Science Engagement “A Day in The Lab” Bringing the Laboratory Closer to Local School and Community

Children are natural explorers who always ask ‘how’ and ‘why.’ Yet real science remains out of reach for most of them, confined to laboratories far from their schools and communities. Would bringing a hands-on biomedical laboratory experience directly to them spark a greater interest in becoming scientists?
Purbalingga District Health Office and OUCRU Initiate Community Meeting for Enhancing Hepatitis B Awareness

To mark World Hepatitis Day 2026, the SPHERES project held the first of a series of community participatory meetings on 28–29 July 2026, giving residents of Purbalingga a direct voice in shaping a Hepatitis B serosurvey among children.
Youth Peer Educator Combat AMR: Indonesian Youth Action in Antimicrobial Resistance’s Stewardship

Knowledge and beliefs about antibiotics continue to shape emerging health behaviours in Indonesia. With full support from OUCRU PCE Seed Award, PAPRA empowered young people to create learning resources to promote responsible antibiotic use among their peers.