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This project centres on advancing community-led knowledge on the lived experience of labour market coercion, exploitation, and the potential for modern slavery, with an explicit emphasis on locally sourced and locally relevant research where the findings will demonstrate how community… Read More »Understanding the lived experience of workplace coercion, exploitation and modern slavery in the community across Nottingham

The link between martial arts and violence reduction has long been assumed and anecdotally measured. Some recent research by Matthews and colleagues calls these links into question (Channon and Matthews, 2018; Matthews et al 2022). The evaluation and monitoring of… Read More »Boxing in the Community: Moving Beyond the Myths of Sports’ Positive Potentials to Reduce Violence

It is acknowledged in the literature (Heath 2018) that the NHS could be more democratic and accountable to the citizens it serves. Citizen juries are one method of making public organisations more democratic and accountable. A citizen jury is a… Read More »Promoting direct democracy in the NHS in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

Research shows that there is a correlation between trust and health outcomes (Birkhauer, et al. 2017), that (in the US) there is a correlation between low income and low trust in physicians (Blendon et al, 2014) and that low levels… Read More »How does trust impact participation in health promoting activities and how has this changed as a result of the pandemic?

A new ‘skateboard friendly’ space situated underneath the Nottingham train station tram bridge will open in December 2022, providing a unique opportunity for place-based research. The mixed-use space has been developed as part of a wider £20 million ‘Sussex Street’… Read More »Skateboarding in shared public space: power, gender, age and inclusivity 

The Nottingham/Nottinghamshire Violence Reduction Unit (NNVRU) brings together civic partners from Local Government, Health, Education, Policing, and Criminal Justice to work with communities and the charity sector to reduce serious violence (SV). This seeks to build community resilience, change social… Read More »Understanding And Responding To Youth Violence: Blending data science with lived experience

Suicide support organisations, such as Harmless and their clients currently face a ‘perfect storm’ of societal and economic challenges. Following the pandemic, the Cost of Living Crisis has added to the burden on many of those at risk of suicide… Read More »Group Dynamics And Suicidality: A Social Identity Approach to Resilience and Risk Mitigation