Research
Named engagement partner
Faith and community engagement and cultural competence built into research bids and delivery.
You receiveA partner named in your bid and active in delivery.
A faith and community engagement partner for research, teaching and student welfare.
Research teams and universities work with CultivIQ, and with Raza as a practitioner, to reach faith and minority ethnic communities, teach faith literacy in professional courses and make welfare decisions with confidence.
Why this matters now.
Research, teaching and student support all depend on understanding the communities they serve. Faith is often the missing piece.
- Public involvement in research
Funders expect meaningful involvement of patients and the public, including communities who are often under-served by research.
- Person-centred professional practice
Health and care courses prepare students to deliver person-centred care, which includes faith and belief.
- Equality Act 2010
Religion or belief is a protected characteristic for students and staff alike.
Section 10, Equality Act 2010
What this means for you
Bringing faith and community engagement into a bid, a course or a welfare process at the start strengthens the work and makes it easier to evidence.
Decisions we help with.
Across research, teaching and support.
- Bid design and public involvementReaching faith and minority ethnic communities for involvement and recruitment.
- CurriculumEmbedding faith and spiritual literacy into professional courses such as nursing.
- Student welfareSupporting students whose faith and culture shape their needs and wellbeing.
- Staff and HR decisionsAccommodation, conduct and grievance decisions where faith is a factor.
- Campus relationsEvents, spaces and responses at times of community tension.
- Research ethicsEngaging communities respectfully and without assumption.
What you can commission.
Workshop names stay the same across sectors; the scenarios are built from your own services.
Teaching
Curriculum and teaching units
Teaching on faith and spiritual literacy, designed to fit professional course requirements.
You receiveSessions or units your programme can keep.
Workshop
Seminars and staff sessions
Seminars for research teams and sessions for student-facing staff.
You receivePractical tools and a written summary.
Evidence from higher education.
Work delivered with universities and research teams.
- Student mental health90% of 59 respondents rated facilitation very good or excellent at a 2026 student mental health conference.
- University staffCultural competency sessions for university staff, after which the counselling team asked for a longer format.
- TeachingRaza teaches chaplaincy at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education.
- Declared interestRaza is Faith and Spirituality Coordinator at Newcastle University. Any work involving the University is agreed with that interest declared.
A tool your teams can use this week.
Practical instrument
Handling Culturally Complex Situations
A structured way for student-facing staff to think through situations where culture or faith shape what is happening.
About our toolsQuestions we are asked
Can researchers bring CultivIQ onto a bid as a faith and community engagement partner?
Yes. CultivIQ can be named as a faith and community engagement partner, supporting public involvement, recruitment and culturally competent delivery.
Can you help embed faith literacy into nursing and health courses?
Yes, through teaching sessions or units designed to fit the course’s professional requirements.
How do you support student and staff welfare decisions?
Through workshops for student-facing and HR staff and a consistent method for decisions where faith and culture are factors.
Tell us about the decision you are facing.
A first conversation is free. We listen, ask one or two questions, and tell you honestly whether and how we can help.