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People smiling, taking part in a Community Action Forum event

The Community Action Forum: why partnership with community organisations is a must

Blog post
15 / 09 / 2023
Creating the Community Action Forum (CAF) The Community Action Forum (CAF) was created in 2019 when several departments within the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) that worked with community...
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Panel presentation at Living Knowledge Conference 2022

Enabling young people to take the lead in research

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16 / 08 / 2023
In the final blog in our series focused on equity-conscious and youth-centred engagement practice, Lewis Hou poses the question: How can young people take the lead in research focused on the issues...
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Paul speaking at an NCCPE conference

Celebrating with the Knowledge Exchange extended family: the launch of the KE Concordat repository

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21 / 07 / 2023
This week the Knowledge Exchange Concordat has launched a repository of resources to support the Knowledge Exchange community. The launch event saw framing remarks from KE ‘champion’ and VC at Keele...
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