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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.

St Mary Abbots Rehabilitation and Training (SMART)

St Mary Abbots Rehabilitation and Training (SMART) is registered as a Charity to support people affected by mental illness on their path to recovery.

Cody Dock

One of London's most exciting creative spaces, Cody Dock provides a gateway to the Lea River Park and is home to a gallery, gardens, cafe & bar that make this the perfect pit stop for exploring The Line Sculpture trail and Lower Lea River.  We'd love to hear from any UCL students who'd l

School of Sexuality Education

School of Sexuality Education provides in-school workshops on consent, sexual health, porn and positive relationships. They also work with university students, youth groups and provide training and consultancy.

UK-Pakistan Science & Innovation Global Network

UPSIGN (UK Pakistan Science and Innovation Global Network)  was set up in 2017 and consists of a group of ove 250 educated professionals globally who are dedicated to raising awareness and develop solutions to tackle various social and economic challenges that a

Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens

The Association of Bloomsbury Squares and Gardens is an umbrella group of Friends and other organisations that support or manage the many historic squares and gardens in Bloomsbury.

Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team
I Have A Voice

I have a voice brings professionals from the political sphere to the classroom to:

Black Woman Kindness Initiative

At Black Woman Kindness CIC, we are interested in self-care as the means to building self-confidence and resilience among Black women to build a stronger community. We are challenging the notice of the Strong Black Woman showing no weakness.

Hackney Shed Ltd

Hackney Shed is an inclusive young people's performing arts company established in 2001.

Compass Wellbeing CIC

 

Bags of Taste

Bags of Taste works with people in food poverty to improve their diets and finances.

The Ben Raemers Foundation

In May 2019, at the age of 28, professional skateboarder Ben Raemers took his own life. The devastation and loss of such a beautifully contagious human being rippled worldwide.

Trapped In Zone One CIC

Trapped in Zone One is a registered London based arts collective, with a passion for the arts and culture. Our philosophy is to build strong partnership with community groups and organisations and support our artists, whether it’s their first steps in the art world or if they’re established

Coaching For Unpaid Carers

The estimated 11.5 million unpaid carers in the UK face huge challenges. Most report that taking on a caring role negatively impacts their mental, physical or financial health and this has multiple detrimental effects on their lives, on families, communities the economy and society.

Centre For Ageing Better

Everyone has the right to a good life as they get older and our whole society benefits when they do. But far too many people face huge barriers that prevent them from doing so.

Frames of Mind

Frames Of Mind is a charitable participatory arts organisation based in Newham, East London, established by Zoe Flynn and Bo Chapman in 2019.

Cycle Club Hackney CIO

Cycling Club Hackney is dedicated to promoting cycling and cycle sport for all levels and ages. Our main club rides run every Sunday, where members and newcomers meet and socialise.

In Tune FC

Since August 2019 lead coach Keir Apperley has been in talks with mental health service management at NHS East London Foundation Trust about piloting and testing an ongoing programme of sports club delivery focussed on people experiencing mental health challenges.

Green City Projects

We enable access to gardening and green spaces for mental and physical well-being and build communities that make a difference to our local environment.

Universal Boardgames
The New Black Film Collective

At The New Black Film Collective (TNBFC) we exist to create and cultivate a vibrant Black ecosystem in the UK film and TV sector by championing Black-led film production, distribution, exhibition and preserving Black filmmaking and television.

Rights and Equalities in Newham (REIN)
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.

Families 4 Peace

Families4Peace began in 2021 when a group of north-west London secondary school students decided to form a community response to the Ukraine War. They became a charity and launched their community centre in 2022, and have been welcoming displaced families since.

Happy In Your Body

HIYB addresses health inequalities in East London by offering free & low-cost creative health services. 

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

They produce artistic projects which focus on themes of, or where art functions as an act/tool of, personal or collective resilience, recovery and restart or reconstruction of identity.

IamIrish

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

Bengali Worker's Association

The Bengali Worker's Association seeks to improve the quality of life of the Bangladeshi community, and other BME communities by encouraging their active participation in society.

Ocean Regeneration Trust

The Ocean Regeneration Trust work in Tower Hamlets, primarily the Ocean Estate. They seek to develop the capacity and skills of members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities so they are better able to identify and meet their needs, and participate more fully in society.

Islington Council - Community Wealth Building

Islington has a strong and dynamic economy, many parts of which continue to thrive. However, our economy does not work for everyone: too many local people experience poverty and disadvantage and too many local businesses struggle to overcome barriers to growth.