REMINDER: Apply now for Service User Involvement Awards

Dear Colleagues

Proposal to support Innovative Approaches to Service User Involvement in Healthcare Education and Research

The School of Health Sciences Community Engagement (User Involvement) Strategy Committee agreed to explore new ways of encouraging, supporting and rewarding staff to develop innovative ways of involving service users in educational and research activities. The University’s Department for Learning Enhancement and Development (LeAD) has kindly agreed to sponsor a new initiative within the School of Health Sciences with these aims in mind.

SHS staff are invited to apply for one of FIVE awards of £2,000 each that will be used to support service user involvement in a new educational or research project. Research projects must have an educational component.

Successful applicants will be announced before the end of July 2014. Ideally, projects will be delivered in the autumn term 2014. Winners will be expected to give a presentation on their work supported by the funds at one or more of the following events:

  • SHS Community Engagement lunchtime seminar 2014-15
  • SHS Health has Got Talent 2015
  • Learning at City Conference 2015

Please click on the application form: SUI Projects Competition v2 30 05 14 for further details.  To note the closing date for applications is: 5pm 26th June.

With kind regards

Alan Simpson