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HEIDI short film: Digital Services at HEIs to Support Digital Action for Social Change

The UCL team produced a short video showing how UCL has and can support external groups to engage with digital skills and services to address issues important to local communities.

The 5TH CASSINI Hackathon and Mentorship in Nicosia, Cyprus. 24 to 26 March 2023

In March 2023, CIP, inspired and guided by the HEIDI methodology and the DAs upskilling opportunities of the HEIDI project

HE Staff round table: Understanding HEI requirements and challenges for Digital Action

The teams from UP, UCL and UM closed their series of roundtables by meeting with representatives from HEIs, to discuss their involvement in Digital Action

Webinar: Citizen Science in fragile contexts and with marginalised communities

The UCL team hosted a webinar in which they highlighted projects that aim to reach marginalised communities through Digital Action.

Reflections on the “Citizen Science for all” series

The teams from UP, UCL and UM closed their series of roundtables by meeting with representatives from HEIs, to discuss their involvement in Digital Action

Event: Staff and voluntary-sector co-creation event

The UCL team hosted an event to invite HEI staff and voluntary organisations to join forces in co-creating DA projects

Voluntary organisation round table: Understanding voluntary-sector community needs and challenges for Digital Action

In November and December 2022, the teams from UP, UCL and UM met with representatives from Voluntary organisations to discuss their involvement in DA.

Workshop and Winter School in Senegal

In November and December 2022, the UP team and NGOs founded by their students and staff, ran a workshop and a winter school in Thiès, Senegal, aiming to solve local challenges related to the SDGs through frugal innovation.

Webinar: Community and voluntary organisations training ‘Skills for Digital Action’

The UCL organised a webinar for community members outside of HEIs on the skills needed for Citizen Science, and how to develop them!

Community groups round table: Understanding community needs and challenges for Digital Action

In early November 2022, the teams from UP, UCL and UM ran another series of roundtables to discuss community engagement in Digital Action