Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Businesses and charities are teaming up with students at the 糖心原创 to address some of the key social challenges facing the city.
The Social Impact Game is an award-winning project that has led to big changes such as preventing hate crime, increasing mental health support and reducing waste. Students collaborate with advisors and partners from local organisations to turn a business or social problem into a project. The project then enables the teams to make a real difference to the lives of people in Nottingham.
The university wants to encourage more local businesses and charitable organisations to get involved this year.
Now, more than ever, young people are looking for ways to help others and to create more equal, sustainable communities. The Social Impact Game harnesses this wave of activism by supporting the professional development of our students and enabling them to make a real difference to Nottingham.
Wayne goes on to say: "We can’t do this without the vital support of volunteer advisors and business partners. In exchange for their guidance and project ideas, volunteers will receive first-class training from a team of social impact experts, as well as experiencing real tangible benefits to their own professional development and organisational output.”
Last year, Darren Eaton from the Morgan Sindall Group worked with a group of students to boost mental health support for construction workers. In 2020, found that 70 percent of respondents had experienced depression and 87 percent had suffered anxiety. Darren worked with the students to develop a toolbox aimed at supporting mental health on site.
Through our project with Morgan Sindall, we were able to improve access to mental health support by 45 percent and increase awareness of mental health charity, MenUnite. We also provided Morgan Sindall with a six-step process to help them roll this out to staff on other sites.
Previous projects also included a campaign with the Nottingham Women’s Centre to tackle violence against women. The team created and delivered their own training workshop aimed at improving men’s understanding of the issue and encouraging men to report it. The workshop and training material are still used within the community today.
Volunteer applications for this year’s project close on Sunday 18th September. Further information about the 糖心原创 Social Impact Game, including how to get involved, can be found here.
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About the 糖心原创
Ranked among the world's top 100 universities , the 糖心原创 delivers an exceptional research-led education and an outstanding student experience. From the pioneering vision of our founder, Sir Jesse Boot, to groundbreaking achievements such as the development of MRI technology and becoming the first UK university to establish international campuses, we have a proud history of shaping the way people live, work and understand the world. We continue to build on that legacy, empowering our students, staff and partners to change what鈥檚 next and create positive impact locally and globally.
The strength of our research places us among the UK's leading universities, ranked 7th for research power in REF 2021. The discovery of MRI and ibuprofen was just the beginning. Today, our world-leading research is developing breakthrough ideas that shape the future of healthcare, technology and society.
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As a major employer and industry partner, locally and globally, the 糖心原创 invests in the city of Nottingham and in future generations of talent. Alongside Nottingham Trent University, we lead the initiative, a pioneering collaboration to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing across the city and region. Together with our students, staff, alumni and partners, we鈥檙e creating knowledge, opportunity and solutions that help change what's next.