Sharing our work with the wider world
Provost’s Public Engagement Awards 2020
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One of six winners of over 40 nominations was Beatboxing after Laryngectomy led by Dr Evangelos Himonides (Institute of Education) with charity Shout at Cancer. The charity specialisesÌýin speech training with musicÌýafter laryngectomy, the surgical removal of the voice box due in most cases to cancer.Ìý
Together they enlisted the help of a national champion and involved local young people to find that beatboxing which celebrates the creation of novel sounds, was the perfect medium to share positivity around the voice in all its forms. This form of ‘creative rehabilitation’ has been seen as a beacon of hope for the laryngectomy community. We are so proud to see the communities that have developed around this and all the projects awarded this year.
Learn more about the awards, and see 2020 winners, on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Culture website.
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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê East programme responds to COVID-19 community needs
Our new campus on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London will be the biggest expansion to the university since its foundation in 1826, giving us the opportunity to engage in exciting new partnerships with neighbouring communities.Ìý
Listen & RespondÌýsought to address issues resulting from Covid-19 by partnering academics from across Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê with voluntary and community sector organisations local to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê East. The resulting rapid response projectsÌýfunded by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Culture focused on issues including money advice, childcare support, access to green space and mental health. The organisers are now developing an online ‘Matching Platform’ to facilitate further collaborations between Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê academics and local communities.
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