Identify and build relationships with these local universities to provide opportunities for CYPN members to engage with and support three pillars of higher education:
- Research
- Knowledge Exchange
- Degree courses and other courses (e.g. short courses)
- Work with contacts in local universities to build on the learning from the pilot Themed Knowledge Cafés to expand the breadth and depth of the themes.
- Explore opportunities from Knowledge Exchange budgets within universities to secure more collaborative activities with CYPN members.
-Support ongoing CYPN-led developments from themed knowledge cafes
Inform new, CYPN-led themes for future knowledge cafes
-Provide a more focused networking opportunity for smaller cohorts of CYPN members, to support service delivery, developmental projects, and research studies –with the aim of improving outcomes for children and young people.