Shaun Danquah and Marcus Tayebwa explore the prevalence and complexity of medical scepticism in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, and talk about the need for community-led research to effectively understand this ever-increasing scepticism across the urban locale, in the current context of the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Read MoreIn this think piece, co-authored by Shaun Danquah, Marcus Tayebwa and Muhammed Rauf, our three team members reflect on an important and impactful year in their respective journey’s, navigating the ever-evolving world of Community Research and beyond.
Read MoreRead and watch more about our journey over the last few months, in partnership with Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, in community research, where we are gathering insight on how residents in Lambeth and Southwark are adapting and coping during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreMeet Marcus, a community researcher and learn more about his upbringing, motivations and convictions when it comes to digital transformation, socio-economic trends, community research, creating equity and more.
Read MoreTowards the tail end of September this year, I was afforded the opportunity to lead a local surveying team based in Vauxhall on a data collection project on air pollution.
Read MoreWe sat down with one of our surveyors (soon to become a trained Community Researcher), Marcus Tayebwa, to hear a little bit about his experience working on the project, why he thinks it’s important for community members to be involved in local interventions from design to implementation, and how he thinks institutions can avoid falling into the ‘saviour dynamic’ with the people they support.
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