Projects

Feasibility studies

Youth Digital Cultures Lab

Empowering Youth to Co-Create Diverse Digital Futures Young people are the largest group online, with 45% of global internet users below the age of …

Abstract graphic of a human head surrounded by 'constellations' of nodes and branching networks.

Our futures and AI

Young people will lead this research project, creating guidance and resources to contribute to the positive and constructive use of AI, particularly in relation …

Abstract blue and yellow graphic of the head and shoulders, in silhouette, of two females standing back-to-back. The image contains the project title 'Online Objectification'.

Online Objectification

Exploring barriers to digital civic participation through an anti-objectification intervention This project will explore how young women experience objectifying content on social media and …

AdvoKit

An Aphasia-Led Toolkit for Navigating Public Services Current public service systems assume fast, fluent communication and digital proficiency; excluding many with language disabilities such …

Youth-led research and development

Digital Youth Work The aim of this project is to enable young people impacted by digital exclusion to develop the digital skills and critical …

New Narratives

Promoting refugee & asylum seeker civic participation through third sector capability building We are delighted to announce that INCLUDE+ has funded New Narratives as …

12 Next

Fellowships

Criteria for Age-Appropriate Design

Mapping problematic practices and defining criteria for (non) compliance with data protection, online safety and digital service regulation for children 5Rights Foundation has played …

Previous 12

Exploratory Projects

Rapid response projects which embrace an element of risk or experimentation

Linear sketch of a cooking pot with vegetables falling in.

AI in Everyday Life

Empowering ethnic minority women through food, skills & digital confidence The goal is to build digital confidence and close a growing gap in AI …

Abstract graphic of an open laptop with blue lightning bolts coming out of it. One the screen is a collage image of a mouth speaking into a megaphone, with yellow soundwaves travelling to an ear.

Youth Voice

Creating inclusive online wellbeing services in rural Devon Space Youth Services has been managing a regular online youth centre using the Discord platform since …

Mapping IN+ Principles across the network

The aim of this project is to carry out an analysis and refinement of the IN+ Principles, which were developed by the IN+ Team …

Digital Youth Work is Infrastructure

This experimental project seeks to highlight the role of youth workers as digital inclusion leaders within non-formal educational spaces. It will document the everyday …

Link tile with text 'Gifting smartphones to people seeking asylum'. Graphic of a hand receiving a smartphone.

The process of giving smart phones to people seeking asylum

This project will be a rapid response to the urgent need of smart phones for people with new asylum claims and without a smart …

Truths

“Truths” is a series of educational and creative sessions designed for people with disabilities, focusing on digital equity and culminating in a series of …

12 Next

Research hubs

Digital Youth Work Research Hub

The Digital Youth Work Research Network is hosted by the University of Leeds within the INCLUDE+ Network. DYWR.HUB aims to explore the intersections of …

IN+ ART Iterations Programme

IN+ ART Iterations explores digital equity and the implications of our INCLUDE+ Principles. In 2023 and 2024, we are collaborating with artists and communities …