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
Lunch and Learn Session 1: CRIS, Actually - Where It Goes in Your Diss
06/07/2026 | 12:30 - 13:30
Welcome to our very first Lunch and Learn! 🥪✨These are short, friendly online sessions where we get together over lunch and chat through some of the questions you’ve been sending our way about writing your dissertations.For this first session, we’ll be exploring how you actually reflect on working with your community partner in your dissertation.Meeting together online, we'll explore:
Give it a Go
Show Up and Write
15/07/2026 | 10:00 - 12:00
Welcome to Show Up And Write!Are you in the thick of dissertation or thesis writing and wishing you didn’t have to do it alone? Looking for a bit of motivation and strength in numbers? Join us for a group writing session!We’ll start by giving everyone the chance to share what they’re planning to work on, then, true to the spirit of the session, you simply show up and write. No pressure, no…



