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PROMISE is a collaborative research project exploring young people’s role in shaping society, focussing specifically on young people ‘in conflict’ with authority.

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Launch of the Horizon2020 PROMISE project – 1 May 2016

Horizon2020 PROMISE project logoAfter lots of work and preparation, the PROMISE project has officially begun. Researchers from 10 countries turned on their computers, fired up their emails and began work on the exciting first stage of the project.

Task number 1: refine the research questions and methods.

Our research questions will consider the experiences of young people across Europe: what is it like to be young now? What are the main challenges and opportunities? read more…

Funding success

Logo of the European CommissionWe are delighted to announce that the PROMISE Project has been awarded €2.5 million from the European Commission’s Horizon2020 fund. The three year project will begin in May 2016 and run until April 2019. The Horizon2020 project, lead by a team from the University of Manchester, involves 12 partners from across Europe. H2020PROMISE is a collaborative research project, which will explore young people’s role in shaping society, focussing specifically on young people ‘in conflict’ with authority.

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PROMISE is funded under the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, Grant Agreement no. 693221.

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Open all minds
Open all dreams
Research, question
Open all doors
Open all senses
Open all defenses, ask
What were these closed for?

Lemn Sissay, Chancellor of The University of Manchester

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