Get Involved Awards - 2024

Explore projects funded by the Get Involved Awards 2024
2022 Get Involved Awards

Get Involved Awards - 2024

Explore projects funded by the Get Involved Awards 2024
In 2024 we again invited communities to apply to work with our researchers to find sustainable solutions to community problems, challenges or support to pursue new ideas to solve local problems through research.
We then funded six projects from a range of community partner and researcher partnerships – please find a synopsis of the projects available below. If you’re interested in finding out more about the Get Involved Awards, please email getinvolvedawards@plymouth.ac.uk. 

Deanna Gallichan profile
Deanna Gallichan with Ivybridge Brewing Company – How do adults with learning disabilities and autism experience the impact of their work?
Using digital storytelling to capture lived experience of inclusive employment. The project aims to empower individuals and provide a thematic analysis of their experiences, enhancing the brewery’s ability to demonstrate its wider social impact.
Alejandro Veliz Reyes profile
Alejandro Veliz Reyes with Whitleigh Community Trust – Modern methods of construction for community building
This initiative will provide hands-on training in modern methods of construction, addressing housing shortages and promoting net-zero transitions. The project will also explore the potential for community-led housing innovation in Plymouth and beyond.
Nigel Jackson profile
Nigel Jackson, Carl D Evans and Mike Sheaff with Citizens Advice – South Hams – Uncovering Hidden Homelessness in Plymouth, South East Cornwall and the South Hams
This project aims to define and quantify ‘Hidden Homelessness’ (such as sofa surfing, living in vehicles, or temporary accommodations) in the PL postcode area, examining its causes, impacts and potential solutions.
Sarah Blissett profile
Sarah Blissett with Barbican Theatre Plymouth – Archiving Rebellion
This project will research and document the Barbican Theatre’s significance to its communities, celebrating its legacy and current work. A new performance or audio walk will connect past and present, and create a framework for other community groups.
Ulrike Hohmann profile
Ulrike Hohmann and Rebecca Carter Dillon with Citizens Advice – Plymouth – Impact of the two-child limit on families in Plymouth and the surrounding areas
Citizens Advice Plymouth and the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ are collaborating to research and propose changes to the two-child limit policy. CAP will gather evidence to highlight the policy's effects on children’s health, isolation and long-term outcomes.
Alyson Norman profile
Alyson Norman with Livewell Southwest – Headway Plymouth: Hospital Liaison Project
A project evaluating a new Hospital Liaison Service for individuals with Acquired Brain Injury, demonstrating the service’s effectiveness in improving patient outcomes and reducing long-term care costs, enabling ABI individuals to live independent lives.

What’s next for our successful researchers?

Our researchers have been working collaboratively in the community and supporting each other across projects. Community partners are made associate members of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ for access to our support, resources and services to develop their research skills.