The Young Researcher Training Programme (YRTP) has been co-created with young people, both the design of the overall course and the detail of each session. The YRTP development team consisted of 12 young people aged 14-18, from diverse backgrounds and attending a range of schools and colleges, supported by University of Southampton staff with research and academic skills expertise.
Watch our introduction video here
We are very excited to announce that we are now
advertising for our new Southampton Youth Voice Young Researcher Training
Programme. The young people involved in the project will be encouraged to
develop their own research questions about what a Youth Voice Service could
look like and how young people’s voices should be included in a Youth Voice
service. In order for their research questions to relate to Southampton City
Council’s priorities, service leaders in the community will be invited to some
of the sessions to talk about Southampton City Council’s priority themes.
Applicants must be between 14-18 years old and live in Southampton. Sessions will be held in-person at LifeLab, Southampton General Hospital, on Wednesday evenings from 5-7pm. We are particularly keen to engage with young people with lived experience of special educational needs and who are/have been care-experienced/care-leavers because these young people are often underrepresented.
As mentioned in the application form, we welcome video responses for Qs 16, 17 & 18 if applicants would rather not submit written responses. Application form link: bit.ly/SouthamptonYouthVoiceYoungResearcherTrainingProgramme. The deadline for applying is Sunday 10th November at 11:59pm and interviews will be held on Thursday 14th November.
Applications for our "Democracy in Healthcare – Have your say! The Young Researcher Training Programme (YRTP)" project are now open. This is a paid opportunity where young people in Year 12 (or equivalent if not at school/college) will be trained to identify and research health and social care issues that matter to them, and the best ways of dealing with those issues. The successful young people will form a Youth Jury which will put questions to those who make decisions about the way young people’s health and social care services are run in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Please note that there are specific dates the young people will need to be available for (more information on the below links):
Link to the role descriptor: https://bit.ly/Role_Descriptor
Link to the application form: https://bit.ly/Democracy_In_Healthcare_Application_Form
Applications are now open and will close on 20th March. Interviews will commence WB 25th March. It would be excellent if you could please circulate this information and the attached advertisement flyer to young people / groups / contacts who might be interested in this exciting opportunity. Please email Naomi (n.leonard@soton.ac.uk) or Cara (c.m.black@soton.ac.uk) for more information or if you have any questions.
