Welcome! This is where you’ll find our list of current voluntary and community sector organisations, community groups, and statutory bodies registered with the Community Research Initiative. Everyone on this list is interested in co-designing research ideas and projects with a master’s student and working in partnership with them during their dissertation.

You’ll need to be logged in to the website using your UCL login. If you are interested in an organisation’s work and would like to think seriously about working in partnership with them, you can request a CRIS appointment.

f there’s nothing here that catches your eye and you have your own ideas for an organisation to work with, please drop us a line at [email protected]. Please note, we prioritise local, small-to-medium sized, and not-for-profit organisations (and some statutory bodies or social enterprises/Community Interest Companies).

For organisations advertising specific ideas for research, check out our Community Noticeboard where you can show your interest in ideas you’d like to know more about.

Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT)

Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) is an East London charity embedded in the local community, providing practical help, support and training to people affected by homelessness and addiction.

4-22 Foundation

Our organization  is dedicated to providing long-term support to young people through every stage of their development.

Being The Cure

Being The Cure's mission is to develop the next generation of society's heroes through our evidence-informed character education that instils honesty, kindness, and humility in every child.

Bedford House Community Association

The Association works to improve quality of life through adult education; including art, fitness and leisure courses.

4YoungMinds

4YoungMinds is a social enterprise established in 2018 to support young people aged 11-25 with their mental health and wellbeing. We deliver interactive, discussion and activity-based workshops and 1:1 mentoring to empower young people to take control of their wellbeing.

EcoCounts
Bonny Downs
East London Garden Society
Steel Warriors

Steel Warriors is an anti knife crime charity that melt down knives taken off the streets and recycles the steel into outdoor street gyms.

Loop Labs

Loop Labs seek to improve quality of life for Londoners. They work with local people to develop skills, improving access to nature, contributing to collective wellbeing.

WE REST.ART

We create artistic projects that use art as a tool for personal and collective resilience, recovery, and identity reconstruction. Our public art and cultural projects raise awareness on diversity, inclusion, and climate change.

IamIrish

IamIrish connect, support, advocate and empower Irish people of Mixed Ancestry/Multi Ethnicity and Global Majority. They do this through:

Islington Council

Islington Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Islington in Greater London. It is a London borough council - one of 32 in London.

The Line

The Line is an ambitious public art project in East London that connects Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and The O2, following the waterways and the line of the Greenwich Meridian.

Succeed 2 the Max

Succeed 2 The Max is a fresh and innovative London-based youth career development charity founded in 2021 and currently serving young people under the age of 30 (16-30) in the boroughs of Hackney and Haringey. (For marginalized and BAME communities).

Camden Giving

Camden Giving is an independent charity working to end local poverty and inequality in Camden.

Accessible Waterways Association

Making the waterways more accessible for all

VSO

At VSO, we know that people in developing countries have the power, courage and desire to help themselves. That’s why we use a volunteering for development approach that puts the most marginalised people first.

Khadys Dream

Khadys Dream is a crime prevention organisation dedicated to teaching young people about the hidden effects of the criminal justice system. Our goal is to help them make informed choices that can steer them away from trouble.

Human Trafficking Foundation

The Human Trafficking Foundation emerged from the work of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, with a focus on shaping policy and legislation to combat human trafficking.

Patina People

Patina People is a growing community of older adults (55+) that fosters social connection and lifelong learning.

East London LGBT Seniors

East London LGBT Seniors provides community building and support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer people of more or less retirement age, and their partners, and younger volunteer supporters.