Doubling Down not Ducking Out: Why Co-Production of Research Matters Now

September 2026 / Report

This report is the final output from the Co-Production Futures Inquiry – a collective intelligence-gathering exercise bringing together evidence on how UK higher education can “get its own house in order” to better support co-produced and participatory research. The report reflects on how far we have travelled and provides a system-wide call for action to double down, not duck out, on creating better conditions for co-production in research.

University of Liverpool University of Manchester University of Sheffield Research England Economic and Social Research Council
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The Co-Pro Futures Inquiry brings together collective intelligence on how we can improve the conditions for co-produced and participatory research within UK universities and higher education.