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Hive will bring people involved in commissioning, delivering and responding to peer research together to discuss a range of issues facing the sector.
Today’s call is an invitation to submit a presentation, other media, or roundtable idea.
Conference streams
Submissions for oral presentations are invited for each of the six conference streams:
- Youth – from young children to young adults
- Health – both physical and mental health
- Communities and place – issues of levelling up, place-making, social cohesion and integration, housing and regeneration, local economies or other issues which pertain to where we live and how we relate
- Welfare and social justice – issues which affect those who are marginalised in society, whether that be homelessness, fuel poverty, digital exclusion, welfare reform or other issues
- Creative methods – showcasing examples of particularly creative peer research, regardless of the research topic
- Methodological innovation – covering topics such as how technology and digital methods are changing peer research, analysis of peer research at scale, evaluation of peer research and more.
We invite submissions from commissioners and funders, academia, third sector and other organisations training and supporting peer researchers, and peer researchers themselves. Joint presentations from groups that cut across roles and sectors are particularly welcome.
Roundtables
Submissions for roundtable sessions should be convened by an individual, group of individuals or a committee with a set of speakers who are invited to speak on and debate a specific issue. This part of the programme is intended to focus on polemical or challenging issues in peer research. Suggestions are provided but applicants are welcome to suggest their own topics.
- What is peer research? For example, exploring the boundaries of peer research, citizen science and Public and Patient Involvement
- Ethical issues in peer research
- The impact of peer research on policy and practice
- Progression and the profession. For example, when do peer researchers become professionalised? Is the social research profession gate-keeping and restricting access to those who gain the skills outside of a traditional academic setting?
Posters and creative media
In addition to the traditional papers for presentations and roundtables, we welcome submissions for posters in relation to any of the conference streams. We particularly encourage contributions from peer researchers showcasing their own research, students and early career researchers.
In a break with academic tradition, we also welcome submissions in formats other than the classical academic poster. We welcome non-traditional posters and artwork, short films that can be played on a loop (suggested maximum three minutes) or any other creative media. The only requirement is that your submission must be able to tell its story ‘standalone’ without requiring a presenter.
There will be dedicated ‘poster’ sessions at the conference and a ‘virtual gallery’.
PechaKucha
PechaKucha sessions will include presentations of 20 images shown for 20 seconds each for a total of six minutes and 40 seconds. Presentations can cover any of the conference themes, celebrate success or failure, or tackle challenging issues in peer research.
Submissions and deadlines
Please submit the session or poster title, author names, contact details, and a brief abstract (max 500 words) by email to: peerresearch@youngfoundation.org with the email subject line ‘2022 conference submission – followed by the relevant category [presentation / roundtable / poster / PechaKucha]’.
- Abstract submission deadline for presentations and roundtables: 31 January 2022
- Abstract submission deadline for posters, other creative media and PechaKucha: 31 January 2022
- Notification of acceptance for presentations and roundtables: 18 February 2022
- Notification of acceptance for posters, other creative media and PechaKucha: 25 February 2022
The deadline on all submission dates is 23.59 BST.
Find out more and register your interest in attending, or submit your proposal.
23 March 2022 - 24 March 2022
9:00am - 6:00pm
Join us for The Young Foundation’s first peer research conference, Hive: a place where creative minds and participatory research meet.
Over the last decade, we have seen an increasing shift towards evidence-based policy and practice in government, with commissioners, social investors and philanthropic funders. What counts as evidence and measuring the social impact of different interventions and policies has been a continued work in progress over a similar period.
Historically, the experiences and perspectives of people who are directly affected by complex social challenges (or the interventions designed to alleviate them), are far less evidenced and have often not been routinely sought. Some sectors, such as health and homelessness, have been forging a path for participatory research approaches for many years while, in other sectors, the importance of such methods have only recently gained traction.
As a field of practice, peer research remains understudied – and questions over how it is defined and how it intersects with related approaches, such as citizen science, or patient and public involvement, require further examination.
Likewise, frameworks that privilege quantitative methods continue to drive questions about the legitimacy of peer research as a source of evidence for policy-making. As the field rapidly evolves and expands, what ‘good’ looks like is also a question that demands deeper consideration.
Alongside these issues, there is a need to expand our understanding of the pathways created by peer research for people to progress into. These include other roles within the broader research and innovation ecosystem, social action, and other kinds of social and mission-driven employment.
The Peer Research Network, powered by The Young Foundation, is convening the Hive conference to bring together all those involved in commissioning, delivering and responding to peer research to explore these issues.
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