Research & Projects
The Manchester Centre for Youth Studies (MCYS) is a world leader in youth-informed and youth-led research that positively influences the lives of young people.
Book Club Project
This project, funded by the Siobhan Dowd Trust, providesfree books…
The Hope Group YPAR Project
This project involves the co-production of a zine that explores…
Young Manchester Evaluation
Young Manchester is a new grant-making charity, funding the delivery…
Participatory Youth Practice (PYP)
Participatory Youth Practice (PYP) is an evidence-based, research-informed framework of…
Kicking Crime into Touch
MCYS is collaborating with Comic Relief and Sport Relief along…
Children in Bangladesh
International survey on children’swell-being in Bangladesh Dr Haridhan Goswami has…
Youth Justice Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)
Our Knowledge Transfer Partnership is the first of its kind…
Youthquakes: young civic engagement and political action in challenging times
How do young people ‘do politics’ in 2019? This project…
Getting Out for Good
Getting Out for Good action-research project works with at-risk young…
Roman and Late Antique Artefacts from Egypt: Understanding Society and Culture
The first in-depth study of Roman and Late Antique Egypt…
South Asian Research Network for Childhood and Youth Studies
“The event created opportunities for delegates from a wide range…
UrBEn-ID Project
The UrBEn-ID project (Urban British English and Identity) was a two year ethnographic…
Our research
We believe young people should have the opportunity to participate meaningfully in decisions that affect them. MCYS employs participatory approaches to engage with young people across a range of contemporary and historical issues. As an interdisciplinary research centre, the MCYS team brings together academics and practitioners from a range of disciplines, including Sociology, History, Criminology, Linguistics, Politics, English and Classics. We use our expertise in participatory and creative methodologies to explore areas such as:
- Identity and belonging
- Health and wellbeing
- Marginalisation and exclusion
- Migration and diversity
- Youth Justice
- Youth Language
In addition to collaborating with young people and their communities, MCYS works with agencies and organisations across the public, private and voluntary sectors, both in the UK and internationally. We welcome opportunities to work with third sector organisations, government bodies, the education sector, universities, professional societies, non-departmental public bodies, and advocacy groups.
Contact us to get involved
You can also reach out via email at mcys@mmu.ac.uk