Case studies

Kingston School of Art students Izzi Toovey and Josephine Miller encouraged children to draw objects from their lives during lockdown which they are then digitally colouring and animating as part of the Colouring in Kingston initiative. In short: Everyday objects drawn by primary school pupils are being digitally transformed by two Kingston School of Art students as part of an innovative community project. Developed in collaboration with The Comm…

A nursing student from Birmingham City University has set up a volunteering group to help vulnerable members of her south Birmingham community during the COVID-19 outbreak. Katie Dixon, who is studying adult nursing at Birmingham City University, has since recruited nearly 1,000 people to help in the Kings Heath community, with another 250 kind hearted residents awaiting approval to join the ranks. As a student nurse, Katie says she was inspired …

Hundreds of nursing students from Kingston University have been on the frontline to help in the national fight against coronavirus, with many going above and beyond to assist their NHS colleagues and the wider community. Many are on work placements organised by the University’s Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, run jointly by Kingston and St George’s, University of London, while others have been getting creative to find other ways to …

In May 2020, a Teesside University health psychologist responded to the ongoing implications of lockdown by launching a series of free online sessions to help people with long-term conditions cope with social distancing, and manage related stress and anxiety, through creative activities. In short: Dr Stephanie Kilinç, who is based in the University’s School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law, ran a three initial live MyCreativeLife sessions i…

An Architecture graduate from Birmingham City University has helped design and build the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London’s ExCeL Centre. Alumnus Jordon Lambert supported the design of the hospital, which was built to help expand NHS capacity to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. In short: As an architect at Building Design Partnership (BDP), Jordon has worked predominantly in the healthcare department on various projects, before receiving the ca…

During the early stages of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Coventry University contributed human resources and materials to assist the NHS to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In short: 202 student nurses, 174 nursing associate apprentices and 35 student midwives from across all campuses in Coventry, Scarborough and London were deployed in frontline roles in the NHS. 25 PhD students and research staff volunteered to help University Hospitals C…

Since the outbreak of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) emerged in the UK, the University of South Wales’s Clinical Simulation Centre has played a key role in the effort to fight the pandemic. The Centre helped to prepare nurses from USW’s local health board partner organisations to care for individuals who are seriously ill. The training sessions were held at the request of Health Education Improvement Wales (HEIW), who support NHS Wales with training, edu…

In April 2020, Teesside University announced it was supporting health care services a with expertise and equipment from Teesside University as they continue the fight against the coronavirus. The University’s School of Health & Life Sciences ran a series of webinars on developing critical care skills for registered health care staff to prepare them for frontline care as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak. In addition, the School also donated a num…

More than 400 ARU students joined the NHS front line in the battle against COVID-19, as part of a national initiative. In short: A total of 133 Adult Nursing and Mental Health Nursing students have recently completed their undergraduate degrees, enabling them to apply for Nursing and Midwifery Council registration and begin employment with partner NHS Trusts. In addition, more than 300 Nursing and Midwifery students who are in the final six month…

A research project from Birmingham City University (BCU ) has been launched to explore the effects of social distancing and isolation on people aged over 70 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research, conducted by BCU’s Professor Joanne Brooke and Dr Maria Clarke, will examine the challenges older people are facing in social isolation, including loneliness, organising the delivery of essential items and separation from friends and family. The pro…