Author: Jamie Williams // Editor: Cherene de Bruyn Image by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash. A big part of all PGR journeys is communication, whether that be meetings with supervisors, office banter or discussions in the lab. Not to mention posters, presentations, or the dreaded viva. Added to this, of course, is all of the written … Continue reading Communicating Your Work to the Public: A Skill, an Art, and a Tool
We’re stressed; things aren’t working out as planned. The idea of spending those few free hours of your time and energy volunteering for committees, events and activities seems silly. I’m going to convince you otherwise. Some vocab that you’ve probably heard of: “Social Responsibility” is an obligation to act for the benefit of society at … Continue reading PhD’s and Social Responsibility: Spreading the word – public outreach and green impact
Author: Laura Hemming Here at the University of Manchester, we aim to ensure that our research in the faculty of biology, medicine and health is in line with our social responsibility priorities. This led me to develop a patient and public involvement group to assist with my PhD research into understanding prisoner suicide and aggression. … Continue reading “That’s when my mental health started to get cloudy”: Becoming an expert by experience
Author: Hannah Long Tackling health inequalities by engaging those ‘seldom seen, seldom heard’ in research and healthcare services is a priority for the Department of Health, National Health Service and research universities in the UK. In July, the University of Manchester’s Public Programmes Team, of the Research and Innovation Division, held a two-day community ‘Sandpit’ … Continue reading “We are not that hard to reach!” – involving ‘seldom heard’ communities in research
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