Our resources section includes
1. resources practical research and community engagement tools and resources
• research planning tools
• Dr Joanna Leah’s podcast series ‘thinking is material’ which unpicks different research methods and approaches
• community engagement tools
• researcher reflections
2. research outputs aimed at practitioners and decision-makers
• policy briefings
• technical reports
• guidelines and recommendations
As part of the Leeds Beckett Research Voices blog series Dr Anne Schiffer and Dr Tenley Martin reflect on their experiences of taking their first research sabbaticals last year – whilst supporting each other through monthly peer mentoring sessions. Hi Anne and Tenley, When – and why – did you first start thinking about doing…
Need to plan research and don’t know how to get started? Why not use the Research Model Canvas – a free planning tool on a single page (well two) that takes you through key considerations when thinking about a new piece of research. Download for free here: Research Model Canvas Final Note: the research model canvas…
LEGO®Serious Play® is a facilitation methodology that uses LEGO bricks to encourage dialogue, reflection, and problem-solving. It helps individuals and teams explore complex issues and develop solutions through hands-on building and storytelling. For this workshop, the PARTICIPATE Cluster came together under the direction of Jennifer Chalkley, who recently became an accredited LEGO®Serious Play® facilitator after completing…
‘Virtual Harmonies’ was funded by an internal small research grant and developed during lockdown inspired by discussions with my neighbour, Jenny, about the socio-cultural scenario in the city of Bradford (where she had recently moved). Bradford is a diverse city with significant cultural and religious divisions. It is possible for people to go a lot…
The Friends of the Earth International report (2023) Renewable Energy and Land Use: barriers to just transition in the global South depicts case studies from Argentina, Bangladesh, India and Palestine highlighting key barriers to just transitions including: ‘Green grabbing’ and energy colonialism; Lacking consideration regarding patterns of land and water use; Lack of conservation policy,…
Policy Brief (2021) on ‘‘Energy Access and Gender in Ghana‘ by Dr Anne Schiffer and Amos Nkpeebo Yesutanbul, produced as part of the Gender Equity and Energy Access in the Global South project led by Anglia Ruskin University.
Urban prototyping with communities by Dr Anne Schiffer and Dr Alma Clavin (2020) provides practical exercises for co-designing community interventions in accessing green space. It was compiled as part of the Mapping Green Dublin project.