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Research Grants Event 2010

The Big Lottery Fund held an event on 11 November 2010 for 100 people who have received funding through the £29 million Research Grants Programme.

The purpose of the event was to share learning about topical themes covered by the programme including dissemination, user involvement, social inclusion, community engagement, disability, well being and mental health.

Presentations from the event

Presentation Speakers
Keynote Speech, Sir Clive Booth 
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Former Chair of the Big Lottery Fund; Sir Clive Booth


Interim findings from the Research Grants Evaluation and questions 
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(Read the final report.)

Katherine McKenna, Senior Consultant and Nicola Smith, Associate Director, Ecorys


Research into Reality: knowledge exchange and impact and overview of the Third Sector Research Centre 
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Razia Shariff, Head of the Knowledge Exchange Team, Third Sector Research Centre


Approaches to dissemination 
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Sue Milne, Children in Scotland, ‘Participation in Practice’ project


Approaches to user involvement 
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Dianne Seddon, Crossroads, ‘Carers for people with mental health problems’ project


Approaches to user involvement 
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Natalie Djohari and Adam Brown, Substance, ‘the Social and Community Benefits of Angling’ project


Well-being and mental health 
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Val Woodward, Workers Education Association, ‘Community Research for Better Health in the Midlands’ project


Well-being and mental health 
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Alice Goodenough, The Silvanus Trust, ‘Social cohesion and well-being deriving from woodland activities’ project


Well-being and mental health 
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John Larson, Rethink, ‘Personalisation and severe mental illness: impact for individuals and organisations’ project


Isolation and social exclusion 
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Lisa Reynolds, Eaves Housing for Women, ‘An assessment of interventions designed to support women exiting prostitution’ project


Isolation and social exclusion 
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Anita Franklin & Joe Waterton, The Children’s Society, ‘Safeguarding Young People’ project


Isolation and social exclusion 
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Huda Jawad Solace Women’s Aid, ‘Moving On Up How women and children rebuild their lives after domestic violence’ project


Community Cohesion and Empowerment 
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Karen Carrick, Greenspace Scotland, ‘Greenspace is good - so prove it!’ project


Disability 
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Olga Kozlowska, Association for Real Change, ‘Here to Stay: people with learning disabilities from new migrant communities’ project


Disability 
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Louca- Mai Brady and Zara Todd, NCB, ‘Developing the participation of disabled children and young people’ project


Disability 
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Stephen Jones, British Retinitis Pigmentosa Society, ‘Developing Therapies for Rhodopsin Retinitis Pigmentosa’ project