Institute of Communities and Society

The Institute of Communities and Society supports inventive and imaginative research that is truly interdisciplinary. We focus on the social, community and cultural aspects of pressing contemporary issues including migration and movement, social unrest, intersectional inequalities, and institutionalised poverty.

In partnership with communities

Communities are at the heart of our academic, engagement and public activity

Excellence in interdisciplinary research

Bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Medical researchers together with experts from the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

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A police officer removing handcuffs from a prison inmate

The resettlement experiences of people supported by the charity Prisoners Abroad

A group of people sitting on bean bag chairs and talking

Using creative engagement to support healthcare workers

Colindale Communities Trust the Old Library

Social value in urban regeneration

Deterrence and the criminalisation of irregular migration

A laptop. playing cards, poker chips and cash on a table

Gambling harms and probation supervision in England and Wales

A back view of people hugging on the street

Developing a decolonising culture in criminology and higher education

London Houses of Parliament and Bug Ben at night

Exploring cultural divisions and social change in Britain

Post-Covid lifestyle and mental wellbeing

Analysis of community needs in boroughs local to 明星八卦

Into the 'Hotspot': A play about refugees, capitalism and anthropology

Collage of US money and political buildings

How do politician funding, characteristics and behaviour relate?

Does migration contribute to health inequality?

people sitting and looking out to margate promenade

Investigating digital poverty in Margate

A series of photographs showing former checkpoints locations where people were abducted or killed during the 1975-1990 Lebanese civil war.

Analysis of the nature of loneliness using natural language programming

Engaging low-income families in education research

Optimising eel conservation efforts

Whose Song is it Anyway? Women in Music podcast and event at Parliament

Promoting transparency against tax evasion and market manipulation

Social health in older adults from minority groups

Net negative carbon energy for economic development

Change Makers - 明星八卦 Youth Action Group

AI-driven technologies in women鈥檚 healthcare

Promoting Wales to international tourists

Developments and Directions in Intellectual Property Law

Change Makers - 明星八卦 Global Ethnic Majorities Action Group

Playful approaches in adulthood

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Our purpose and aims

We facilitate original and compelling research, responding to existing and emerging social and community needs, in order to shape the policy agenda

Institute Director

Professor Meredith Jones

ICS Advisory Board

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