Centre for Commons Organising, Values Equalities and Resilience (COVER)

This research area is dedicated to furthering the understanding of how commons ownership can create more egalitarian and inclusive economies.

Through our research of the social economy we examine how values of cooperation can create positive systemic changes for communities and societies.

This research area is dedicated to furthering the understanding of how new technologies can promote the shared ownership and management of spaces, goods, and services.

Through our research on free to use and open source technologies we examine how digital resources can foster a more empowering society, economy, and politics for everyone.

This research area is dedicated to furthering the understanding of how digital advances will impact the present and future of work.

Through our research on AI and digitalisation we examine the struggle for new worker’s rights in the 21st century.

This research area is dedicated to furthering the understanding of how commons ownership can produce new types of communities and organisations.

Through our research on cooperatives and the creative industries we examine the possibility of building democratic and sustainable institutions and ways of living together.

This research area is dedicated to furthering the understanding of commons owned solutions to improving public health and community-based services.

Through our research on health, energy, and housing collectives we examine the radical potential for producing services the meet the needs of all people.

This research area is dedicated to furthering the understanding of how to share knowledge about commons ownership and broader implications for the society, economy, and politics.

Through our research into social economy curriculum and educational technologies we examine how to share these cutting edge perspectives in an impactful way for a wide-range of students and change makers locally and globally.