Our Work

RESEARCH STRANDS

QCAP currently has three individual research strands. Click on the image or text links below to find each strand's home page. Find out about the work involved with each strand, access links to research material and output, and contact the QCAP staff members leading each package of work.

In this programme of work, QCAP will help to regenerate communities and support social enterprises to create alternative approaches to economic inclusion and local development

Growing Up in The Market

This research strand will follow children, young people, and their families over three years to better understand the persistent challenges identified by our partner community

Communities and the Knowledge Economy

Through this strand, QCAP is collaborating with community stakeholders to address community-based disadvantage and the barriers that preclude their participation in a knowledge-based society

Social Economies and Community Wealth

Growing up in The Market

Communities and the Knowledge Economy

CURRENT PROJECTS & PROGRAMMES

Currently, QCAP is running one externally funded research project and one practice programme. Click the links below to find each project's home page. Find out about the work involved with these projects, access links to research material and output, and contact the QCAP staff members leading each package of work.

Children, Learning and Inclusive Places (CLIP)

Funded by the ESRC, the Children, Learning and Inclusive Places (CLIP) project aims to bring together and learn from two of our largest research-led community focused activities - Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland (CNS) in Glasgow and Queen’s Communities and Place in Belfast.

Teacher Professional Development Programme

The Greater Shankill Partnership Board and Children and Young Persons’ Zone has been working with the primary and post-primary schools serving the Shankill community to identify areas for support, with proposed programmes co-designed by the schools, community and University.