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Children鈥檚 nurse Rohit Sagoo, whose PhD has recently been funded by the Early Years Alliance, founded the community organisation in 2016 and had been a finalist in the 2019 Royal College of Nursing Awards. This year, Rohit went one step further by being honoured at the , hosted by broadcaster Kate Garraway and Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke.

The prestigious award recognises Rohit鈥檚 commitment to raising awareness of Sikh organ and stem cell donation, as well as championing mental health care, promoting healthy lifestyle choices and supporting the South Asian community during the Covid-19 pandemic. This dedication also saw Rohit receive the Points of Light Award 鈥� a recognition of outstanding individual volunteers 鈥� from Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2020.

A qualified nurse since the late 1990s, Rohit is now studying a PhD with the University鈥檚 Institute for Health Research (IHR) and is delighted to have been recognised for his efforts.

Speaking to BBC Radio London following his win, he said: 鈥淚鈥檓 so elated, and very surprised. There were so many great nominees and the event showcased some amazing innovation, practice and professionalism in nursing. When Kate Garraway called my name I just thought 鈥榦h my goodness, I鈥檝e won!鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 been a wonderful journey to raise awareness of stem cell and organ donation, as well as working to train bystander CPR within the South Asian community. These are really important areas to campaign in, and we鈥檝e had to adapt to the use of social media to get these messages across during the pandemic.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been a lot of hard work but we as nurses do it as a passion and to care for our communities. Additionally, for Sikh nurses we do it because Sewa is one of the religion鈥檚 tenets 鈥� selfless service.鈥�

While continuing his community work, Rohit will study for his PhD at the 亚色视频, focussing on the efficiency of the in Luton 鈥� an initiative linked with the Early Years Alliance that provides care and education guidance to families and childcare professionals in the early years' sector.

Working with Rohit on this research is Dr Yannis Pappas, Head of the IHR PhD School & Director of the Research Centre for Health Service Organisation and Delivery, and Professor Gurch Randhawa, Director of IHR.

Dr Pappas commented: 鈥淧rofessor Randhawa and I are excited to work with the Early Years Alliance Luton to study and create the evidence base to inform future initiatives, as well as policy and early years practice, to help support local families and give their young ones a 'Flying Start'. We are delighted that an experienced nurse and a successful national leader for change, Rohit Sagoo, has decided to take a career break and join us as a doctorate student to conduct this important work.鈥�

Rohit is yet another example of the high calibre of PhD students who have carried out research with the IHR. In recent months, Britzer Paul won the Young Investigator prize at the CAST Awards (Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation), while Jokha Al Shukaili was appointed CEO of the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education.