The conversation between myself (Hannah Raine at the School of Education), Dr Will Mason, and Saeed Brasab from the Unity Gym Project was an opportunity to reflect, connect and think again about how relationships between universities and community partners can be forged in a genuine way.
It was also a chance to consider a new way of working with communities that intentionally does not follow the “traditional” patterns and practices of university research.
The topics covered in this conversation are relevant for academics and researchers who value highly the principles of meaningful participatory research, at all stages in their research career.
For more, head to the website for the Connect & Reflect project:
https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/connect-reflect/home
A podcast episode was created following this conversation, edited by Kitty Turner at
https://kittyturner.tech/. Music: Y'know by Miyamoto, creative ideas from Hadrian Cawthorne, Learning Technologist at the School of Education.