Shortwork partnered with Camden Council to improve community engagement for street upgrades. Over 170 Camden residents engaged in community research sessions to co-design practical recommendations to build trust, improve accessibility, and boost participation.

Through our work with the Memory Mapper team, we supported academics at UCL to make plans for the platform to become both economically self-sustaining and more open, accessible, and relevant to everyone who wants to tell stories of place

We worked with the British Council and the Internationalism Alliance to explore how international learning and exchange can expand opportunities, skills, and cultural awareness for young people and communities across the UK.

Discover how participatory research in Tower Hamlets captured older residents’ experiences of loneliness, highlighting key challenges, community assets, and solutions to improve wellbeing.

Discover how local residents in Aberfeldy, Tower Hamlets, helped identify barriers to preventing Type 2 Diabetes and proposed solutions through participatory action research.

The Public Health team at Tower Hamlets Council commissioned this PAR project to gain a deeper understanding of the barriers that prevent eligible residents from accessing bowel, cervical, and breast cancer screening services, and to identify solutions that local communities themselves believe could effectively address these challenges.

A RIBA guide detailing principles, methods, and case studies for effective community engagement in architectural projects, helping architects involve local communities meaningfully in design and planning.