We are Y Lab

18 December

Next of Kin: a performance and discussion about dementia, D/deaf communication and healthcare

As part of the 2020 Festival of Social Science, Y Lab presented the performance of a new play 'Next of Kin' alongside a discussion about dementia, hearing loss and the role

Image shows a bird's eye view of a phone on an orange table with a number of crayons and multicoloured scribbles all over the table.

Research

Data Poverty in Wales and Scotland

We are working with partners to find out more about the scale and depth of data poverty in Wales and Scotland and the impact on people's lives.

Image shows a landscape view of the Cardiff skyline with tall buildings and cranes against a blue sky with clouds.

Programme of Work

Cardiff Capital Region Challenge Fund

We are working with the Cardiff Capital Region to deliver a new challenge fund that aims to use innovation to address societal challenges.

Image shows a woman in green trousers and a blue top lying on a bed surrounded by clocks on the wall telling different times. It is by Maxine a Rengarific participant.

29 September

Innovating in arts and health during a pandemic

Programme manager, Rosie Dow, talks about the challenges and joys of arts and health innovation during COVID-19.

ID: black and white image shows a row of coats hung in a shed over several pairs of boots in a row at Down to Earth on the Gower.

28 August

Evaluating a programme: What have we learned so far about Innovate to Save?

How and why does innovation happen in public services?

Image shows vapour in rainbow colours rising

Research

Dementia and Diversity

This project aims to understand the different ways in which dementia is experienced by diverse communities (in relation to ethnicity, sexuality and disability) across Wales.

2 June

Y Lab and COVID-19

Our Academic Director, James Lewis, writes about what we are working on and how we are responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

Image shows a group of young children sitting next to each other on a park bench wearing coats and looking out at some trees.

11 May

Flintshire Council becomes first in Wales to introduce Mockingbird programme

Council in North Wales will use £1.15million in Innovate to Save funding to roll-out the Mockingbird family model for looked after children and their foster families.

27 April

HARP COVID-19 Sprint Challenge

How can the arts support people living through lockdown? How can access to arts interventions be improved? Our sprint challenge aimed to build our knowledge to support more people in Wales.

photo of a footpath through overhanging trees in a forest

8 January

Why measure public sector innovation? What we’ve learned so far from the Nordics

For the past 6 months, Y Lab has been exploring how countries around the world measure public service innovation in different ways. Here's what we've found out so far.