Public Involvement describes the ways in which higher education and research is carried out ‘with’ or ‘by’ members of the public rather than ‘on’ or ‘for’ them. In this blog category, you will find out about the different ways in which the Faculty of Biology, Medicine...
Category: Public Involvement
Saving Lives in Rural Indonesia: How SMARThealth is Tackling Cardiovascular Disease
As the fourth most heavily populated country, the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Indonesia is particularly alarming, accounting for 1 in 3 deaths. The SMARThealth programme, developed by University of Manchester researchers to tackle the high risk of CVD in...
The Harsh Reality of Healthcare in Prisons
Over 10 million people are held in prisons worldwide. Prisoners have significant health needs, often including high levels of long-term physical and mental illness, blood-borne virus infections and substance misuse. Older people, often with more complex health needs,...
PPIE Celebration Event 2024: Back to the Future
The Faculty welcomed staff, students and public contributors to celebrate the amazing Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) taking place at this year’s celebration event. Hosted by Co-Chairs of the Faculty’s PPIE Forum, Professor Stephanie Snow,...
Professor Stephanie Snow, Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement, Discusses the Past, Present and Future of PPIE
Blog written by Georgia Taylor MSc Science Communication student.In this blog, we interview Professor Stephanie Snow, Academic Lead for Community Engagement and Involvement, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. Could you tell us about your experience of being...
Moira Lyons, Public Contributor at the University, Discusses the Past, Present and Future of PPIE
Blog written by Georgia Taylor MSc Science Communication student. In this blog we interviewed Moira Lyons, public contributor at the University about her experience of being involved and engaged within the Faculty. Tell me about your current PPIE (Patient and Public...
Addressing Health Inequalities in our Local Communities with the help of Faculty Funding
Featured image credit: Rochdale Observer Male life expectancy from birth in Rochdale is 2.7 years lower than the national average, and healthy life expectancy is 4.2 years below the national average. How can it be fair that where you live impacts your amount and...
Celebrating 10 Years of the Making a Difference Awards
Celebrating 10 years of the Making a Difference awards where the inspiring social responsibility achievements of our staff, students, alumni and external partners are recognised. Our social responsibility activity spans everything from research, teaching, working with...
Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Forum March 2024 update
The Faculty’s Social Responsibility (SR) and Civic Engagement (CE) plan outlines our commitment to driving positive environmental and social change for our local and global communities through our world-leading teaching, learning and research. To support this, the...
PPIE Quality Mark
Support the testing of a new Quality Mark for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) We all want an open, inclusive and accessible research culture. There are many ways that this can be achieved, and below is one such example. Kay Gallacher, public...