A community–university research partnership involving academics from Durham and Newcastle Universities, Beacon NE and community partners.

Case study detailing the mutually supportive community–university partnership between Durham University and Thrive, a community project based in Thornaby-on-Tees, which is a partner with Church Action on Poverty.

A one-year project looking to promote the Durham Local Food Network and raise general awareness of organically grown local food among the Durham local community.

A multi-actor collaborative action research project of which the Beacon NE Fellowship was one element, informed by ‘co-inquiry’ methodology adopted as a working principle by Beacon NE.

Community–university research partnership involving postgraduate students working to a brief drawn up by The Elders Council and the Quality of Life Partnership in which graduate planning students worked with older people in two diverse neighbourhoods to draw out qualities of those neighbourhoods that were supportive or detrimental to older residents’ quality of life.

A case study highlighting progress to date in the areas of: developing understanding of public engagement, and the skills to undertake it by developing a network of experienced staff who can offer support and advice on a range of engagement topics; establishing systems for seconding staff to undertake public engagement activities and providing opportunities to share and improve knowledge of public engagement through workshops, seminars, forums and resources.

Case study detailing the setup and progress of the Centre for Social Justice, which aims to promote community- based participatory research of practical relevance.