcher, has co-authored ‘Between solidarity and hostility: exploring the paradox of community through peer research’ in the Ethnic and Racial Studies Journal. 📚📝 Make sure to give this great article a read using this link: doi.org/10.1080/0141... 🔗

eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.comBetween solidarity and hostility: exploring the paradox of community through peer researchThis paper explores migrants’ experiences of settling in Greenwich, London, using peer research and taking into account the socio-political context and specific place-based politics unfolding in lo...
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We’re delighted to be able to share this update piece from our Clackmannanshire Community Catapult site on behalf of Dr Nic Dickson (University of Stirling), Anthea Coulter (CTSI) and Professor Peter Matthews (University of Stirling). 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Hear more about it on our website: c4.ac.uk/clackmannans... 🔗

c4.ac.ukClackmannanshire Catapult Site: Deepening Collaboration and Community Insight - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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February is LGBTQ+ History Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ This month, Professor Peter Matthews and Charlotte Llewellyn have co-authored a fantastic article reflecting on LGBTQ+ communities across the UK. 💭💡 Be sure to check it out at the link: c4.ac.uk/queer-y-ing-... 🔗

c4.ac.ukQueer-y-ing Communities: LGBTQ+ Communities Across Time - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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ICYMI 🌟 Didn’t get chance to attend our All Together Now conference back in November? No problem! 😉 You can now download all six of our published research posters exploring our initial research themes on our website today. Why not take a look at the link: c4.ac.uk/from-social-... 🔗

c4.ac.ukFrom Social Infrastructure to Digital Inclusion: Six Themes Driving Our Work - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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A couple of weeks ago, we welcomed our new team members to Sheffield for a ‘get-to-know-you’ session, discussing all of the great things that they have been up to as part of the Centre so far! 👋🥰 Read all about the day in our latest blog post here: c4.ac.uk/bringing-the... 🔗

c4.ac.ukBringing the Team Together: Getting to Know Our New Researchers - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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We’re excited to share a brilliant new resource created by @localtrust.org.uk Learning from Big Local: 150 communities. 15 years of learning. Your resource for community-led change. This new website is packed full of research, stories and insight all in one place. Take a look bit.ly/49iO4n5

bit.lyLearning from Big LocalExplore learning, research and stories from Big Local, a community-led funding programme running from 2011 to 2026.
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New article alert 🚨 Get a behind the scenes look into our Theory of Change development in our latest Insights article now live on our website 💡Take a look at c4.ac.uk/turning-idea... Huge thanks to Bridget Sealey and Allice Hocking for working with us on this! 🙏 #theoryofchange #evaluation #c4

c4.ac.ukTurning Ideas into Action: Inside Our Theory of Change Workshop - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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We’re so excited to announce that our new ‘Insights, Findings and Events’ page is now live on our website! 🎉 Check out our first three articles at the link: c4.ac.uk/insights/ 🔗 Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter whilst you’re there! 😉 #thecentreforcollaborationincommunityconnectedness

c4.ac.ukInsights - The Centre for Collaboration in Community ConnectednessThe Centre is a collective of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, funders and residents collaborating to deliver an ambitious vision for better connected communities across the UK. Our vision i...
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Take a look at what we got up to at All Together Now 2025 - and hear from some of our partners and colleagues as they tell us what community connectedness means to them! ❤️

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What does it really take to build stronger, more connected communities? Earlier this month, the All Together Now conference marked the official launch of @c4research.bsky.social, hosted in partnership with @localtrust.org.uk. See the highlights 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=REez...

youtube.comAll Together Now | HighlightsYouTube video by Big Local

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Looking forward to seeing how the @c4research.bsky.social project develops. It was great to be able to take part in the launch and talk about our @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk work on measuring social and cultural infrastructure. Lots of crossovers. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/publications...

bennettschool.cam.ac.ukMeasuring social and cultural infrastructure - Bennett School of Public PolicyThis report, funded by the British Academy, presents a year-long exploration into measuring social and cultural infrastructure, developing a framework that highlights its core role in community life a...
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What does it really take to build stronger, more connected communities? Earlier this month, the All Together Now conference marked the official launch of @c4research.bsky.social, hosted in partnership with @localtrust.org.uk. See the highlights 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=REez...

youtube.comAll Together Now | HighlightsYouTube video by Big Local