This Sickle Cell Awareness Month, we’re proud to publish new community-led research by Xaira Olaifa-Adebayo, produced through the ROTA Community Research Partnership (RCRP). Sickle cell is the UK’s most common genetic condition. It mainly affects people of African and Caribbean heritage, and it remains under-researched and under-funded.Xaira’s research looks at what happens when the healthcare…
Researchers from this year’s ROTA Community Research Partnership (RCRP) are seeking to recruit participants to take part in their research. If you are interested in taking part in any of the studies, please reach out the Peer Researchers directly. Bowale’s Research: Maxed Out Mariam’s Research: Invisible at the Intersection Montel’s Research: After the Pipeline Mahalia’s…
To our members, You may have heard about the passing of Professor Jason Arday and how the coverage and reaction from the British media was vicious, inhumane and racist. It would not feel right for us not to acknowledge this loss. We recognise that racism, and the circumstances surrounding Professor Jason Arday’s death, may be…
PRESS RELEASE NEW SHORT FILM “FOR MY SISTER” EXPLORES THE HIDDEN MENTAL HEALTH IMPACT OF SICKLE CELL IN BLACK BRITISH COMMUNITIES A new short film, For My Sister, produced in partnership with Media Trust, highlights the lived realities of sickle cell and its impact on mental health within Black British communities. Created as part of…
Who takes the blame for homelessness and housing insecurity? ROTA’s new research starts from the position that, contrary to the view that people in such circumstances are personally responsible for their situations, it is not the fault of the individual. Homelessness might happen to anyone and can take different forms. From the more visible rough sleeping…
Race on the Agenda stands in solidarity with every Black and Global Majority person, migrant community, and refugee family caught up in the violence that swept through Belfast last night. What we witnessed was not a protest. This was an organised racist terror – masked men burning homes and vehicles, attacking businesses, and screaming that…
Race on the Agenda joins all those expressing grief and outrage at the murder of Henry Nowak and the deeply disturbing circumstances surrounding his death. All young people should be protected from violence. This incident deserves a thorough, objective, and transparent investigation to ensure accountability and justice. In addition, we are concerned by the exploitation…
Race and AI: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly As part of ROTA’s ongoing commitment to engaging our members, we are continuing our Priorities for Racial Justice 2026 series with an upcoming online event focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and racial equity. We are already seeing the increasing use of AI systems across public…
Recruitment for the third ROTA Community Research Partnership, supported with funding from Propel and the City Bridge Foundation, has now begun. We will be recruiting up to 10 Peer Researchers (PRs) to carry out research within their communities on the ways in which structural racism affects them, focusing on the themes of migration and the…
An Insight into Young Carers in the UK Blog by: Emily Farquharson, Social Research Apprentice at ROTA There are likely around 800,000 young carers in England alone, yet only a fraction are formally recognised by institutions or recorded in official data. Over the past decade, young carers have become increasingly visible in policy conversations across…