Year 8/9 STEM lab day at Loughborough University

The visit was a really good chance to see if university might be a part of these young peoples' futures!

Just before the Christmas break a group of Year 8 and 9 students from the Virtual School had the chance to visit Loughborough University to find out about STEM (that's Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects. They took part in 3 really interesting activities: protecting rare birds eggs, forensically investigating the theft of fish and experimenting on rocket propulsion (using Newton's Third Law).

One of our young people designed a Sankey diagram to display the results (and tried to explain to Sam what this is!).

"An amazing day" and "A great experience" are just some of the young people's comments. 

 

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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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