Researcher and SPSO in the Health and Nutrition cluster.
Researcher and SPSO in the Health and Nutrition cluster.
Led by the London Borough of Ealing council, the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) aims to embed a research culture within the council to ensure policy decisions are better informed by evidence. The programme brings together academic, community sector, and local government...
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as floods, droughts, and heat waves. These events, along with limited historical precedent, are creating significant uncertainties for local communities as well as private and public agencies across the...
Investigating lived experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and how community engagement can be utilised by local government in the UK, France and USA to improve response to future pandemic outbreak.
Towards Brown Gold seeks to address the challenges of marginality, sanitation and wastewater management in five growing towns in Ethiopia, Ghana, India and Nepal. Good sanitation is pivotal for human wellbeing, productivity and health but the situation in rapidly urbanising areas is often...
In community-based research, the process does not end with data collection and analysis. A vital but often overlooked step is validation, where findings are shared with participants for feedback. This helps check researcher interpretation, supports relationship building and empowers communities...
14 July 2025
There must be a unified water movement if we are to avoid the global water crisis getting far worse. The 2023 UN Water Conference in New York City is our opportunity to reimagine a new form of global collective action – but it’s taken 46 years of waiting to get here. ‘We will need a more...
20 March 2023
This evidence brief draws on anthropological research in Ealing, a borough in Northwest London, to demonstrate how investing in community engagement infrastructure is fundamental to pandemic preparedness. While traditional preparedness often focuses on plans and protocols, the Ealing...
2 July 2025
Community engagement is a crucial part of preparedness and response to health emergencies. It can enable more effective and equitable approaches by listening and responding to people’s needs, aspirations and priorities as much as communicating information to people and seeking to guide their...
2 July 2025
In July of 2023, one focus group was held with children in each of two local primary schools in Ealing borough. Each child participant had a younger sibling due to start school in September 2023. The focus groups took the form of the children working together to create an advice guide for...
26 February 2024
What happens in a child’s earliest years lays the foundations for their lifelong wellbeing. Supporting young children and families during this time is therefore critical for individuals, families, communities, and societies more broadly to thrive and flourish. This report shares research...
8 February 2024