Perfect Score-Music Conference

Last week a group of young people attended a Music Careers conference at Curve accompanied by the Virtual School Youth Worker.

Music Conference March 2019 - panel

A panel of professional musicians and artists answered questions from young people and described their own journey into the music industry and what skills are needed to be successful.

Throughout the morning young people also had the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops including how to look after your health and well-being in the music industry, publishing and publicising your music and business advice and skills for young entrepreneurs in the making.

The highlight of the day was when one young person helped the Music Director with beat-boxing and a looping station and then watching a variety of live performances in beat-boxing rapping, soul, grime, guitar and hip hop.

Leicestershire Matters

Five community organisations across Leicestershire were awarded funding through the NIHR HDRC Community Grants Programme to run local events that gathered insights into the lived experiences of residents and informed key research priorities.

As technology continues to reshape how we live, work, and connect, it is opening new opportunities. From applying for jobs online to accessing essential services and support, digital tools are now central to everyday life.

Grassroots community groups across Leicestershire are being invited to take part in an exciting opportunity to shape local research and improve health and wellbeing in their area.

The HDRC Leicestershire team met in mid-January for an evaluation workshop, hosted by Rose Harvey - our external evaluation partner for the duration of our funding period, helping us reflect, learn and increase impact.

We held workshops across Leicestershire schools to hear about young people's priorities within their local areas to support community health and wellbeing.

The HDRC Leicestershire Research to Reality training series concluded a successful year in September with 94 attendees across the four-session series.