Essential
Training for Researchers working with young people
Join us for a practical, hands-on training day
designed to help researchers navigate the unique challenges and opportunities
of working with young people and schools. Whether you're new to engaging with
young people or looking to refine your approach, this training day will provide
essential strategies, ethical considerations, and real-world insights to ensure
a successful and impactful research experience for all involved.
Course details:
- Dates: Thurs 29th Jan 2026 | Wed 13th May 2026
- Time: 09:00 – 15:30
- Format: Full day, in person, interactive training day,
refreshments and lunch provided
- Location: LifeLab, Level D, Lab & Path block,
University Hospital Southampton, SO16 6YD
Who this course is for:
This course is ideal for PhD students, early career researchers and
healthcare professionals who are planning to collect data and run engagement
activities with young people.
About this course:
This course provides best practice guidance on how to reach and engage
with young people in schools, youth groups, community groups or on an
individual level.
This course focusses on how you can maximise interaction, develop your
communications skills to connect with young people, plan engagement activities
and pitch language appropriately.
Connecting with young people from the outset is crucial to maximising the
quality of data you collect for research projects. The course covers how you
can do that effectively as well as building strong working relationships with
teachers, schools or youth organisations.
The learning outcomes are to:
- Identify the steps required to plan meaningful
engagement activities
- Gain the knowledge to design meaningful engagement
activities
- Develop your confidence to carry out engagement
activities at a high-level
- Understanding safeguarding and sensitive topics – the
do’s and don’ts of working with young people.
At the end of this course, you’ll receive a certificate stating the
number of learning hours you have undertaken.
Facilitators:
- The course lead is Lisa Bagust, Senior Enterprise Fellow and
LifeLab Teacher
- The LifeLab team are experienced educators, who have
expertise in working with young people both within and outside school
settings.
Feedback from previous attendees:
“It really helps you to know how to maximum the engagement with young people. Definitely, very helpful. Highly recommendation!”
“A thought-provoking opportunity to learn via discussion and others experiences”
“I feel more encouraged to consider working with schools - feels more feasible now having heard the tips and experiences”
“The ideas around how to best engage with young people are really useful. I will try to make my data collection procedures more exciting and creative.”
“Direct implication for how I support young people on a research project this year”
Course fees:
- UoS Students £115.00
- UoS & UHS staff £135.00
- Public sector & other Higher Education Institutions £170.00
- Commercial Sector £230.00
How
to register for this course:
Booking is now open for this course via the University online store, please click on the link below:
