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We are also doing in-depth online interviews, again with LGBT+ and heterosexual dating app users.<\/p>\n<p>We will be working with service providers and community representatives. If you are interested in collaborating with us, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/dating-app-connections\/connect\/contact-us\/\">please do get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Funder<\/h2>\n<p>The project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (reference: ES\/W002426\/1) and it runs from May 2022 to September 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title_companyprofile\">\n<h2 title=\"New community collaboration to build community research and improve the wellbeing of Black LGBT+ people\" id=\"h26slxbxepqy1m0soy21bpl7j812z8dm5\">Collaboration with Black Beetle Health<\/h2>\n<p title=\"New community collaboration to build community research and improve the wellbeing of Black LGBT+ people\">We are delighted to be collaborating with the team at<span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackbeetlehealth.co.uk\/\">Black Beetle Health<\/a>, led by Harvey A Kennedy-Pitt, Health Education and Promotion Specialist, to\u00a0better understand the support services available to LGBT+ people of colour and to build capacity among community organisations for research activities.\u00a0<\/span><span>The collaboration\u00a0<\/span>sees staff from Black Beetle Health joining us for a series of research secondments to allow the exchange of expertise between teams, and resulted in a report, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/dating-app-connections\/2023\/06\/26\/report-on-collaborations-between-community-organisations-and-researchers\/\">Collaboration for Change: Exploring effective change between academics and community organisations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p title=\"New community collaboration to build community research and improve the wellbeing of Black LGBT+ people\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Black Beetle Health is a Manchester-based digital public health charity, supporting the health and wellbeing of Black LGBT+ people.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">This collaboration is funded by a University of Manchester School of Sciences Community Partnership and runs until summer 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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