The workshop aims to:
understand community perspectives on what "good experience" looks and feels like in practice when working with universities
work with community researchers to inform the Inquiry's theory of change
generate insights that will feed into panel deliberations and recommendations
Who Should Participate?
We're looking for up to 15 participants who:
Are community researchers or represent community organisations
Have experience designing and delivering community research and co-production with universities
Want to share their perspectives on what works and what needs to change
When and where:
Date: Monday 19th January 2026
Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm (2 hours)
Where: online via Google Meet
As recognition for the contribution of your time and expertise, workshop participants will receive either:
A £50 Ethical Superstore gift voucher (volunteers and community researchers)
A £50 donation to your community organisation (participants in paid roles)
The workshop will be facilitated by Dr Al Mathers and Dr Bryony Vince-Myers.
For more information about the workshop, please read the full invitation to participate here.
If you're interested in participating, please complete this form by Friday 19th December 2026 - https://forms.gle/DxKXzFWESY3ZBCr6A.
We’ll be in touch week commencing Monday, 5th January to confirm workshop participant places, and share the workshop joining details and consent form.
If you have any questions, please email al.mathers@sheffield.ac.uk.