Between Spaces is an advisory, research, and knowledge platform working at the intersection of lived experience, research, and institutional practice. We support institutions, organisations, and communities engaging with complex social questions that require deeper understanding of social context, identity, and lived experience.

Our work focuses on how initiatives are framed, designed, and implemented. By integrating research insight, community knowledge, and reflective practice, we support institutions in developing approaches that are context-aware, socially informed, and responsive to the realities of the people they affect. Between Spaces operates through advisory work, research and insight generation, facilitated learning processes, and storytelling initiatives that contribute to institutional learning and public dialogue.

While much of our current work engages questions related to migration, diaspora engagement, identity, and belonging, our approach applies across a wider range of social challenges where institutions seek deeper understanding of communities and social realities.

Between Spaces was founded to address a persistent gap in how social issues are approached: decisions affecting communities are often made without sustained integration of lived experience, grounded research, and reflective practice. Our work recognises that social connection and inclusion are not fixed outcomes, but processes shaped where policy meets practice, and where institutional intent meets everyday realities. Between Spaces brings together: