Find out what has been happening in the first year of the NIHR ImperiaBiomedical Research Centre (BRC) Community Partner Framework:
Maximising community voices in research
In this blog, Halle Johnson writes about - and increasing the number of community partners supporting the NIHR ImperiaBiomedical Research Centre (BRC) from 18 to 80 in the past six months. Halle is part of the Patient Experience Research Centre within the Trust-hosted NIHR ImperiaBRC, which is a partnership between ImperiaCollege Healthcare NHS Trust and 海角社区.
"Our local communities are key to successful research”: Meet Maria Piggin
Maria Piggin is partnerships and training manager at the NIHR BRC ImperiaPatient Experience Research Centre. In this blog, Maria discusses and the positive impact of lived experience on research.
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Research in Focus NIHR ImperiaBiomedical Research Centre
In this video, Professor Mark Thursz explains how the NIHR ImperiaBRC brings together academics and clinicians to translate scientific discoveries into potential new treatments, diagnostics and technologies. Zena Alsaadi, a senior research nurse, tells us about the vital role of the BRC in her research. Caroline Alexander, lead clinical academic for Allied Health Professionals, gives an overview of training and development opportunities. And Patricia Medkour, ImperiaBRC Community partner, explains why the public and local community need to be involved in research.
Research in Focus NIHR ImperiaBiomedical Research Centre
A film on the ImperiaBiomedical Research Centre including a Community Partner interview.
In this video, Professor Mark Thursz explains how the NIHR ImperiaBRC brings together academics and clinicians to translate scientific discoveries into potential new treatments, diagnostics and technologies. Zena Alsaadi, a senior research nurse, tells us about the vital role of the BRC in her research. Caroline Alexander, lead clinical academic for Allied Health Professionals, gives an overview of training and development opportunities. And Patricia Medkour, ImperiaBRC Community partner, explains why the public and local community need to be involved in research.
Science in Context: Public Involvement
Find out how PERC are engaging underrepresented groups in research.
In this episode of Science In Context, Halle Johnson (PERC) speaks about public involvement and engaging underrepresented groups in research through the ImperiaBRC Community Partner Framework.
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Prof. Helen Ward
h.ward@imperial.ac.uk
For enquiries about public involvement in research and research more generally, please email:
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