Training for involvement and engagement
The School for Primary Care Research organises an Annual Trainees' Event which has in the past included engagement and involvement training discussions and activities. Your university might also offer involvement and engagement training.
In additon, there are several online training opportunities locally, nationally, internationally and online which are open for researchers from all institutes, and listed below.
Live training
The PPI team at NIHR BRC Cambridge are running online training sessions for researchers. These include:
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Writing lay summaries for health research - 30 November 2022
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Introduction to Patient and Public Involvement for Researchers - 10 Jan 2023
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PPI Toolkit: Ways to involve the public in research - 30 January 2023
- How to build and maintain a PPI Group - 23 February 2023
Recorded training
Building trust and sharing power for co-creation in Aboriginal health research - International PPI Network
Science Communication: A Visual Perspective - Alda-Kavli Learning Center
Eleven Principles for Communicating Science to Get Results - Alda-Kavli Learning Center
Evaluating online engagement - Jamie Gallagher
Talking Science: An Introduction to Science Communication - Greg Foot
Matters of Engagement - Podcast series covering various topics relevant to patient and public involvement and engagement
How to implement a virtual programme for Patient and Public Involvement - NIHR School for Primary Care Research & NIHR Academy
Stakeholder Engagement in Evidence Synthesis - Collaboration for Environmental Evidence (CEE) Stakeholder Engagement Methods Group
Engaging and working with young people - NIHR SPCR, NIHR SSCR and NIHR SPHR
Online training and courses
- Achieving public dialogue - The Open University
- Science and society: A career and professional development course - The Open University
- Data tree - research data management and stakeholder engagement - NERC
- Become a Better Presenter: Improve Your Public Speaking Skills - Royal Observatory Greenwich
- Public Engagement training - UCL Public Engagement team