Hopeful Futures and Social Change
Event details
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Thursday 7 May 2026 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Description
This event is being run by the Participatory Research Network.
About the event
Join us to explore how people-powered research is shaping a brighter, more hopeful future for everyone.
This event celebrates the Participatory Research Network (PRN) and associated KE and Impact-oriented projects (see winners and nominations for 2025 Awards). The event will showcase six examples of participatory projects working with communities to envision and co-create better/healthier futures. Short presentations will be followed by facilitated, small group conversations, with refreshments (coffee, cakes and snacks) provided. With the intention of gathering together Sheffield-based researchers and community workers/champions, we will take some time to connect and explore our collective hopes and dreams, forging new collaborations and ideas to take forward.
Featured speakers and projects
- Aunam Quyoum (Sheffield Hallam University) Centre for Collaboration on Community Connectedness (C4), will be presenting on 'Embedded Research in Communities.'
- Ryan Bramley (University of Sheffield, School of Education) and Beth Evans (SUBTXT Creative) will present on 'Improving Subtitles for Deaf Audiences'.
- Danica Darley (School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield) and team will share 'Reflections of care-experienced young people on Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)'.
- Esbjorn Wettermark (School of Languages, Arts and Societies, University of Sheffield) in collaboration with Professor Hazel Marsh (University of East Anglia), the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library and the Romani film-maker Lisa Smith, to share "A Basket Full of Eggs" (2025, 18 minutes) film co-production.
- Ellie Lockley (Sheffield Hallam University, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research) will be presenting on the 'Creative Health Boards' project.
- Pamela Richardson (School of Geography and Planning, University of Sheffield) and Asha Mohamed (Sheffield City Council) to share about the Make it Grow project.
In line with our participatory, creative and blue skies approach, we invite conversations centred around hopeful futures, social change and commitments to social justice with, by, and for communities.
Location
53.380649351408, -1.48723945
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