Celebrate Our Inspiring FBMH Women for International Women’s Day
8th March marks International Women’s Day (IWD), a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The work of the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health (FBMH) in this area supports the United Nation’s Sustainable...
Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: Impact on People’s Working Life
Dr Suzanne Verstappen is a Reader in Musculoskeletal Epidemiology in the Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences and Director of Social Responsibility in the School of Biological Sciences. Her...
Launch of the Faculty’s New PPIE Short Film ‘Working with our Communities’
We are delighted to launch the short film: ‘Working with our Communities’ which showcases the amazing Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) activities which take place across the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. The Faculty considers PPIE to be...
Support Available for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement
Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) is integral to the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health because so much of what we do has the potential to affect the lives of millions of people both in our local communities and further afield. To aid our...
Social Responsibility Short Films: Showcasing Our Achievements
We are unique in British higher education by having social responsibility as one of our three core strategic goals, sitting equally alongside our commitment to research and discovery and teaching and learning; and as outlined in Our future: The University of...
PPIE Forum meeting January 2021
The Faculty’s Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Forum recently held its second meeting of the 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)...
Our top tips for hosting online engagement events
Public Engagement describes the ways in which higher education and research can be shared with the public. It is a two-way process, involving interaction and listening, with the goal of generating mutual benefit. In this blog category, you will find out about the...
Looking back on 2020: Social Responsibility and Public Engagement
Join The Social Responsibility and Public Engagement (SRPE) Team in looking back at a few of their highlights of 2020. Although 2020 has been a challenging and unprecedented year, the SRPE Team has been able to continue virtually engaging, involving and celebrating...
Irene Manton Lecture 2020
Public Engagement describes the ways in which higher education and research can be shared with the public. It is a two-way process, involving interaction and listening, with the goal of generating mutual benefit. In this blog category, you will find out about the...
Patient and Public Involvement in Stated Preference Research in Health
Public Involvement describes the ways in which higher education and research is carried out ‘with’ or ‘by’ members of the public rather than ‘to’, ‘about’ or ‘for’ them. In this blog category, you will find out about the different ways the Faculty involves the public...