13 June 2025
By Rasa Mikelyte – Research Fellow
Compiling the Key Achievements of the Kent Research Partnership document was both satisfying and a little surprising. In the everyday rush of events, meetings, and deadlines, you don’t always feel the weight of what’s being built — not until you stop and look back.
Bringing this document together meant going through four years of notes, emails, reports, and memories. It also meant reaching out to team members — nudging for their sections, collaborating on edits, and re-discovering achievements that have been forgotten. That process in itself was a reminder of what made this partnership work: generosity, shared purpose, and an unwavering belief in the value of research that starts with the people in adult social care.
What we’ve documented is only a slice of the full picture, but I hope it does justice to the energy, collaboration and impact this partnership has fostered.
You can read the full document here:
