Join the Community Research Initiative (or CRIS to our friends) for our annual celebration of our students and communities who did something a little different and worked to co-create research for social impact. This year, we’ll be highlighting our student leaders and community leaders who have bridged the university and community gap to address some of society's most pressing problems. Expect engaging panels and posters showing how our CRIS leaders have tackled issues from supporting refugees to addressing the housing crisis. Grab a glass of bubbles and chat to students, UCL Staff, and community leaders from across the country while celebrating over 60 research and community projects that have made a difference this year. All about the Community Research Initiative The Community Research Initiative, based at the Students’ Union, is all about bringing people together across the student-community divide to co-design research and create real world impact. Now in its ninth year, CRIS supports students at every stage of their academic journey to become researchers, collaborators, and ultimately leaders within their communities. Read more about our different programmes Our programme supports: Undergraduates to gain practical research experience by volunteering on 2–3 month projects with local charities and community organisations. Master’s students to conduct co-designed dissertation research in partnership with community organisations on issues that matter to them Doctoral students to apply their expertise through high-impact community research consultancy projects that deliver real-world impact And we run a series of taster events, field trips, and workshops designed to introduce students to community engaged research for the first time! Oh my! So what’s the CRIS showcase all about? Whether you’re a CRIS student, a community organisation, UCL staff member, or simply curious about community-engaged research, at the showcase you can expect: A celebration of student leade…