PGR Placements

At LSSI, we facilitate and promote research collaborations and engagement, both across the University of Leeds, and with external partner organisations. As part of this, our PGR Placement Scheme enables our Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) to partner and collaborate with non-academic organisations. Through collaboration, both the PGR and the partner organisation can gain expertise, share knowledge, gain appreciation of different professional values and cultures, and explore the application of research in professional practice.

Contact

If you have any questions relating to the PGR Placement Scheme, please contact Cheryl Harris (C.A.Harris@leeds.ac.uk)

PGR Placements - 2020/21 Projects

Ongoing or completed PGR Placements from 2020/21:

Blagovesta Techeva

FiT Food: Increasing consumers’ understanding of healthy foods using food labelling and game-based learning technologies

Daniel Valdenegro Ibarra

Focus Facilitation: investigation of responses to a digital research platform across academia and business

Tianyi Pan

Full Circle Funeral Directors: understanding funeral director’s views and practice

Pablo Cheyre & Eleanor Craig

INC360: understanding the prevalence of loneliness amongst children and young people

Jake Turicchi & Daisy Halligan

Itecho Health: improving patient outcomes in fertility

Laura Jarvis King

Joseph Rowntree Foundation: exploring the labour market in post-industrial areas

David Rochelle & Arran Ridley

Research Toolkit

Marie Avril Berthet Meylan

Unlocking neighbourhood plan participation in an inner-city diverse neighbourhood

Karen Tatham

Wakefield – Minimising NEET: maximising opportunity and potential

PGR Placements - 2019/20 Projects

Ongoing or completed PGR Placements from 2019/20:

Sabrina White

Improving UNA UK's strategy to lobby the UK government on its policy at the UN on sexual exploitation and abuse in Peacekeeping Missions

Giulia Scarpa

Understanding the origin of bilateral oedema - Stories of children living in Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Chiara Bruzzano

Forced migrants' experiences of preparing and applying for Higher Education

Benedetta d'Ettorre

Learning from emergency situations: how ecological resilience impacted on the sustainability of a small creative business

John Woolridge

An evaluation of the support and outcomes that 'Restore' (York) achieve with their tennants

Jamys Carter

Leeds Bridge Community Church (BCC)

Lamprini Papafoti

Placement in the Centre for Ageing Better: scoping study for integrated door-to-door transport services for older people in Leeds

John Wooldridge

Evaluation of the 'Let's Talk Sex' sessions

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