Students making a difference

These #MadeAtUni stories all have students at their centre, making a difference in many ways. Explore below...

De Montfort University

Building houses from plastic bottles

Sand-filled plastic bottles are being used to build homes in Nigeria.

Kingston University

Building trust in nurses among young people with learning difficulties

The Nana Xmas project, led by Kingstons’ associate professor Theresa Nash in collaboration with St Philip�…

University of Nottingham

Campaign to Raise Awareness of Mental Health in Higher Education

The campaign to Raise Awareness of Mental Health in Higher Education (@ramhhe) has reached millions of stude…

University of Portsmouth

Health clinics for homeless people

Students from the University of Portsmouth are leading health clinics to help vulnerable and homeless people…

University of Central Lancashire

Improving local oral health

The University’s School of Dentistry is having a big impact on the local community.

University of South Wales

Improving patient hydration in hospital

A simple change could help hospital patients who are having their fluids monitored.

University of Northampton

Motorsport to help veterans

The University of Northampton’s occupational therapy team are helping wounded service personnel get back i…

University of South Wales

Online resource for people with learning disabilities

A former sound engineer who decided to pursue a career in nursing has used his skills to create an online li…

Imperial College London

Smart baby buggy for the visually impaired

A smart baby buggy for people whose sight is impaired has been developed at Imperial College London.

University of Plymouth

Smart devices to support older people

15 million people in the UK are living with a long-term health condition, according to government figures. O…

De Montfort University

Supporting cancer patients through volunteering

De Montfort University has used partnerships across the charity sector to offer students volunteering opport…

Kingston University

Supporting students from diverse backgrounds

Outreach schemes, an inclusive curriculum and support networks give every student the best chance to succeed.

Norwich University of the Arts

Supporting the Samaritans in East Anglia

Two students have produced an advertising campaign for Samaritans to raise awareness of mental health support.

University of Dundee

Television and phone screen technology

Advances made at the University of Dundee are key to television and mobile phone technology.

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Theatre in hospital

Students from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama worked with patients suffering kidney failure to…

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Theatre workshops in slums of India

Theatre workshops are now being run in the slums of India thanks to a programme run by the Royal Central Sch…

Robert Gordon University

Transforming children's lives through sport

Thousands of schoolchildren in Aberdeen have witnessed the transformative power of sport, thanks to the annu…

Edge Hill University

Using sport to improve the mental health of young people

Tackling the Blues is a sports programme for young people experiencing mental health problems.

York St John University

Using theatre to work with female prisoners

The Prison Partnership works to give a voice and pathway to one of the most silenced groups in society.