About us

TSRC offers third sector organisations and policy-makers access and input into robust research, aiming to bridge the gap between research and the third sector.

We are reviewing existing research and building comprehensive databases. Working closely with practitioners and policy makers, we are analysing the difference the sector makes. In all our research, we are informed by a strong theoretical and conceptual analysis of the sector.

The Centre is a collaborative venture by the Universities of Birmingham and Southampton, with contributions from Middlesex and Kent. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, Office of the Third Sector and Barrow Cadbury Trust.