Evaluate research requests
before you commit
A structured tool for Black voluntary sector leaders to assess whether a research partnership request meets the standards of equity, community voice, and mutual benefit your community deserves.
Start AssessmentTakes about five minutes. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
How it works
Answer 13 questions
Structured questions across six dimensions of equitable research: community voice, power, cultural sensitivity, benefit, accountability, and safeguarding.
See your scores
Each dimension gets a traffic-light rating — green, amber, or red — so you can see exactly where the proposal is strong or weak.
Send your feedback
A professional feedback letter is generated for you to copy and send to the researcher, based on your assessment.
The problem
Why this exists
Black voluntary sector organisations are frequently approached by researchers seeking access to communities — but these partnerships are not always equitable. Too often, the community provides the data while the institution takes the credit, the funding, and the intellectual property.
Assess & Align gives you a framework to evaluate whether a research request meets the standard of partnership your community deserves — and the language to say so.