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Join us for a celebration of community-led research across the Highlands & Islands on Monday 10 June in Inverness.About the Event
Join us for a celebration of community-led research across the Highlands & Islands on Monday 10 June in Inverness. The Community Knowledge Matters Gathering will be a chance to:
-bring together peers including communities in the Highlands and Islands, researchers, practitioners and policy-makers passionate about community-led research to connect and share practice
-find out and shape the activities across the network, including participatory ethics process and a community-led rural mental wellbeing co-priority survey
-develop a collective voice and advocacy to shape policy and systems to make community-led research more equitable and sustainable around mental wellbeing and wider.
The event will be held in Inverness at WASPS Creative Academy in the daytime of Monday 10 June followed by a sharing cèilidh in the evening for more informal networking, hearing from different groups and a chance to dance the day out.
Programme Outline
Monday 10th June
9.30am - 6pm: presentations from network members and partners, case studies of community-led research across the Highlands & Islands, interactive workshops and network manifesto building, panel discussions and reflections, an opportunity to engage with policy-makers.
7.30pm - 11pm: food, ceilidh dancing and informal sharing ceilidh.
We will aim to live-stream selected elements of the first day for those who cannot join in-person. You can also register just for online sessions here.
Community Bursaries
We are also making a number of bursaries available for grassroots community groups, organisations and individuals with diverse lived experiences in the Highlands and Islands to attend and are sharing a separate expression of interest form for this. To apply for the bursary, please fill out this separate form here instead (you do not need to fill this form out) https://forms.gle/pmxD2npekRCjnnoN8
Next Steps
Please register by picking the right ticket type. Please let us know if you are able to join in-person, and any dietary expenses or accessibility needs.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more about the event, please email [email protected]
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
WASP Inverness Creative Academy, 62 Academy Street, Inverness, IV1 1LP, United Kingdom,Inverness
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