GALLANT Community Collaboration Research

🌱 GALLANT Newsletter Update August 2026 🌱

The Impact of Being Outdoors on Sleep Quality

We are proud to support five-week placements for medical students in years 2, 3 and 4, giving them time to explore topics in more depth through supervised projects and focused learning. In this placement, students look at how connection with nature can support mental and physical wellbeing. One student, Abba, chose to focus on the…

Exploring Nature Connectedness in Everyday Urban Life

How does nature shape our wellbeing in cities? My recent student research project explored this question by looking at how people describe their experiences of nature in everyday environments. The project analysed short reflections shared through communiMap – a digital mapping platform where people record encounters with nature in places they visit. I focused on…

GALLANT Community Blogs: Meet Marie…

Our brilliant community lead Marie sat down with us for a chat to tell us a bit about her story. Her’s is one of care, resilience, and finding her voice. Her journey to GALLANT didn’t begin with climate change, but with a lifelong commitment to helping others and standing up for what she believes in. …

communiMap Focus of the Month: Summer Rain in Glasgow 

Welcome to our very first Focus of the Month — a new way to explore what’s been shared on communiMap, our new community science app!  Summer rain in Glasgow doesn’t always arrive gently. Sudden August showers have left behind more than just wet pavements — they’ve also reshaped how we move through the city. The Water Co-Lab…

Shining a Light on Wild Spaces – Exciting New Project for Glasgow

We’re pleased to highlight and support the important work of Butterfly Conservation’s Wild Spaces programme, which is now aiming to bring its work to Glasgow.  Wild Spaces is designed to connect people with nature by creating places where butterflies, moths and other pollinators can feed, breed and shelter. After successful projects in Perth, Stirling, Bristol, and ongoing…

GALLANT Joins Air Pollution Event at Glasgow City Chambers

On Friday the 25th of April, our GALLANT Community Collaboration Research team took part in an inspiring Air Pollution Event hosted by Parents for Future Scotland at the Glasgow City Chambers.  The event brought together pupils, parents, teachers, councillors, and campaigners to exchange ideas, share resources, and learn more about the local impact of air…

Compost Co-Lab progress at The Hidden Gardens 

On Friday the 25th of April, we held a brilliant Compost Co-Lab meetup at The Hidden Gardens, a big thank you to everyone who came along and got involved!  One of the highlights of the session was a sneak peek at a compost-themed zine currently in progress by one of our community members, Jenny.  We’re…

Spotlight on the Nature Co-Lab: Nature Stories Interviews Underway

As part of our Nature Co-Lab, we’re excited to share that our CommuniGALLANT Nature Stories interviews are now underway. Our community members, GALLANT researchers, and University of Glasgow medical students are working together to document reflections, memories, and everyday interactions with nature. These stories will help shape the Nature Stories layer in our community science…

Compost Co-Lab: New Site Launch & Community Science in Action

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the newest site for our Compost Co-Lab, a collaborative effort with Movement in Thyme, Glasgow Autonomous Space, Propagate Scotland, and Propagate Cat. At our recent event in March, community members came together to explore the world of compost through hands-on activities, including viewing compost samples under microscopes. It…

CommuniMap Update: Behind the Scenes of Our Community Science App!

We’re excited to share an update on the development of our new community science app which will bring together data stories and creativity from across the GALLANT community collaboration projects. Here, participants will be able to map their local area, through movement, nature climate and much more. After a lively showdown vote on our social…

Ria Dunkley on Sunny G Community Arts Show – 18 Apr 2024

Check out our Community Collaboration team lead Ria Dunkley on SunnyG radio with host Simone Murray (who has been a friend of the project since the beginning!) Ria talks about what we’ve been up to over the last year, what’s coming next, and how to get involved in our community science projects which launched in…