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Book now - Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement: Better Health

10 Jan 2023

Our next session is on Wednesday, 18 January

Better Health social responsibility session

Following our successful Introduction to Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement session which took place on 6 December, and as part of our series of open sessions, we are now open for bookings for our Better Health open session on 18 January.

Speakers include:

  • Dr Rachel Lindley, Co-Academic Lead in Service Learning plus a student partner who will speak about the positive symbiotic engagement that service learning offers in which our students and communities equally benefit from.
  • Professor Stephanie Snow, Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement and Director of the Voices of our National Health Service plus a community partner, who will speak about why involving patients and the public in our research and teaching is important to us. They will also provide an insight into the impact that the Voices of our National Health Service has had on communities and policy makers alike.
  • Professor Mahesh Nirmalan, Vice Dean for Social Responsibility and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in FBMH, who will speak about global health programmes, focusing on a cross-Faculty project taking place in Northern Uganda to improve the lives of victims of major limb loss.

The Better Health session is part of a series of open sessions where you will be able to gain a greater understanding of social responsibility and civic engagement at our University, hear how our social responsibility and civic engagement strategy results in real actions and impact and see how we are making a difference regionally, nationally and internationally.  

A further four sessions will be run over the coming months, with each one focused on one of our strategic priorities:

  • Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement: Social Inclusion (14 February) 
  • Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement: Environmental Sustainability (19 April) 
  • Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement: Prosperous Communities (14 June) 
  • Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement: Cultural engagement (13 July) 

Participants can attend as many or as few sessions as they wish.

Who should attend? 

These sessions are aimed at all staff and students who are interested in how our University is making a positive difference to society and the environment through our Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement Plan. The content will be useful to anyone who wishes to find out more about the impact of our social responsibility activities, key people behind its delivery and our plans for the future. 

Chaired by senior leaders, the sessions will be delivered by managers and beneficiaries of our programmes to provide real-life examples of our impact. There will be time for Q&As and feedback. Each session will last approximately 45 minutes. 

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