The Institute for Inclusive Communities and Environments works closely with many different external organisations, policy-makers, communities and individuals to co-create new knowledge and ensure it is used for the benefit of the economy and society.
Recent Highlights
Below we highlight some recently awarded externally-funded research projects.
EU COST Action: Justice to Youth Language Needs
A transnational research network investigating the unmet language needs of young people in contact with the law, working across disciplines to safeguard youth rights and inform policy and practice across Europe.
For Want of (not) Measuring
"For Want of (not) Measuring" is a multi-component international arts-based project involving exhibitions, performances, talks, a website archive, and a series of publications.
MigRefHealth: Co-creating asset and place-based approaches to tackling refugee and migrant health exclusion
An AHRC funded collaborative research project exploring how community assets — from food banks and green spaces to advice services and community hubs — can improve health outcomes for refugee, asylum-seeking, and migrant communities.
p_ART_icipate! Participatory Art, Design and Facilitation for Social Connectedness
An AHRC-funded research project investigating the potential of participatory online art to foster social connectedness and wellbeing, with a focus on accessibility and the needs of vulnerable groups.
Transformative Research Actions for Resilient Coastal Communities (TRACC)
A Greenwich-led, UK-wide research project working with coastal communities across Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England to co-develop place-based approaches to environmental, social, and economic resilience.
Knowledge Exchange Partners
- Local Governance organisations such as the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London Borough of Newham, Royal Parks and the Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service and HM Prison Service
- NHS Trusts, health authorities and clinical networks
- Members of Parliament, Home Office and other UK Government Departments
- Local, national and international charities and civil rights organisations such as Liberty, Human Rights at Sea, Power the Fight, Partisan UK, Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network and Citizens UK.
- Royal Museums Greenwich, The Tramshed Theatre, Greenwich Theatre, Venice Biennale for Architecture, Cinema Audio Society, Association for Motion Picture Sound, Mo-Sys and many other creative, media and heritage organisations and networks.
- Overseas organisations such as the European Parliament, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the International Labour Organization, the European Institute for Chinese Studies and the United Nations Development Programme.
- Numerous Higher Education and research institutions in the UK and around the world
Project Directory
Below is a list of research and knowledge exchange projects that have taken place across the Institute's six centres in recent years.