Andrew Grounds
Queen’s Communities and Place
Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
Andrew is the Deputy Director of Queen’s Communities and Place (QCAP) which is an initiative based on engagement and partnership between academics, policy makers and some of the most deprived communities across Northern Ireland. He has an established record of accomplishment for delivering high impact research in areas that include urban regeneration, social economics and finance, urban activism, peacebuilding, and community planning.
To date he has completed a series of university collaborations and community action research projects with a host of partners that include The Executive Office, The Strategic Investment Board, the Department for Economy, the Department for Communities and Innovate UK.
At the Innovate UK KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) awards 2020 he was nominated as a national finalist in the Future Innovator category.
Research Profiles and Social Media
Publications
- Murtagh, B., Grounds, A., DTNI., and Trademark NI., 2022.
Community Wealth Building in Northern Ireland: Plural ownership of the economy. Policy Advisory Paper published by DTNI to the Department for Communities, Belfast, Northern Ireland [Download here] - Murtagh, B., Grounds, A., DTNI., and Trademark NI., 2022.
Community Wealth Building in Northern Ireland: Making financial power work for local places.
Policy Advisory Paper published by DTNI to the Department for Communities, Belfast, Northern Ireland [Download here] - Murtagh, B., Grounds, A., DTNI., and Trademark NI., 2022.
Community Wealth Building in Northern Ireland: Fair employment and just labour markets.
Policy Advisory Paper published by DTNI to the Department for Communities, Belfast, Northern Ireland [Download here] - Murtagh, B., Grounds, A., DTNI., and Trademark NI., 2022.
Community Wealth Building in Northern Ireland: Socially productive use of land and property.
Policy Advisory Paper published by DTNI to the Department for Communities, Belfast, Northern Ireland [Download here] - Murtagh, B., Grounds, A., DTNI., and Trademark NI., 2022.
Community Wealth Building in Northern Ireland: Progressive procurement of goods and services.
Technical Advisory Paper published by DTNI to the Department for Communities, Belfast, Northern Ireland [Download here] - Murtagh, B., Grounds, A., Boland, P., and Fox-Rogers, L., 2019. Urban restructuring, social economics and violence after conflict. Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal, 4(2-3), pp.220-238.