CCU Student Research Projects
We now have a section on the website that will showcase some of the research projects carried out by our current and past students. The pages will be updated over the coming weeks and months, and […]
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New Appetite Case Studies
You can now view five new case studies that form part of our evaluation of Appetite. These case studies consider areas such as Appetite’s funding for developing new artists, the positive journey for a Community Hub member who […]
City of Culture Social Value Forecast Project Update
Nic is working closely with Iona Jones and a wonderful team of community researchers to carry out our social value forecast of Stoke-on-Trent winning the bid to become City of Culture in 2021. The focus […]
AMORES – Discovering a love for literature through digital collaboration and creativity
AMORES, a two year participatory action learning project, worked with ten teachers and over 400 students to learn how creativity and ICT could empower students and increase engagement with literature. Janet Hetherington, from the Creative Communities Unit, worked with […]
Get in the ‘Mindset’ for social diversity?
CCU Social Media Editor, Adam Gratton, talks about the Creative Communities Unit’s involvement with @Mindset. We here in the Creative Communities Unit at Staffordshire University are proud to be part of an innovative new European […]
Research That Encourages Mutual Benefit by Sarah Page
Having recently conducted a couple of pieces of focus group research I have been encouraged by the reciprocal benefits experienced by researcher, commissioners of the research and research participants themselves.
Tipping the Conversation
Adam Gratton, Get Talking Volunteer, reflects on how Get Talking and tea helped conversation flow at a beautiful performance of As the World Tipped on a soggy Friday night
Stoke is where the ‘art’ is!
Adam Gratton, Get Talking Network Volunteer and Cultural Reporter for Appetite reflects on his experience of being part of Get Talking for Appetite As I helped to unload the wild array of implements for the […]
Get Talking Researcher Job Vacancy – Apply now!
The CCU advertises a great employment opportunity to work on Appetite, an Arts Council funded project in Stoke on Trent. The Creative Communities Unit wishes to recruit a Researcher for the ‘Appetite’ programme – an Arts Council funded, Creative People […]
The Shape of Youth Work: A Profession at Risk or an Opportunity for Innovation?
The Shape of Youth Work Report argues that a fresh approach to youth work is needed, and we all need to rely on each other to secure the future of the sector. Since April 2012, I have been […]