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Valuing Our Intellectual Capital & Experience

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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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Influence

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

Unintentional weight loss and frailty in old age

This is an opportunity to take part in a study investigating which factors can c...

Research Participant
17/08/2018 (cut off 22/08/2018) - 1 day
Newcastle upon Tyne
Health & Science

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VOICE Research Support Group 2018-19

An opportunity to become a member of the VOICE Research Support Group

Workshop
05/09/2018 (cut off 24/08/2018) - 3 hours, 45 mins
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Are you sitting comfortably?

This is an opportunity to give your opinions on the seating in public areas at t...

Workshop
28/08/2018 (cut off 27/08/2018) - 3 hours
Newcastle upon Tyne
Housing & Transport, Culture & Society

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“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.