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GroundsWell is a consortium of Universities, communities and policy makers striving to make outdoor spaces healthy for all

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🌿 New report! We’ve published evaluation findings from Our Beautiful Grotspots with Regenerus, exploring how community-led greening in Bootle boosted wellbeing, pride & biodiversity.

📘Read more ➡️ groundswelluk.org/publications/
#GroundsWell #UrbanGreening
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🌿Why do a quarter of people rarely visit local green spaces?

Join our WEBINAR to explore the Green Gap Framework: uncovering the reasons behind low & non-use of #urbangreenspace

📅 24 Nov 🕐 1–2pm
🎤 Dr Avril Johnstone & Rob Bushby
🔗 Register: liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Traditional evaluations miss lived realities.
Discover how community researchers build bridges—not barriers—in health research.
▶️ Watch “From Barriers to Bridges” on YouTube: youtu.be/9QzIGoCJa9Y
#CommunityResearch #HealthEquity #ParticipatoryMethods
From Barriers to Bridges: Community Research as Methodological Innovation in Health Intervention
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October 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🌳Earlier this month, GroundsWell presented at the
Mersey Forest #BritishScienceFestival event: Science of the Forest: People, Nature and Climate.

Read Dr Zhang's reflections here👉 groundswelluk.org/GroundsWellB...

#UrbanHealth #GreenSpaces #ClimateAction #NatureBasedSolutions
October 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
📢 Event Reminder – Hybrid Webinar this Thursday!

From Barriers to Bridges: Community Researchers as Methodological Innovation in Health Intervention Evaluation.
Join us in person or online. Scan the QR code to register.
September 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Opening doors to the future!
As part of the GROUNDSWELL journey, we’re at Doors Open Day @ University of Edinburgh.
🌱 Come explore how we’re promoting health & wellbeing in our communities.
👉 Details: efi.ed.ac.uk/event/doors-...
September 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Don’t miss out—be part of this exciting hybrid webinar!
What if the key to fairer, more authentic evaluations lies in the voices of the communities themselves?
September 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Not your usual webinar.
Think of it as an experiment in reorientation:
* Research as art
* Policy as imagination
* Practice as poetry

With Dr Marisa de Andrade
23 Sept | 10–11 am (online)

Bring your curiosity. Leave with new ways of thinking.

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An Invitation to Think and Act Differently, 23rd September 10-11.00 (online) – SCPHRP
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September 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🌿Green spaces aren’t a luxury, they’re a lifeline.

Across our cities, land can be transformed into healthier, fairer places. Our partners shared with us what accessible green space means for their health.💚

Watch & join👇
Full video: youtu.be/5rT6pGSeQnY
#GreenSpaces #UGBS
GroundsWell - Green Spaces and Health
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September 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
On 14 August, we gathered at the University of Edinburgh’s Main Library to celebrate the launch of the 2nd Edition of the GroundsWell Community Magazine.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed and attended 💚. Your energy, commitment, and community work make this possible.
August 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
📖✨The winning article from Lawrence Primary in our #EcoWeek comp with @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social council is LIVE!🎉

Read here👉 groundswelluk.org/Newsandevent...

Keep your eyes peeled for the full online release of all of GroundsWell's Community Magazine, coming soon 👀

#Waterways #YoungJournalists
August 20, 2025 at 11:25 AM
August 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🌿Eco Week Competition Winner!🌿

The winner of our competition with @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social is...

Lawrence Community Primary School🎉

Their fantastic article on local waterways will be featured in GroundsWell's Community Journalism Magazine & on our website soon!

#communityjournalism #youngvoices
July 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
✨ Come work with us! ✨

We are hiring a data manager at
@liverpooluni.bsky.social, fixed term until Sept 2026. Strong skills in data management, statistical analysis, problem-solving and communication are essential.

For more details and to apply click here 👇

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July 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
🎉 Our Community Journalism for Kids slide deck is live! Help children tell powerful stories about the environment 🌱📝

Still time to enter our @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social Eco Week competition — deadline 30 June! 🏆

📥 Slides + entry info: groundswelluk.org/Publications...
#EcoChampions #YoungReporters
June 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
🌍 It’s @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social #ECOweek!

We’re launching a community journalism course & competition in Liverpool primary schools with Child Friendly Liverpool 📝

What do kids care about most when it comes to the environment? We’re about to find out - stay tuned!👀
#ClimateVoices #ChildLedChange
May 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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May 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🌱At our annual retreat last year we asked everyone attending - "What does GroundsWell mean to you?"

Their answers? Take a look — this is what GroundsWell is all about 👇#inspiration #community #healthinequalities

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May 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🎥Missed our first #GroundsWell ECRs & Partners webinar? The recording is now available!

Catch powerful insights on public involvement in research & participatory methods from Ruth Livesey & Rebecca Crook

📺Watch here: youtu.be/H5P6rCyaU0c

#ResearchMethods #CommunityEngagement
Public involvement in research and use of participatory methods: We can't do it without them!
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May 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
⏰ Next Wednesday ⏰

Don't forget to register: Public Involvement in Research and Use of Participatory Methods - "We can't do it without them!"
NEW WEBINAR!

Join us for a webinar exploring how Liverpool City Region can use its blue space to address health inequalities and what lessons can be learnt by other urban areas.

Speakers from @liverpooluni.bsky.social and Canal River Trust

Mon 3rd March 2PM
Register NOW🔗 tinyurl.com/45ujyk32
April 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
These are the kinds of insights that often go unspoken: "The solutions to the global mental health crisis may not lie in increased diagnoses or medication alone.
April 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Instead, they might be found in the power of care, compassion, empathy, and the wisdom of grandmothers—the often overlooked caregivers and community leaders."
It’s a perspective worth considering. Please give it a read: lnkd.in/g8pUysEi
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April 14, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🌱 Spring Forward: Disrupt. Transform. Innovate. 🚀

The season of renewal brings fresh ideas and radical shifts from our Innovation Fund projects. Don’t miss the key insights shaping what’s next. 🌷
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GroundsWell Innovation Newsletter, March 2025
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April 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
✨New ECR & Partners Webinar Series✨

We’re launching a rolling webinar series where early-career researchers & GroundsWell partners share innovative research methods shaping our work. Register below!

1⃣ "We Can’t Do It Without Them!"
📅 Wed 30th April, 1PM
🔗https://tinyurl.com/uu9wf6wc
March 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM