The Institute for Inclusive Communities and Environments fosters interdisciplinary research that enriches lives, empowers communities and improves the world.
Our Vision
The Institute seeks to foster greater inclusivity and reduce inequalities among diverse individuals, communities and environments. Using the arts, humanities and social sciences, our researchers and practitioners work collaboratively with communities, organisations and policymakers in the UK and around the world to address the social and environmental challenges of our time.
We aim to:
- Create and support a high-quality inclusive academic community, recruiting, mentoring and upskilling members at every stage of their career.
- Foster multi-sectional networks of researchers, stakeholders and policy advisors within and across centres at the University, regional, national and international levels to increase opportunities for new funding and multidisciplinary publications.
- Provide multidisciplinary, evidence-based responses of the highest quality, arising from our rigorous, specialised knowledge.
- Engage with professional organisations, NGOs, civil societies, policymakers, students and local and central government to raise awareness about inequalities stemming from inadequate attention to different language needs and to the value of literary education and heritage.
- Influence social structures, policy and our academic disciplines through rigorous and impactful research and knowledge exchange activities.