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This edition covers celebrating Volunteers and New Scots in Grampian, the expansion of our Active Citizens Project in Aberdeenshire, Grampian Pride Day, University of Aberdeen students fundraising for our Me-Time service, and opportunities to join In-trans as a local interpreter.

This edition features a project update from our In Trans service, details about our Policy & Research initiatives, updates from our PATH project, highlights from International Women’s Day events, and reflections from this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day event.

In 2023, GREC carried out a project funded by Research Data Scotland. Here we reflect on our findings.

Overview of GREC involvement in this year's 16 Days events.

With a spotlight on our No Recourse to Public Finds Project, information about upcoming events, and more!

Including news of GREC's new co-managers, reports from White Armband Day and Volunteers' Week, and information about our policy influence projects.

Srebenica Memorial Day – July 11th GREC supported a partnership event to mark White Armband Day on May 31st. Below is a written version of a speech given at the event, by Alison Evison, a member of Remembering Srebrenica Scotland.…

In-Trans: dealing with the mental health impact on interpreters This article was initially published in ACVO News. GREC’s interpreting and translation service, In-Trans, has been running for 17 years, having first been established to support NHS Grampian with an increased number of…

Information about where to get support with money problems, help to find a job, and other kinds of advice.

Including information about the upcoming Community Gathering, reflections on last month's Iftar event, an update on New Scots resettlement, and information about GREC's weekly drop-in and language café.

GREC statement on the visit of Nigel Farage to Aberdeen

Come along to a Community Gathering, Sunday 13 May!

GREC’s “How Fair is North East Scotland?” project is one of nine projects to receive funding from Research Data Scotland (RDS) to support public engagement in data research.

New mental health support directory Through our Health and Diversity Project, and working with NHS Grampian and community partners, has developed a new resource, sign-posting organisations and individuals to additional sources of mental health support (over and above what can…