25th June 2025
Commissioned by Spirit of 2012, our report offers rich insights into the Volunteering Cities grant programme—an initiative that supported four places to strengthen their cultural volunteering infrastructure following their bids... Read more
20th June 2025
By Annette Holman Where are our places of connection? We may often think of infrastructure in public services as where we connect; our schools, libraries, health centres, parks and community... Read more
24th March 2025
New research reveals that friendships across socioeconomic lines have a powerful relationship with future earnings and social mobility.The groundbreaking study funded by the Nuffield Foundation, analysed 6 billion friendships in... Read more
18th March 2025
By Annette Holman “No-one from the public sector has visited my store in the past 40 years.” This is what one business owner told me when I visited his family... Read more
7th March 2025
By Rebecca Nichols As we approach International Women’s Day, Rebecca Nichols, junior researcher at Neighbourly Lab, reflects on one of her stand out projects from last year - one which... Read more
4th February 2025
'Analysis and measurement-making for Local Area Belonging in London.' Funded by Impact on Urban Health (IUH) & the Greater London Authority (GLA), Neighbourly Lab embarked on a research project to... Read more
3rd February 2025
By Rickie Josen and Annette Holman As part of our work on ‘Unlocking Social Opportunities in Shops’ we worked with Asda in Small Heath, Birmingham transforming the former opticians in... Read more
31st January 2025
By Marnie Freeman We know that when a resource is less available, due to limited quantity or time, we tend to see it as more valuable. That’s why, when fun... Read more
13th November 2024
At Neighbourly Lab, we love exploring the science of connection. Every day, every place at any time, there is an opportunity to connect. To become just a little closer to... Read moreCopyright 2026. All Rights Reserved