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✨The #SparkAwards are open! We're delighted to be working with @bigchangecharity.bsky.social, supporting 18-25-year-old #BigChangemakers in England who have a pilot-ready project that will create lasting change for all young people. Find out more bit.ly/4h1hlTB and apply for funding 👇

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Compost London is leading this ‘network of networks’ to empower marginalised communities in the diverse borough of Newham.🏙 This approach will shift power to the community, foster agency, and challenge traditional research structures!💪 Learn more 👉 bit.ly/49eIEHO @ukri.org

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⭐"Our vision in the next five years is to really change the feel of the relationships in Newham around community research" 🎥Learn more about the Newham Citizen Research Network and watch the full video here: bit.ly/49eIEHO @ukri.org

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Interesting to see the results of the new Crime Survey for England and Wales from Office for National Statistics into children’s perceptions and experiences of violence and who they trust👇 Aine Fox @the-independent.com bit.ly/41tn1kX

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Great to see young people having the opportunity to question those in positions of power, and the facilitation of conversations surrounding social problems 👇 @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social @natyouthagency.bsky.social #LiveLifeLoveLiverpool bit.ly/3QzmM1u

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Our CEO @helengou.bsky.social spoke with the brilliant Kelly Scott on BBC Radio Tees this am, sharing our #PassTheMic campaign, and issuing an open invitation to young people to share their thoughts and ideas with policymakers 👉 bbc.in/4iaBKqh (from 18:06). 1/3

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BLOG ⚽️ | The beautiful game: in divided times, can amateur football build community? Place Research and Impact Manager Dr Jack Layton explores how amateur sports build social connections, care and trust 👇 bit.ly/41bK6HC

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💡"The East Marsh #CommunityResearchNetwork helps people in the East Marsh make our area better. They learn about all the problems people have and what they can do to fix them." 📷Want to learn more? Watch the full video here: bit.ly/49eIEHO @UKRI_News

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BLOG 💭 | Net zero can be a polarising issue – but our transition must reach everyone Our Senior Researcher Leonie Taylor shares reflections on the climate story in 2025. More: bit.ly/3QqyUBT

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“#PasstheMic is a fantastic campaign that amplifies young voices and conveys their vision for local areas and communities. We must listen to the voices and understand how we can build a better future for young people.” @theyoungfdn.bsky.social Trustee Jonny Sobczyk Boddington

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📢 #PassTheMic 🎤 | Episode 2 is live! Young people deserve to be heard on the issues that shape their future. It’s time to make your voice count. Watch now on TikTok and Instagram! Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4grOI1H #YoungPeople #GreenPolitics #EnvironmentalActivism

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💡Dolennu #RhwydweithiauYmchwilCymunedol 💡 Lleolir y rhwydwaith hwn yn ardal Eryri, yn benodol o amgylch Llwybr Llechi Eryri, gan gynnwys cymunedau o ddyffrynnoedd Ogwen, Ffestiniog, Nantlle a Chonwy. Rhagor o wybodaeth 👉 bit.ly/49eIEHO

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💡Today's #CommunityResearchNetworks spotlight is Belfast Community Research & Innovation Network. BCRIN encompasses six inner-Belfast communities and is the first cross-community collaboration of its kind in over 50 years! Find out more 👉 bit.ly/49eIEHO

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Great opportunity to give young people a voice. Any local young people who are interested in supporting this, follow the links, and get in touch to let us know what you've done as there are local opportunities to sustain this kind of opportunity and we'd love to have you involved.

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CAMPAIGN LAUNCH 🚀💥 | Introducing #PassTheMic 🎤 For too long, young people haven’t had a say in their local place, the planet, and their future prospects. It's time to change that. Find out more 👇 or get involved on TikTok or Instagram. www.youngfoundation.org/pass-the-mic

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What happens when young people drive policy shifts? Last week the London #PeerActionCollective team put youth voice at the heart of change, welcoming @janetdaby.bsky.social to share their research on how schools can help prevent young people experiencing violence in their communities 👏👏

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💡Discover our new weekly spotlight series introducing the nine networks involved in the #CommunityResearchNetworks programme with @ukri.org! First up is Collaboration for Mental Wealth in Moray in the Scottish Highlands. Find out more: bit.ly/49eIEHO

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Our Head of Social Business and Innovation, Charlotte Healy, is at the @bitcni.bsky.social Community Connections Conference 2025 today highlighting why the ‘S’ in ESG matters and how social value can transform corporate-community partnerships. 1/3

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Youth Violence: ‘Unless Young People Are at the Helm, There Will Be No Real Change’ The link between the youth mental health crisis, gang culture, and youth violence is uncontested. Read insight from Helen Goulden OBE, CEO of @theyoungfdn.bsky.social 👇 chamberuk.com/youth-violen...

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Our #BetterFuturesRetrofitAccelerator Fireside Chat has begun! So, how will low-carbon retrofit make buildings better for people? More 👉 undaunted-hq.org/programmes/b... @ri-science.bsky.social @granthamicl.bsky.social @theyoungfdn.bsky.social @nestauk.bsky.social @imperialenterprise.bsky.social

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INSIGHTS 🔎: 'When communities feel powerless, apathy breeds', say our colleagues Al Mathers, Leonie Taylor and Jack Layton. They call for greater resources and time to ensure people have ongoing, active roles in shaping their homes and neighbourhoods. 👇 bit.ly/4geslN0

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Our Knowledge Exchange Manager Jacob Coburn is with @drkatesimpson.bsky.social, @madgabes.bsky.social and Zahraa Essa at today’s Fireside chat at Beyond the Blueprint: Innovating Retrofit Together' an @undaunted-hq.bsky.social and @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social event at @ri-science.bsky.social 1/3

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Join Charlotte our Head of Social Business and Innovation, at the @bitcni.bsky.social Community Connections Conference 2025 on 29 January in Belfast. She’ll explore how prioritising the ‘S’ in ESG strengthens partnerships and drives positive change. Book your place 👇 bit.ly/4g822bf

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CASE STUDY 🤼 | Tackling inequality through physical activity in Cornwall Learnings from our project with @activecornwall.bsky.social , up on The MJ 👇 bit.ly/40yddFU

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Interesting to see this article on the rise of vaccine distrust - and why more of us are questioning jabs, from @jimreedbbc.bsky.social and BBC News 👇 bit.ly/40kWeW1

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