Community and Neighbourhood Development | Community University Partnership Programme Blog

Recent International Developments in Community-University Engagement: a conversation with Budd L Hall, Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research, 21st March

Date: Tuesday 21 March, 12.30 – 1.30pm Location: Room 102, Edward Street, City Centre Campus, University of Brighton Budd Hall, a long time friend of the CUPP programme at the University of Brighton will share information and invite a conversation on two of the most recent studies and reports that he and Rajesh Tandon have…

Fully-funded PhD studentships at CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University

The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR), Sheffield Hallam University is recruiting for fully-funded PhD studentships linked to the White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership – a collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York, Sheffield Hallam, Hull, Bradford and Manchester Metropolitan University (http://www.wrdtc.ac.uk/the-white-rose-dtp/). We are seeking proposal across the range of CRESR…

More brains?

After running our first successful series of Brains at the Bevy (more details below), funded by the Sussex Learning Network, we are planning a second series in 2017 April to November 2017. So we are looking for academics to pitch in ideas for talks. We will be collecting ideas until the end of January when…

UALL Annual Conference, York – 5- 7 April 2017

Developing Community University Partnerships Course 2017, University of Brighton. early bird reduction if you book before 15th January

The University of Brighton’s Community University Partnership Programme (Cupp) has been involved in brokering and developing partnerships with their local communities for the past eleven years. These partnerships are concerned with the exchange of knowledge and prioritise those that tackle disadvantage. The Cupp programme’s work involves building links between local community groups and academics, students and support staff. The programme…

Museum University Partnership Initiative: message from Sophie Duncan, National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement

I wanted to share a fantastic opportunity to form strong, mutually beneficial partnerships with small and medium sized museums in your area. The Museum University Partnership Initiative (MUPI) is funded by Arts Council England’s Museum Resilience Fund. In partnership with Share Academy and Paddy McNulty Associates, the NCCPE is hosting a series of regional networking…

The Grow Project – great animation that shows the benefits of outdoor mental health support

The Grow Project was a unique collaboration between the University of Brighton and Grow. Grow is dedicated to providing outdoor mental health support. Grow’s eight week ‘Seasons’ are based at Saddlescombe farm, a National Trust site in Sussex. Grow is designed to support people with experience of mental distress to experience the wellbeing benefits of…

Synergy Sundays – Opportunity to promote your organisation

Opportunity to promote your organisation and its work for free at the Synergy Sundays indoor festivals. I’m writing to invite you to promote your organisation to a wider audience by taking part in Synergy Sundays, a new community event to be held every Sunday from 2pm-midnight at The Synergy Centre, Brighton. Synergy Sundays is a…

Brighton and Hove Fairness Commission report now available

Making Brighton & Hove a ‘fairer city’ University researchers have supported the Brighton & Hove Fairness Commission to produce a major report on how “organisations and communities can work together to make the city a fairer and more accessible place”. Our university supported the work of the Brighton & Hove Fairness Commission (BHFC) by analysing…

New University of Brighton Research Project: Insecurity and Uncertainty: Marginalised young people’s living rights in fragile and conflict affected situations in Nepal and Ethiopia

Cupp are about to embark on a research project, to be led by Dr Vicky Johnson from the Education Research Centre at the University of Brighton and international partners from Ethiopia and Nepal. The project, Insecurity and Uncertainty: Marginalised young people’s living rights in fragile and conflict affected situations in Nepal and Ethiopia has been…