Resources: Highlands and Islands Climate Change Community Grant The Highlands and Islands Climate Change Community Grant, funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and delivered by the British Science Association (BSA) and Science Ceilidh, is supporting communities in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland to work together with researchers on addressing local climate change issues. Here we bring together a suite of research, resources, case studies, videos and more from the scheme. Research and learnings UKRI: Impact story UKRI provides an overview of the programme, explores how it has created collaborative and more equitable relationships between communities and researchers, and shares learning outcomes to date. Read UKRI's impact story Phase one evaluation report: Executive summary Through a series of interviews with the community organisers and researchers involved in the first phase of the grant scheme, external evaluator Dr Heather Mendick brought together key learnings from these projects, which collectively represent an exploration of both community climate action and research and in creating more equitable collaborative relationships between communities and researchers. Read the executive summary of our phase one impact report Phase one: Reflections from participants In this video, we hear from some of the participants about their learnings from the phase one community-researcher partnerships. Please note, the video might take a moment to load. Community of practice: Artwork Illustrator Phoebe Roze created an artwork to summarise discussions at the programme's community of practice meeting in Inverness on 1 November 2022. Case studies The GRAB Trust: Waste free takeaways The GRAB Trust was awarded a grant to work with researchers to develop and deliver a three-month trial to reduce waste by supporting cafes in Oban to encourage their customers to switch from single-use plastic to reusable cups. Find out more about the project Green Hive: Net zero Nairn Green Hive was awarded a grant to work with an independent researcher to explore the impact of the charity’s work to date and identify new project areas which address the ideas and concerns of local people with regards to the Nairnshire environment. Find out more about the project The Knoydart Foundation: Household carbon audit The Knoydart Foundation was awarded a grant to develop and deliver a community-led carbon audit of the Knoydart Peninsula, in partnership with a researcher, and work towards setting a timeline for achieving net zero. Find out more about the project Seaweed Gardens The Seaweed Gardens collective of food growers, creatives and scientists, based in Oban, experimented with using seaweed fertilisers to grow vegetables. They developed a programme of creative and community activities, culminating in a harvest festival, community meal and exhibition in September 2022. News and blogs Explore the latest news and blogs about the grant scheme: News | Launch of the Highlands and Islands Climate Change Community Grant scheme (17/11/2021) News | Announcement of the projects awarded funding in phase one of the grant scheme (31/03/2021) Blog | Lewis Hou, founder and director of the Science Ceilidh | Reflections on the lessons learnt almost one year into the grant scheme (23/08/2022) Blog | Christina Fuentes Tibbitt, Community Engagement Manager at the BSA | Phase one project summaries and learnings (09/03/2023) News | Announcing the new grants available for community-led research projects (New Voices grants) (06/04/2023) Find out more about the Highlands and Islands Climate Change Community Grant scheme Sign-up to our monthly newsletter for community news and opportunities Manage Cookie Preferences