Welcome to the Community Noticeboard!

This is a space for ideas that we’ve collected from our local and wider London voluntary & community sector. Our neighbours. These ideas represent what local charities, community or citizen groups considers most important, right now, to further what they do, fill a knowledge gap, or change and improve something for some of the most pressing social issues. If you are looking for dissertation inspo, you might just find it here.

This is the start of your participatory dissertation journey! If you find an idea that strikes you, use the Expression of Interest button to explain why you are interested and what experience or skills you can bring to develop the idea into a project… and your dissertation.

Important: You will need to complete an intake meeting with the Community Research Initiative team (book here) and fill out our stay connected form (you can find here) before you will be connected with an organisation.

Favourite this tab and don’t forget to check back during January and February because new ideas will be added each week. Can’t find anything suitable? Check out our Directory where you’ll find lots more organisations that are keen to hear from a student but haven’t yet articulated a specific idea for the Noticeboard is all. Having issues with the process? Please let us know at [email protected] where we’ll try to help.

Understanding loneliness and intimacy in elderly LGBT populations
East London LGBT Seniors
In a 2023 survey by our organisation, we found that the most significant issue facing older LGBT people was isolation and loneliness. However, we lack an understanding of what is driving this…
Health & Wellbeing
Capturing health and wellbeing impacts of martial arts classes
Thai Boxing Fighters Academy
Thai Boxing Fighters Academy are seeking researchers to capture health and wellbeing outcomes from their martial arts classes. This could involve a range of quantitative and qualitative methods.…
Young People
Call for research: How do we remove the barriers which exist for migrants to access ESOL?
English for Action
English for Action are a charity who support migrants in London through participatory ESOL classes and community organising. They are looking for student researchers to explore how structural…
Campaigning For Change
How important is a university’s performance on climate and social justice issues to current and prospective students?
People & Planet
Universities are powerful institutions that create knowledge and help shape the beliefs and habits of the next generation. Increasingly, universities have been reframed as service providers of…
Climate & Sustainability
Open to student ideas: African Community School
African Community School
African Community School provides inclusive services to local adults, children and families living on low incomes, supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve and develop new…
Community organising
Call for research: What are considerations when it comes to the online safety needs of autistic people and AI-driven technologies?
GoSafer.Online CIC
GoSafer.Online CIC is seeking to collaborate with a master’s student interested in neurodiversity, digital inclusion, and community engagement. The organisation works at the intersection of online…
Technology & AI
Open to student ideas: co-creative research to support community mental health cafe
Jami - Mental Health For Our Community
Head Room welcomes research that doesn’t just study community but takes part in it. We’re interested in work that holds practical value for our café and contributes to wider conversations about…
Health & Wellbeing
Educating for heroism: Exploring the impacts of character and values-based education
Being The Cure
Being the Cure is closing a moral gap that the education system has left wide open. In London, most children grow up without access to formal character education, a privilege reserved for wealthier…
Education & Pedagogy
Evaluating the Impact of Joy-Based Interventions in Paediatric Healthcare Settings
Spread a Smile
Spread a Smile brings joy and laughter to seriously ill and hospitalised children and their families during long hospital stays. Every year, we reach thousands of children and teenagers through…
Health & Wellbeing