Your insights and ideas have been incredibly valuable in shaping the development of this exciting new resource. It’s been inspiring to hear your thoughts on how the University of Plymouth can better connect and collaborate with the amazing community businesses and groups working across our city.

Many of the community priorities identified can be acted on immediately, and we will be pulling existing services (such as our 'find a researcher portal') onto the hub page.

The awards offer funding and support for community groups, charities, and social enterprises to collaborate with University of Plymouth researchers on local challenges. It's a chance to gain insights, develop skills, and create impactful research on the issues that matter most to you.

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📅 18th March | On campus | £20 voucher for your time

Your feedback will make sure this works for the whole community. Hope to see you there!

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If you're a local community group, charity, grassroots organisation, or work with these groups—or if you're a researcher or university staff member collaborating with them—this event is for you.

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Drop a post, explore what others are working on, and let’s build meaningful partnerships together. 💬

Looking forward to hearing from you!

We’re excited to share that the University of Plymouth Community Hub is now live!

www.plymouth/ac/uk/local

Explore the Hub, find useful info, and discover ways to work together.
We’d love to hear what you think—feel free to share updates, opportunities, or questions right here on the Padlet!

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, shared ideas, listened, and collaborated. Special thanks to our inspiring speakers who reminded us of the power of partnership, place, and people.

We also celebrated this year’s Get Involved Awards—shining a light on impactful community-led research—and enjoyed incredible food from Plymouth JOLLOF Kitchen, which helped spark plenty of great conversations.

The energy in the room showed why this work matters. A Community Network is on the way to help keep these conversations going—watch this space!

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