Find out what has been happening in the first year of the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Community Partner Framework:
Maximising community voices in research
In this blog, Halle Johnson writes about why the public must always be at the heart of research - and increasing the number of community partners supporting the NIHR Imperial Biomedical 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 Imperial BRC, which is a partnership between Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London.
"Our local communities are key to successful research”: Meet Maria Piggin
Maria Piggin is partnerships and training manager at the NIHR BRC Imperial Patient Experience Research Centre. In this blog, Maria discusses the importance of involving patients and members of the public in research and the positive impact of lived experience on research.
video playlist - CP framework
Research in Focus NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre
In this video, Professor Mark Thursz explains how the NIHR Imperial BRC 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, Imperial BRC Community partner, explains why the public and local community need to be involved in research.
Research in Focus NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre
A film on the Imperial Biomedical Research Centre including a Community Partner interview.
In this video, Professor Mark Thursz explains how the NIHR Imperial BRC 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, Imperial BRC 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 Imperial BRC Community Partner Framework.
Contact us
PERC Director and Co-Founder
Prof. Helen Ward
h.ward@imperial.ac.uk
For enquiries about PERC's research activity, please email:
patientexperience@imperial.ac.uk
For enquiries about public involvement in research, please email:
publicinvolvement@imperial.ac.uk
Read our blog
All posts- Why did nobody ask us?! Reflections and findings from co-produced research into children’s vaccine uptake.
- Three key takeaways from our participation in the Research Engagement Network (REN) community roadshows
- You and Your Health Data: Results of our Great Exhibition Road Festival activity
- “I sound like Darth Vader and I cough up fur balls” How people living with Airway Stenosis have informed my research career so far.
- How public involvement changed our research question exploring experiences of people with Long Covid
- Celebrating public involvement in NIHR Imperial BRC supported research
