11th May 2026
Our research team, as part of the Welcome Coalition’s work mapping and evaluating welcome services and networks across the UK, have now completed fieldwork in Devon, the final of three... Read more
19th April 2026
We’re proud to launch a new report from our work evaluating the impact of the Defence Gardens Scheme (DGS) 10-week programme. With funding from the Armed Forces Community Fund Trust,... Read more
10th April 2026
As part of the Welcome Coalition’s work mapping and evaluating welcome services and networks across the UK, our research team went to Renfrewshire, the second of our ethnographic deep-dive locations.... Read more
26th March 2026
At Neighbourly lab, our work focuses on supporting those who would benefit most from greater connection and support and we know university students are included in this. We know loneliness... Read more
25th March 2026
At Neighbourly Lab, we believe the best cities are shaped with the people who live in them. Planning decisions shape our communities: the homes we live in, the parks we... Read more
2nd March 2026
As part of the Welcome Coalition’s Mapping and Evaluating Welcome Services and Networks across the UK, our research team has just come back from fieldwork in Bristol, where they were... Read more
25th February 2026
A Neighbourly Lab Legacy Project Next up in our legacy series: Healthy Ageing in Bristol In 2024, we learned about a cohort of the population aged 50-70, with two or... Read more
20th February 2026
In this short piece, we share some thought provoking insights about how we take care of young male refugees as they move through the asylum system. We invite botha reframing... Read more
27th January 2026
A Neighbourly Lab Legacy Project Next up in our legacy series: Encouraging Greater Interaction and Kindness on London Buses. Frontline workers are a crucial part of local infrastructure - they... Read more
28th November 2025
by Beth Worku-Dix, Mission Area Lead. New Beginnings, Shared Experiences Across the United Kingdom, new beginnings are always unfolding. Every day, people arrive seeking safety, opportunity, or simply a fresh... Read more
25th November 2025
By Ethan Geiger Having turned twenty four years old last month, I have found myself in a bit of a limbo, gradually aging out of the culture and identity of... Read more
21st November 2025
We’re proud to launch Revealing Social Capital — a new ethnographic report exploring how social connections shape people’s lives, and what helps communities build meaningful relationships across lines of economic... Read more
4th August 2025
Between 30 July and 5 August 2024, the UK experienced a wave of riots, protests, and civil unrest following a mass stabbing in Southport that tragically killed three children. False... Read more
22nd July 2025
Nesta, with support from Ethos Foundation, Neighbourly Lab and partners across the early years sector, have launched a high-level blueprint for how the new 'family hubs programme' can most effectively... Read more
11th July 2025
What is it? This image gallery is a collection of inspiring ideas that supermarkets and shops have developed to enable further support and social connection for their customers Who is it... Read more
11th July 2025
What it is: A guide for supermarkets to help recognise their assets for the community with steps on how to implement four different community value models in their stores. Who... Read more
6th July 2025
Join Neighbourly Lab Programme manager Annette Holman & Caroline Lee, (Senior Research Associate - Cambridge Public Health) as they explore for The Tackling Loneliness Hub findings from our two-year programme;... Read more
2nd July 2025
What it is: This report highlights opportunities residents have for finding support and/or social connection via their local shops and supermarkets. Insights from studies and trials have been developed into adaptable... Read more
2nd July 2025
Today we are sharing the insights and outputs from a two year funded programme Neighbourly Lab embarked on ‘Unlocking the role shops and supermarkets can play in supporting social connection’.... Read more
30th June 2025
By Aba Amihyia At the Tackling Loneliness Hub and Neighbourly Lab, we often talk about the importance of social connection - not just for the communities we serve, but for... Read more
25th June 2025
By Annette Holman We’ve all been on a learning journey! The past 2.5 years of the Volunteering Cities programme came to an end recently where we launched our insights report... Read moreCopyright 2026. All Rights Reserved