Welcome to our ALPHA page! It will explain everything you need to know about ALPHA.
The aim of ALPHA is to work with public health researchers in DECIPHer, providing advice on and insight into young people’s perspectives, views and experiences on public health topics and research that are relevant to them.
DECIPHer rewards young people for their contributions by rewarding them for their time, providing new experiences and lots of new opportunities.
What does ALPHA do?
ALPHA works with researchers to help shape the research they are working on. Our DECIPHer researchers work on topics around public health. Our researchers understand that to do research on anything affecting young people, they need to speak to young people. This is where ALPHA comes in! Young people are experts in their own lives and with ALPHA members living across South Wales, coming together you will have different experiences and perspectives.
ALPHA meets 10 times a year at our office in SPARK in Cardiff. The meetings are on Saturdays, 12-4pm.
‘I joined ALPHA because I was interested in the opportunities that public health research has to offer and I stayed in ALPHA because of the incredible opportunities that I’ve had, the people I’ve met and the friends I’ve made.‘
– Isabella, 17‘I joined ALPHA because it had an opportunity to learn new things such as mental health, etc. I also like to see new friends as well and do activities.‘
– Huw, 22
What if I can’t get there?
We want to make sure that everyone is able to attend and there’s no barriers. We provide all travel tickets advance of meetings and parking is available. The office is a short walk away from Cardiff city centre.
We have developed an animation to explain exactly what ALPHA does what impact it has. Check it out!
Meet the team!
Dr Hayley Reed
Academic Lead
Sophie Jones
Senior Public Involvement Officer
Kirsten Mackay
Session Youth Worker (ALPHA)
Abbey Rowe
General Administrative Assistant
Any questions?
Get in touch with the DECIPHer Public Involvement Team by emailing: Decipherpublicinvolvement@cardiff.ac.uk
ALPHA blogs and news
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ALPHA blog – Children’s Rights: A Century On
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‘We are all so unique but somehow our ideas all fall into place like a jigsaw puzzle.’ Catching up with team ALPHA
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ALPHA supports TRIUMPH youth advisory group
ALPHA socials
