Cumbria Co-research Collective

We are part of a new Youth Co-research Collective in Cumbria!  Alongside Carlisle Youth Zone and the University of Cumbria, BBF has been enlisted to support a group in Cumbria to Get Co-Research Ready. We are coming together as young people (12 – 17yrs), peer youth leaders (18 – 21yrs), established Youth Co-researchers and adults in Youth Worker and Academic roles.

The aim is to build confidence and skills in research within the community. We think this is important because research happens every day but doesn’t always include us! This is especially true when research is about young people and through this project, we hope to disrupt this pattern. We share a belief that research about young people should start with young people.

And the collective have written this BLOG to share our learning so far with a wider audience! Give it a read :)