Our PhD Research Projects

Research Centred on Community

Collaboratory’s PhD research projects last 3-years and involve in-depth study and investigations of several core research questions. Projects are carried out by a PhD candidate, and are supported by teams of Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire researchers and partners from community-focused organisations.

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Projects

Cohort 2023

Group Dynamics And Suicidality: A Social Identity Approach to Resilience and Risk Mitigation
Understanding And Responding To Youth Violence: Blending data science with lived experience
Skateboarding in shared public space: power, gender, age and inclusivity
Understanding the Relationship Between Trust and Participation in Health Promotion Activities Among Pakistani Women in Nottingham
New Public Governance in practice in an NHS organisation
Boxing in the Community: Moving Beyond the Myths of Sports’ Positive Potentials to Reduce Violence
Understanding the lived experience of workplace coercion, exploitation and modern slavery in the community across Nottingham
What does it mean to be “work-ready”?: Investigating the education-employment transition for young people in former coalfields areas.
Diversifying Child Friendly Nottingham: Perspectives from Primary School-Aged Children

Cohort 2024

Cohort 2025

Cohort 2026

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Projects

Cohort 2025

Cohort 2026

Learn about the PhD candidates carrying out research projects. Explore our research candidate profiles.

Our PhD Candidate Profiles

See how local communities and community professionals help identify local priorities for our research

Local Voices in Research

Find out about our PhD studentships and how to become a Collaboratory PhD candidate.

Collaboratory PhD Studentships

Local community organisations and academics create and support all our projects. Find out how you can be part of our next cohort of research projects.

Become a Research Project Partner