Dr Phil McBride reflects on a recent project which explored lifestyle interventions to combat type 2 diabetes in the Muslim community, benefitting from direct collaboration with community members through informal discussions supported by our Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Fund.
Month: February 2026
How Art Brought Research to Life at FUTURES 2025
Central to the FUTURES Festival celebrations was the creation of new artwork, and encouraging visitors to explore their artistic side through walking tours, our craft zone, and workshops. Each of these activities worked with members of the local community to bring new voices into a variety of research disciplines.
SmogOff – Community Testing of Air Pollution
Dr Jo Garrett and the team from Then Try This share insights into their work on SmogOff, a project supported by Civic University Agreement funding to engage local communities with air quality monitoring, and encourage new understanding of air pollution and its impact on our local environments.
Community Connections: Informing Urban Liveability Research
Dr Federico Botta shares insights from his team’s collaboration with Exeter Science Centre, in which both parties sought to better understand Exeter residents’ views on urban liveability, supported by the 2024-25 Engaged and Participatory Research Fund.