Community Research Initiative

Welcome to the Community Research Initiative

Also known as "CRIS" to our friends

We bring people together across the student-community divide to explore the possibility of co-designing research to create a positive social impact. Whether its through your course or as a volunteer, our programme is here to take your research skills from classroom to community.

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Masters programmes

PhD programmes

Undergraduate programmes

Curious about how your research could make a difference?

Working with a UCL student has made a massive impact on our organisation, particularly because we are so grassroots and wouldn't have been able to do this research on our own.
-South Asian Health Action

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Join us at an upcoming Community Research Initiative event

Volunteering

Make a difference with your research skills: Community Research Initiative Pop Up

08/12/2026 | 11:30 - 15:00

Want to do something different with your research skills? The Community Research Initiative (or CRIS for short!) is all about taking your research and study skills from classroom to community. Our Research Volunteering programme allows you to volunteer your brain with local charities to help solve real world problems.

Volunteering

Make a difference with your research skills: Community Research Initiative Pop Up

09/12/2026 | 11:30 - 15:00

Volunteering

Make a difference with your masters dissertation: Community Research Initiative Pop Up

13/01/2027 | 11:30 - 15:00

Want to do something different with your master's dissertation? The Community Research Initiative (or CRIS for short!) is all about bridging the university x community divide to create research with and for the community. We are here to give you the opportunity to carry out a collaborative dissertation project that can produce something useful and useable for the wider world.