Our Research Candidates

Local Talent Driving Local Change

Collaboratory’s community centred research projects are carried out by talented and passionate individuals from Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas. We recruit candidates based on their holistic potential to succeed in research, looking at their skills, motivations, and experience beyond more simplistic, traditional metrics.

Our PhD Candidates

PhD candidates carry out in-depth, original research projects and take part in specialist training over a full-time, 3-years+ programme.

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Candidates

Leicester and Leicestershire Candidates

Cohort 2025

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Cohort 2026

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Our Research Placement Candidates

Research Placement candidates carry out original scoping-level research projects as part of a 12-week development programme.

Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Candidates

Cohort 2023

Candidate	Project Title
Leanne Moden	Walking-and-Writing: Fostering Inclusivity and Meaningful Dialogue with Asylum Seekers in Nottingham
Sarah Vernau	Paddling at Holme Pierrepont: Health, Wellbeing, and Safeguarding on the Water
Henri Clarke Baptiste	Exploring the Past and Future History of Black Activism in Social Housing Developments in Nottingham
Jack Benjamin	Engaging Children and Young People with Language and Heritage in Nottingham
Gemma Poole	Black and Brown Women’s Experience of Baby Loss: A Literature Review

Cohort 2024

Candidate	Project Title
Angela Holland	The perspectives of late-diagnosed autistic adults on local post-diagnostic support in Nottingham & Nottinghamshire
Vanessa Natasha Johnson	Digital Inclusion policy and marginalised groups: what are their needs?
Anisah Hussain	What is the current situation in Nottingham with South Asian young men’s involvement in serious organised gangs?
Saira Lloyd	Shaping better models of healthcare service provision for people with long-term health conditions in Nottingham communities

Cohort 2025

Candidate	Project Title
Lucy Kennedy	Beyond Green: Community Participation towards Resilient Urban Nature
Sian Willows	Our Community, Our Voices: Stories about Oak Tree estate created by Oak Tree residents
Bryony Adshead	Popular Protest and Political Representation in Nottingham: Drawing contemporary lessons from the 1850s and 1860s
Adam Pickering	Beyond GDP: mapping and understanding community-led alternative economic development enterprises and practices in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Jaysika Dennis	Engaging with and Communicating Music Provision, Education, Activities, and Performance Opportunities to Children and Young People across Nottinghamshire
Neesa Khan	Exploring a sustainable resource with potential community benefits: A green opportunity under our feet?