Voice UK Community

03/09/2026

💰 Did you know you can get paid to share your experiences and help shape the future of healthy ageing?

Voice® is a community of people whose lived experiences help researchers and organisations design better products, services and systems.

As a member, you’ll get access to research opportunities, interesting articles, polls and more, all designed to give your voice a chance to make a difference.

And now, you can access Voice® on the go with our brand-new app.📱

👇 Ready to join the community? Register today :

https://voice-global.org/register

Download the Voice Community app today:

🍎 App Store: https://apple.co/4hExxOL
🤖 Google Play: https://bit.ly/4qlkCmY

02/09/2026

🌡️ Could your experience of extreme weather help researchers?

Researchers from Newcastle University are inviting people to take part in a short online survey.

As part of a national research group (ETHOS: Extreme Temperature and Health OutcomeS), they are seeking views from adults (18+) living in Southampton or the North East of England to help develop solutions that protect people during very hot and cold weather.

The survey takes around 5–10 minutes to complete, and participants will have the option to enter a £100 prize draw for a shopping voucher of their choice. 🎁

👇 Take part here:

https://bit.ly/3QNvgFN

01/09/2026

As we mark the start of World Alzheimer's Month with the Alzheimer's Society, Voice is celebrating the power of creativity, collaboration and lived experience in shaping a more dementia-friendly future.

One inspiring example from our 2025 Voice Annual Report is our work with Equal Arts, whose Open Ended Books project is helping to make reading more accessible and enjoyable for people living with dementia.

Working with Voice members through the UK National Innovation Centre for Ageing's Internet of Caring Things programme, Equal Arts gained valuable insights that strengthened the project's branding, communications and future direction. Their willingness to listen to lived experience has helped shape an innovation that brings creativity, connection and dignity to more people.

As Voice member Roland reflected:

"It's always good to exchange ideas and perhaps give a different perspective... all of which should go towards a positive outcome for their work, which ultimately will help people with this debilitating condition."

This is what meaningful involvement looks like: bringing people together to create better solutions for the future.

📖 Read more in our 2025 Voice Annual Report: https://bit.ly/4aXzdit

💜 Want to help shape research and innovation that makes a real difference? Join Voice today: voice-global.org/

28/08/2026

📱 Have you tried the new Voice app yet?

Voice members helped shape the app — now we want to know what you think of it.

Take our quick poll and tell us your first impression. Your feedback will help us understand what’s working and where there’s room to improve.

👇 Take the poll:

https://bit.ly/4xog9mv

27/08/2026

Only 22% of Voice members feel confident that their home will meet their future health needs.

That’s one finding from the Voice 2025 Annual Report, and it raises a bigger question:

Are we designing the world for the longer lives we’re all going to live?

In 2025, Voice members weren’t just consulted. They helped shape research, design and innovation across health, housing, technology and more.

📈 UK membership grew by 83%

👥 3,205 members were regularly involved

💡 157 opportunities enabled members to have their say

Because if we want people to live longer, healthier lives, we need to listen to the people who are living those lives.

📖 Read the Voice 2025 Annual Report here:

https://bit.ly/4wPrL0G

26/08/2026

Could you help with ageing research?

Are you aged 40–85 and a native or first-language English speaker?

Researchers at Newcastle University are looking for healthy adults to take part in a study exploring how ageing may affect language and thinking skills, including memory, attention and communication.

Taking part involves:
📍 One in-person visit (around 1 hour) at the King George VI Building, near Haymarket, Newcastle
🧠 Short tasks looking at memory and attention
🗣️ A brief conversation about a topic, which will be recorded
📝 A short questionnaire about memory, health and communication

🎁 You’ll receive a £20 shopping voucher as a thank you for your time.

Your participation could help researchers develop better ways to identify early signs of communication and thinking difficulties, including those that can occur after a stroke or in early dementia.

👇 Interested in taking part? Apply by clicking the link below!

https://bit.ly/4zB4y53

21/08/2026

💡 Could your experience help shape the future of research and innovation?

We're looking for people across the UK to join Voice's Research & Innovation Group and share their insights to help shape research, services and innovations that improve lives.

📅 Monthly online or in-person sessions (October–July)
🎁 £30 GiftPay voucher for each session attended
🇬🇧 Open to people across the UK

👇 Interested? Learn more here:

https://bit.ly/4ilR5HX

17/08/2026

🎉 The Voice app is officially here!

We're so excited to finally share the new Voice app with you!

Discover opportunities, read articles, take part in polls and stay connected wherever you are – all from your phone.

A huge thank you to the Voice members who helped test and shape the app along the way. 🩷

📲 Download the app today and let us know what you think!

🍎 App Store: https://apple.co/4hExxOL
🤖 Google Play: https://bit.ly/4qlkCmY

Not a member yet? Join Voice👇

https://bit.ly/3GOiI8z

17/08/2026

🚿 Could your bathroom work better for you?

What makes a bathroom comfortable, safe and easy to use, and what would you change?

Researchers at Newcastle University's National Innovation Centre for Ageing (NICA) and Voice are exploring how bathrooms can better support people's needs, both now and in the future.

Whether you live alone, with family, or have accessibility needs, your views can help shape future bathroom design, improving comfort, safety, accessibility and independence.

⏱️ The survey takes around 20 minutes to complete.

🎁 Everyone who takes part will be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 gift voucher.

👇 Take part here:

https://bit.ly/4wrJfkr

Help us better understand the role bathrooms play in people’s daily lives and the factors that support or hinder comfort, accessibility, safety, independence, and wellbeing. Help inform future innovation, ensuring that products, services, and bathroom experiences are designed around real people, r...