This is a library of resources relevant to our Public Involvement and Engagement Hub. From support to community researchers to the materials we used to build the PIE Hub, see them below.
This is an ever evolving directory – check in regularly to see more!
How to Involve Community In Research
Community Led Research Pilot
The document is about empowering underrepresented communities to lead their own science‑linked research, strengthening confidence, partnerships and inclusive practices
Community Research Methods
This guide champions community‑based research that empowers those to generate knowledge and shape meaningful, collaborative partnerships that drive social change.
Community-Led Research Training Toolkit
This guides organisations to empower residents through collaborative research, building skills, partnerships and meaningful community‑driven insights.
Involving Young People: A Toolkit
A practical guide empowering young people as researchers through participatory methods, covering recruitment and training, fieldwork, analysis, and
What Is Community Research?
A clear guide explaining community‑led research, methods, and benefits, helping organisations understand local needs and create meaningful, evidence‑driven change.
Community Research Poster
A simple, engaging explainer showing how local people lead research by listening, learning, and shaping meaningful community‑driven change with real impact from the Wigan Borough PIE Hub
Research: A Plain Language Guide
A clear, step‑by‑step toolkit empowering anyone—especially marginalized communities—to design, conduct, analyse, and share ethical, community‑based research for social change.
Community Based Participatory Research
A practical toolkit explaining how communities and researchers collaborate through equitable partnerships to design, implement, interpret, and act on research for health equity.
Making Community Presentations
Communicating Information about Community Health and Development Issues
Analyzing Community Problems
‘Barriers To Inclusive Research’



