Blog by Yasmin Yamak, MSc in Molecular Pathology of Cancer graduateIntroductionPatient involvement is increasingly recognised as an important part of healthcare education, helping students connect scientific knowledge with the lived realities of illness, care and...
Category: Public Involvement
Heart Health History – The Museum of Medicine and Health at British Science Week
Blog by Cara Kilpatrick, CHSTM Master’s studentWhat do glass lantern slides, wooden stethoscopes and letter tiles have in common? They were all elements of the Museum of Medicine and Health’s British Science Week stall: Heart Health History. British Science Week is an...
VoiceIn: A new way to engage for researchers and public contributors
A new national initiative led by The University of Manchester offers an exciting opportunity to enhance patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) for both researchers and public contributors. VoiceIn is a new digital platform that simplifies public...
Ground-Breaking Psychology Community Group recognised at Making a Difference Awards
A stand-out example of PPIE has been recognised as part of this year’s Making a Difference Awards. Winners in the Public Contribution category, the Community Liaison Group (CLG) has become a crucial component of the ClinPsyD Doctorate in Clinical Psychology course at...
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Forum January 2025 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...
Inclusive research is not only about recruitment
Blog written by Dr Binish Khatoon, Tree of Life research team member Hello! I’m Binish, a data science methodologist here at the University of Manchester, and this is my first time writing a blog. I’m excited to share some insights from the project about breast health...
Tree of Life: How exploring diversity can create unity
A new public engagement installation which showcases how creative arts can be used to communicate research, is set to launch within the Manchester Museum’s South Asia Gallery to coincide with World Cancer Day 2025.The installation has been co-created by academics...
Public Involvement at the Doubleday Centre for Patient Experience
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...
MAHSE: Placing Patient Involvement at the Heart of Healthcare
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...
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...