Young Researcher Network

Mission Statement: This network will value, support and encourage research led by young people. It will empower young people and raise their voice and influence on matters that affect their lives.

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The YRN is a network of 16 partner organisations including the NYA that will support and encourage young people’s active participation in youth led research to facilitate their voice influencing policy and practice.

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Look What Happens When Young People Set The Research Agenda! – Warwick 14-15 November 2008
The Young Researcher Network (YRN) - is made up of 15 partners, supported by The NYA to produce youth-led research projects by October 2008. This conference will showcase all the final research projects and findings from the network.

YRN Online Research Toolkit - The Toolkit pages are for young researchers and those who work with young researchers and is intended as a guide to each stage of the research process, from finding and defining a research interest to sharing your findings and making change happen.

If you are a young researcher or are interested in the work of the YRN:

The YRN is a National Youth Agency funded project that will run till March 2009 and hopes to enable groups of young people from each of the organisations to complete a piece of research. In this way the network aims to directly support and encourage young people's active involvement in producing high quality research.

To achieve this YRN partners are offered:

  • Research Training
  • Grants Programme
  • Opportunities to explore using research as a tool for change. The YRN hosted a Question Time Event and the Research 4 Change Event to help young researchers to begin making those policy links.

To find out more about the development of the YRN have a look at:





Young Researcher Network website
Youth Work 4 Health
Find out more about Hear By Right and What's Changed
Youth Information