14/10/2026
Hi Everyone Sorry for delay getting back on here - it has been all go since I saw a lot of you at the All Tests Reunion and I cant believe almost a month has gone by since then! I have been busy starting back at Uni - for those who may not know I am in my 3rd year of a Fine Art degree at Solent Uni Southampton and this year is my graduation year! 😬😅 I have told my Lecturers about this project and they love it and want me to focus on it for this whole year, through to my graduation and beyond (which is what I intended to do but great to have the support of the Professors)! Now I have to do a 3000 word essay/dissertation about y'all! I have to submit this by December so I really do need to get a move on with booking you in for interviews (for those of you who have said you would like to share your stories)
Any new people to the group please message me on here if you are interested in contributing your stories, documents etc towards this project and I will get back to you for an informal chat!
In the meantime please check your emails (inbox and junk mail) for a NEW email from Lost Voices.
Because I am now developing this project through Solent Uni, I have to go through the Ethics Commissioning Office to ensure this project is managed professionally, that the contributors (You) are put at the centre of this project, that you are cared for and safeguarded and that any information I receive from you be it oral interviews and/or documents - that all are stored safely and legally within the regulations of GDPR (Date Protection).
So I am just waiting for approval from the Ethics Office to proceed with interviews. In the meantime I will send you a copy of the kinds of questions I will be asking of you so that you can feedback to me if you think they are fine or if I need to add any questions anywhere.
This project is as good as you lovely people want to contribute and you will always be centre to whatever research I do here.
In the meantime I have a little bit of reading to do too!! 😅 You may recognise some of the books I am getting my head into!
love Lara x
