University Residential - Blog Day 4

Today was the last day of Summer School.

We had to take our bags with us to breakfast as we weren’t allowed to come back to the room so we had to make sure to pack everything and not forget anything.

After breakfast we went to the campus. Our first session was on Criminology and it was really interesting. We didn’t enjoy the second session as much because it was more about history than graffiti. We were really looking forward to lunch and having one last Starbucks before we left.

The best bit about the day was getting certificates in the reflection. One of our students even won an extra award for The Most Improved Student! The least favourite thing about today was saying goodbye to friends.

Summer school made us think more about university though and we had fun.

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Grassroots placement reflection, Sarah Carter

The NIHR funded Public Health Grassroots* placement provided Sarah a unique opportunity to learn a little more about research and engage with multiple stages of the research cycle. This strengthened Sarah’s understanding of how research develops from an idea into evidence that informs service design, delivery, and decision-making.

Listening to Leicestershire - grassroots grants programme gets underway

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.

Working together for inclusive change

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.

Funding opportunity for local community groups in Leicestershire

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.

Evaluation workshop to reflect, learn and strengthen the HDRC team

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.

Young Voices workshops

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

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