Contact Us

If you would like to discuss research, evaluation or community research opportunities, we would be happy to hear from you.

BVSC Research works with voluntary organisations, funders, commissioners, academic partners and public sector organisations across Birmingham and the wider region.

Whether you are looking for evaluation support, interested in collaborative research, or exploring opportunities for community engagement, our team would be pleased to discuss how we might work together.

📧 [email protected]

Research and Evaluation Enquiries

If you are interested in:

evaluation of services or programmes
research or needs assessments
impact measurement and learning
collaborative research projects

Please contact [email protected] and we will direct your enquiry to the most appropriate member of the research team.

Community Research and Engagement

If you are interested in:

becoming a Community Researcher
joining the Birch Network
training or resources on community research
opportunities to get involved in participatory research

Please visit the CHERP website:

👉 www.cherp.org.uk

Working with BVSC Research

BVSC Research works with organisations and partnerships across Birmingham and the West Midlands to deliver research, evaluation and community-led insight.

We welcome enquiries from:

voluntary and community organisations
grant-makers and funders
universities and research institutions
local authorities and public sector partnerships

👉 Find out more about working with us

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At BVSC we strive to provide our customers with the best service possible. We know that some of the best ideas come from people outside of our organisation and we therefore welcome feedback at every level to help us continuously improve what we do. This means that we want to hear from you when things go well, and when things could have gone better.
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