Thank you to everyone who attended our research sandpit event on Friday 28 April. With over 30 delegates in attendance, the event was a great success, and we are delighted that so many of our partner organisations and citizen representatives were able to join us.
The event provided the opportunity for researchers, practitioners, and members of the public to work with our expert facilitators to refine their research ideas into workable research projects, and we were thrilled to facilitate so many insightful discussions. By linking researchers together with experienced research facilitators and citizens drawn from the UEA Citizens Academy, we were able to shape proposals that can catalyse opportunities for funding practice-led research.
We hope that this event marks the beginning of continued support from UEA Health and Social Care Partners for building capacity for high quality research and innovation in the future, and we are pleased to announce that the next Research Sandpit is already in the works.
