IRCC Events
The Embedded Social Research Team from Studio Susegad is hosting multiple meetings for the IRCC community to connect in 2025 and 2026: Regionals across the UK, and larger whole-cohort meet-ups at the midway and end points.
Regionals are day-long meetings facilitated by Studio Susegad, where IRCC members can gather to engage in a carefully facilitated programme and slow(er) networking.
Coming up
Thursday 23rd October: Regional 3 at The National Centre for Writing in Norwich, 10am-4pm
Wednesday 19th November: Online Regional, 9am-1pm
Thursday 27th November: Regional 4 at The MAC in Belfast, 10am-4pm
Feb/Mar 2026, date TBC: A last whole community meeting will be available to sign up for after we have evaluated our next round of gatherings. It will take place in London and be for all IRCC members to attend.
All venues are wheelchair accessible.
Past events
Wednesday 7th May: Regional 1 at Strange Brew in Bristol, 10am-4pm
Friday 16th May: Regional 2 at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, 10am-4pm
Tuesday 20th May: Online Regional, 9am-1pm.
Tuesday 8th July: Midway Meeting at The Lowry in Manchester, 10am-4pm
Autumn Regionals
We know it can be hard to justify taking time out of very busy schedules and we want these events to be as aligned to your needs as possible.
We’ve delivered the Spring Regionals and Midway events, with agendas shaped directly by your input, which you can explore below.
In our RSVP forms, we ask what you want to gain, offer, do, and feel—and we design our activities around your responses. We’re inviting up to four people per team to RSVP.
Now, as we begin planning for the Autumn Regionals, we’re inviting you to help co-design this next agenda.
We're curious if any community members would like to co-host parts of the day or collaborate on specific elements. We're open to your ideas—let’s shape this together.
Event aims
To explore institutional research culture - its themes, challenges and opportunities.
To support different teams to connect and share learnings.
To explore what community ownership of, and collective action within, the IRCC might look like.
To be a useful and collaborative gathering.
Click here to check out our previous agendas to get a flavour of what to expect at our next Regionals.
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At the in-person Regionals, the following are available as standard:
Step-free access
Accessible toilets
A wellbeing space for relaxing, resting and for prayer
Vegetarian and vegan catering (other dietary needs and requests can be made in the registration form)
Agenda in advance
For the Online Regional, the following is available:
Zoom Closed Captions
Agenda in advance
We can meet additional access requirements as needed - please let us know on hello@irccsusegad.com.
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We will send information to participants closer to the time via email.
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We will offer a range of bursaries - Attendance, Open and Reparative Rest. Click here to find out more.
The deadline for applying to Autumn Regionals bursaries is 17th September at 5pm, although we will aim at allocating bursaries sooner.
Bursaries
We’re offering a series of bursaries to support you to attend IRCC Regional events, as part of our research into what reparations for rest might look like in institutional frameworks. RSVPs and bursaries applications for the Norwich, Belfast and Online Regionals this Autumn will close on 17 September 2025 at 17.00, although we will aim to start allocating places sooner.
We welcome any feedback you have on the bursaries - email us your thoughts on hello@irccsusegad.com. We will gather data and feedback on our bursaries pilot and communicate transparently about the distribution of funds and learnings that arise.
