Xiaohongshu
What's this all about?
We bring people together across the student-community divide to explore the possibility of co-designing research through:
- Community engaged master's dissertations
- Research volunteering
- Our Pro Bono Research Consultancy Service
Select the appropriate option below and learn more!
Join us at an upcoming Community Research Initiative event
Volunteering
Community Research in Action Field Trip
10/03/2026 | 15:30 - 18:00
Step into a powerful exploration of creativity, community research and collective action with this hands-on field trip to Creative Voices, Activist Voices — an inspiring community research exhibition in the heart of East London.🗓️Tuesday 10 March⏰15:30-18:00📍Arbeit Studios, 1 Trowbridge Road, London, E9 5LD (Just a 5 minute walk from Hackney Wick Tube Station)🕓 Duration: 2.5 hours
Volunteering
Terms of Engagement Setting Workshop
18/03/2026 | 18:30 - 20:30
This workshop will help students and organisations to establish the mechanisms for successful partnership working throughout the dissertation process. We will equip you with practical tools for collaboration and help you create a realistic gameplan for the next 6 months. There will also be time for networking and friendly chatting, where you can chat to other students and not-for-profits involved…
Volunteering
CRIS Cohort Kick Off: Jumpstart Your Dissertation Journey
15/04/2026 | 18:00 - 19:30
If you’ve signed up to write your dissertation with the Community Research Initiative, then this event is a must! It’s our kick off event, where you’ll get the chance to connect with fellow students who have all decided to use community-research methods to write their dissertation. Please note this workshop is for CRIS dissertation students only.