The Faculty’s Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Forum has held its first meeting of this academic year. The Forum plays an essential role in driving forward the Faculty’s PPIE Action Plan, an integral part of our Social Responsibility (SR) strategy,...
Article written by Samuel Hurley, Social Responsibility and Public Engagement Intern Historically, when studying disorders such as autism, psychosis or dementia, those with the disorders were treated as study subjects rather than collaborators. However, people with...
This year’s winner for the ‘Best Contribution to Society’ in the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) was Jade Pickering, PhD student, for her forward-looking approach in involving the public in her PhD research investigating Parkinson’s disease.
To investigate how accessible the scientific language used by healthcare scientists is, the MAHSE (Manchester Academy for Healthcare Scientist Education) Patient Forum launched an interactive social media campaign on Monday 11th May.
Learning about medical treatments can become dehumanised; often the thoughts and feelings of the patients come secondary to the scientific research. However, to fully understand radiotherapy, it is important to know about treatment from both sides of the spectrum, as a medical professional and also as a patient.
Find out how we have created a training session for the many Public Contributors who are involved and engaged with our research and teaching.
