UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have today announced a £348,000 investment in 10 projects. These projects are spread across the UK from Kent in south-east England to the Highlands and Islands in Scotland.
Each of the projects will see researchers collaborating with communities to explore their lived experience of health and social care to help inform researchers, health practitioners, and wider discussions with policymakers and the public about the future of care.
Empowering children to shape the future of research on social inequality and health
Dr Rachel Carroll, Teesside University
This project will design a programme of creative workshops for children living in areas of high deprivation in the South Tees region.
Children will have the opportunity to express and communicate their perspectives on social inequality and health and wellbeing through a series of interactive and inclusive workshops. Their voices will be captured through anthologies of artwork and creative writing and short animated or documentary films.
The Health Determinants Research Collaborative will then host knowledge exchange events, where the outcomes of the project can be shared with community-based researchers and public health leaders from across the region.