STEM Taster Day at De Montfort University

In November, five young people attended a STEM taster day at the De Montfort University.

The aim of the day was to give students an understanding of science, technology, engineering and maths subjects and careers available to them through higher education. This was also an opportunity to ask current students questions and to find out about university life. The day was broken up into three sessions, each with a different focus such as maths and psychology.

 

 

 

 

The sessions included activities such as creating a container with as little material as possible to transport precious cargo, donning their investigative hats and working out who had stolen valuable fish from the school aquarium, and using eyewitness testimonials in a robbery case. Feedback from the young people who attended was very positive, they said the day was very interesting and they had enjoyed learning something new about university. It was great to see them engaging with the sessions, and working together as a team. They did really well especially in the precious cargo activity, and they came second out of 5 teams! Very well done.

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.