VOICE: Make your VOICE heard
VOICE is a citizen involvement organisation, network and digital platform. It uses the experience, ideas and insights of people to ensure that research and innovation focus' on the real needs and priorities of real people.
What is VOICE?
VOICE is a citizen involvement organisation, network and digital platform. It uses the experience, ideas and insights of people to ensure that research and innovation focus' on the real needs and priorities of real people.
Embedded in The UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing, VOICE also works with businesses from concept to market. It identifies unmet needs and co-designs new, desirable products and services to support healthy, long lives.
What volunteering activity can I undertake with them?
VOICE is a platform where researchers can post opportunities for members to engage. From events through to public representation, there are number of ways for you to get involved in helping to progress ageing research.
You can take part in as much or as little as you like, remotely or in person. It can fit in with your interests and schedule. Best of all, it’s free of charge to join the network.
What’s a current opportunity I can get involved with?
There are opportunities from institutions across the UK including:
Improving mental wellbeing for people newly diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes at Bournemouth University Early diagnosis of head and neck cancer – what helps and hinders? At Newcastle University
How do I get involved?
Sign up online, wait for confirmation and then select the opportunities that interest you.