Participatory Research at Imperial

Participatory research involves academic researchers and non-academic publics collaboratively producing new knowledge by designing and delivering research projects together.

Generally, these collaborations take place between people with academic expertise and people with lived experience in the area being researched. As collaborators, both groups work as equals to decide which questions get asked, how they get answered, and what happens with the knowledge created. We often use the term participatory approaches to refer to an entire spectrum of practices, from single co-design interventions to fully co-produced participatory research projects.

• Discover the participatory research projects funded by Imperial