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Young Innovator Award Winner 2020/21

January 12, 2021
Lucy Watts MBE
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I am excited to announce I am part of the 2020/21 cohort of the Innovate UK Young Innovators Awards. What a real privilege this is to be considered worthy among such amazing innovators. I am part of the cohort due…

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Making The Digital Leaders 100 List – Will You Vote For Me?

June 20, 2020
Lucy Watts MBE
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I am delighted to announce I have made the Digital Leaders 100 List in the Digital Leader of the Year category. The Digital Leaders list recognises leaders who are working hard to advance and secure digital transformation and are using…

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2018 Disability Power 100 List: Becoming One Of The Most Influential Disabled People in Britain

October 20, 2018
Lucy Watts MBE
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This week it was announced that I had been named as one of the 100 most influential disabled people in Britain, on the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 List. What is the Disability Power 100 List? The Shaw Trust Power…

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Lucy & Molly – BBC Essex Interview (Dave Monks Show) – 19-01-17

January 20, 2017
Lucy Watts MBE
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Here's the video from our interview on the Dave Monks Show on BBC Essex.

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Social Media and Chronic Illness – A Blessing Or A Curse?

July 19, 2016
Lucy Watts MBE
BLOG, Blog, chronic illness, competitive, cope, coping, coping cliff, depression, deterioration, disability, forum, health, illness, internet, pain, pros and cons, sadness, social media, social network, young people
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Let’s face it, we live our lives online nowadays. We post, tweet, upload photos and videos and update our status whenever we see fit, detailing our lives for our friends and followers to see. We post about what we do,…

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