Resources from the Centre for Urban Wellbeing
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Recommendations from participatory research inquiry on urban nature - September 2024 (Word doc)
Online roundtable on Building a research-community-policy ecosystem (recording) A discussion about which partnerships work, how they get started and how they can be made to last - March 2024
Building a relational community-policy-research ecosystem (full report) (PDF) Creating spaces for diverse voices to connect and build relationships, building partnerships with regional government - March 2024
QuickStart guide: Building a community-policy-research ecosystem (PDF) A guide for university research institutes, government bodies or voluntary sector organisations who want to experiment with new ways of working together in their places - March 2024
Feeling at Home (PDF) Changing the story of domestic abuse - December 2023
Neighbourhood Futures (PDF) The role of community festivals in connecting communities for wellbeing and sustainability - November 2023
Tales from the Red Shed (PDF) A collection of poems developed at Birmingham's Neighbourhood Futures Festival - November 2023
Youth leadership for urban wellbeing (PDF) Supporting youth leaders to shape urban wellbeing: place-based approaches - July 2023
Urban Wellbeing Futures Stories (PDF) In Spring 2023, The Centre For Urban Wellbeing and BVSC launched the 'Urban Futures Story Competition'
Rethinking Regulated Housing in England: Home as an emotional place (PDF) A new perspective to inform the current review of the English regulated housing sector - April 2023
Evaluation of Centre for Urban Wellbeing Policy Fellowship Pilot Scheme (PDF) Supporting public policy makers and civic leaders to engage with researchers to enhance collective capacity to address wellbeing inequalities - January 2023
Collaboration beyond the Pandemic (PDF) Ideas for action to support the wellbeing of community volunteers: wellbeing, collaboration and digital technology – July 2022
Digital Technology (PDF) Ideas for action to support the wellbeing of community volunteers: wellbeing, collaboration and digital technology – July 2022
Volunteer Wellbeing (PDF) Ideas for action to support the wellbeing of community volunteers: wellbeing, collaboration and digital technology – July 2022
The citizen science appraisal tool PDF)
The citizen science appraisal tool - manual (PDF) Further publications related to citizen science and the appraisal tool are available in the Journal of Urban Health, Health Promotion International, and Health and Place. June 2022
Improving your Local Area - Working Together to make Birmingham more age-friendly (PDF) February 2022
Community Wellbeing Metrics. New directions in urban wellbeing research and practice (PDF) September 2021