Voice Global - Valuing Experience: Contributing our knowledge, insights & ideas for research & innovation

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Sharing world-class knowledge from Newcastle University and beyond to inform, inspire and challenge. Discover more about yourself and the world around through our opportunities for lifelong learning.

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Working together with researchers and businesses you can get actively involved in identifying needs and developing solutions for an ageing society.

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Research depends on healthy volunteers and people with lived experience to take part in projects and trials. Contributing your time can be a rewarding experience and can make a real difference.

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Current Opportunities

PuSkaS (Punch biopsy for skin alpha-synuclein) Steering Group

This is an opportunity to give advice as a member of a steering group.

Public/Patient Representative
20/04/2018 (cut off 25/04/2018) - 2 hours
Newcastle upon Tyne
Health & Science

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Plain English Summary Competition - We need your votes!

Vote for the plain English summary you think explains the research the most clea...

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27/04/2018 (cut off 27/04/2018) - 5 mins
Online
Health & Science

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North East Speech and Language Therapy Research Symposium 2018

This is an opportunity to be part of a discussion panel to talk about Public & P...

Public/Patient Representative
10/07/2018 (cut off 30/04/2018) - 8 hours
Newcastle upon Tyne
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From The Community

Do you use social media to find out about events that are taking place in your area?

05/02/2018 18:38PM
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Have you ever taken part in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ?

05/02/2018 18:38PM
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Why are more women working into their 70s?

18/12/2017 6:19AM
Culture & Society

“We are volunteering the accumulated knowledge we have gathered over our entire life”

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About Voice

In contributing our experience, ideas, insights and vision, VOICE members become partners. They work with Universities and external organisations to:

Improve the focus, quality, relevance and impact of research
Stimulate and shape social and technological innovation
Enjoy lifelong learning and become research active citizens
Make a positive difference to the lives of older people across the globe
The involvement of VOICE members in research helps to focus academic knowledge, creativity and expertise on finding solutions and innovations that will make a difference to and have an impact on people's lives.