Public engagement in research is an important aspect of the contemporary academic landscape, recognising the invaluable insights that communities and groups contribute. In this vein, as part of a larger project aimed at understanding how researchers at the University of Westminster involve the public in their research, the Health Innovation and Wellbeing Community organised an …
The “Working with Citizens UK to Develop Impactful Research and Knowledge Exchange” event held on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023, was a resounding success, with a packed room of enthusiastic attendees. Led by Daniel Mackintosh and Lucy Gardner, Community Organisers, and Tim Hall, Academic in Residence from Citizens UK, the workshop aimed to enlighten UoW researchers …
In order to record and demonstrate the impact beyond traditional metrics such as impact factors and citation scores, our research outputs have received, we have added the Altmetrics donut display to our WestminsterResearch institutional repository records. What are Altmetrics? Altmetrics (or alternative metrics) measure the impact of a scholarly research output based on online activity, …
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The University is running CEDARS from 11th April to 26th May 2023. This is your opportunity to influence research culture and researcher development at Westminster. What is CEDARS? Designed in collaboration between Vitae, researchers, and researcher developers across the HE sector in the UK, CEDARS seeks to gather the thoughts and experiences of researchers around …
One notable outcome of Patient and Public Involvement in a research project is the Breast Cancer Cookbook. This book was produced as an outcome of the work undertaken by Prof Miriam Dwek and Dr. Claire Robertson which is concerned with diet and lifestyle factors and breast cancer survival. Having run laboratory open days for the …
Patient and Public Involvement: A Vital Part of the Research Process Research plays a crucial role in advancing medicine and improving the lives of patients. The impact of research is enhanced when patients and the public are actively involved in the process. There are many examples where the research studies have focussed on extremely limited …
PPI at Westminster:(P)PI in public service research Research for health funders does not necessarily have to involve patient groups. In the spirit of PPI, Rachel Aldred, Professor of Transport and Director of the University of Westminster Active Travel Academy, instead engaged a Disabled People’s Organisation to co-design and carry out the research. Having previously worked …
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PPI at Westminster: Elevating patient experiences Researchers at University of Westminster have long championed the agency for patients and the public in the field of healthcare research. Having worked on HIV research since the 1980s, Prof Damien Ridge became convinced that patients and their experiences should be elevated in research and in considering healthcare provision. …
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Many researchers create websites to disseminate their research without planning for how the website content will continue to be accessible and usable when their funding runs out. Websites are also rapidly outpaced by software and hardware advances, meaning that they cannot be relied upon as secure or long term hosts for research findings or outputs. …
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Are you a charity, social enterprise, or small business (under 250 employees), located in the London boroughs of Westminster, Brent or Camden? Would you like to reduce costs within your workplace? Are you concerned about your organisation’s carbon footprint? We can help! The Work Based and Placement Learning Project is a part of the University …
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