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#refugeeswelcome in parks aims to learn from and  initiate good practice relating to two sectors: refugee support and greenspace management. Our primary focus is on national organisations in the UK, but we are also learning from and working with our partners in Berlin, and local stakeholder groups in London and Sheffield.  It is a follow-on project from ‘The Bench Project’ with the aim of developing at developing the impact of this research.
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People and organisations involved are:

• Clare Rishbeth: University of Sheffield, Department of Landscape (project lead).
• Radhika Bynon: The Young Foundation, London.
• Jonathan Darling: University of Manchester, School of Environment, Education and Development.
• Tobais Stapf: Minor, Berlin.
• Dominika Blachnicka-Ciacek: Sheffield (Research Associate).
• With fieldworkers: Suzanne Molley and Nabeela Ahmed (Young Foundation, London), Wassili Siegert and Safa’a AbuJarour (both Minor, Berlin). 

This project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Connected Communities programme.

Jonny, Clare, Dominika, Suzy, Radhika, Tobias