A researcher’s journey into understanding everyday participation in Glasgow

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Susan Oman

Ruth Webber invites you to follow her journey into understanding everyday participation in Glasgow by way of her new blog

Govanhill Community Baths – where I met with Jim, who told me about the 13 year long struggle to regain community ownership following its closure in 2001. It has now been opened again for 2 and a half years. He showed me around this majestic (and cold!) building and talked to me about plans, projects, including a vision to eventually have community allotments in the cubicles under the huge glass roof, where people would be able to grow and eat their own food

To continue reading Ruth’s blog, click here: In Dialogue with Glasgow

Introducing the Aberdeen case study

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Andrew Miles

Principal Investigator and lead on Aberdeen case study, Andy Miles, introduces the work taking place there

Work on the Aberdeen case study began in February 2014. Aberdeen is one of two UEP cultural ecosystem studies in Scotland that have been funded primarily by Creative Scotland, the public body that supports the arts, screen and creative industries, which is particularly interested in what it calls ‘edge’ communities. Continue reading →

Everyday Participation in Parliament

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Abigail Gilmore

In December the Understanding Everyday Participation – Articulating Cultural Values project (UEP) was chosen by the AHRC to highlight its cross-Research Council, Connected Communities programme at a high profile Research Councils UK (RCUK) event in the House of Commons. Entitled Underpinning UK Growth and Well-Being, the purpose of this event was to raise awareness of the impact and benefits of publicly funded research with parliamentarians, peers and business.

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