BVSC Research regularly shares insights from our work, updates about current projects, and opportunities to engage with research and community learning across Birmingham.

Through our research and evaluation activity we work with organisations, communities and partners across a wide range of social issues. This page highlights some of the learning emerging from that work, as well as news, events and opportunities to get involved.

Where possible we also share publications and reports produced through our research and evaluation projects.

Project Insights

Across our work we regularly support organisations and partnerships to evaluate services, explore community experiences and develop evidence to inform decision-making.

Where appropriate, we share short summaries of this work to highlight key themes and learning.

These project snapshots provide a brief overview of:

• the focus of the work
• partners involved
• the research or evaluation approach
• key learning or insights

In some cases links to full reports or publications will also be available.

Learning and Reflections

Research and evaluation generate valuable learning that can support organisations and systems to reflect and improve.

Through short articles and blog posts we share reflections from our work, including:

• lessons from evaluation projects
• insights from participatory and community research
• reflections on emerging challenges affecting the voluntary sector
• learning from collaborative partnerships and research programmes

These articles are intended to support shared learning across the voluntary sector and the wider research community.

Events and Opportunities

BVSC Research regularly hosts or contributes to events, workshops and learning sessions connected to research, evaluation and community engagement.

These may include:

• learning events and seminars
• workshops on research and evaluation methods
• community research training opportunities
• Birch Network events and gatherings

Information about upcoming opportunities will be shared here.

Publications

Some of our research and evaluation projects produce publicly available reports and publications. Where these are available, links will be shared alongside other publications or reports by trusted partners, that may be of interest to the VCFSE sector.

Stay Connected

You can also stay up to date with research and community engagement activity through the Birch Network, which connects organisations and individuals interested in research, participation and evidence-informed practice.

To find out more or join the network, visit:

👉 www.cherp.org.uk