1. Students as Agents of Change “ Make an IMPACT ” grace.cooper@ncl.ac.uk

2. Why this project? Idea came from Exeter’s University-wide scheme Lots of initiatives and structures in CH for engagement, but felt we were hitting a ‘ceiling’ in participation Opportunity to engage ‘the unusual suspects’ grace.cooper@ncl.ac.uk

3. Who took part? 3 students with no previous involvement came forward to be involved, and 1 currently involved student Very personally invested and passionate 2 projects went ahead – one researching possibilities for an online language learning resource with specific medical content, links with MSF. – The other looking at using social platforms to create innovative CV additions grace.cooper@ncl.ac.uk

4. Where have we got to? Currently in the research phase – seeking implementation will happen in Semester 2 Helping create research questions, and open them up to new ideas for achieving their goals Has been exciting to support students in projects that they were wanting to undertake anyway, but unsure of the vehicle to move them forward grace.cooper@ncl.ac.uk