📅 Thursday 4 September
🕧 10 to 11amÂ
In this session, Dr Felicity Shenton will take you through the key aspects of ensuring your public involvement and engagement is ethical and meaningful.
Felicity is an extremely experienced Public and Community Involvement Manager, with a background in participatory research, peer research, co-production and service user involvement in education, research and service improvement. In this session, Dr Felicity Shenton will take you through the key aspects of ensuring your public involvement and engagement is ethical and meaningful.
📅 Wednesday 10 September
🕧 10 to 10:30amÂ
Dr Helen Munro Wild steps you through the process of reading a research article, highlighting the key areas to focus on.Â
📅 Monday 22 September
🕧 11 to 11:30amÂ
Professor G.J. Melendez-Torres will take you through an introduction to RI, covering aspects such as equality, diversity, and how to address barriers to participation.Â
📅 Wednesday 8 October
🕧 10 to 11amÂ
Dr Francis McKay will introduce the topic of how to use AI, specifically large language models (such as ChatGPT), in qualitative research, with the aim of building confidence so you might start to think about how you can use some of these tools yourself.Â
Francis is a medical anthropologist and lead researcher at Gateshead HDRC. Francis has a wide ranging background with key interests in digital technologies, including the social and ethical impacts of using AI in health and wellbeing research.Â
📅 Wednesday 15 October
🕧 10 to 11:15am Â
In this webinar, we'll explore how imagery, empathy, and curiosity become your tools for creating that crucial "way in" for your audience. All too often, audiences are left on the outside, unable to see the value or potential of your projects. After attending, you’ll be able to help them understand, access, and resonate with it instead. Duncan Yellowlees presents this session for those who want their work to land well with the people who need to hear it.
📅 Wednesday 22 October
🕧 10 to 11am Â
Zoe Lancelott and Rhianydd Davies from NIHR Health Determinants Research Collaboration Rhondda Cynon Taf introduce the 'evidence pie' as a way of demonstrating the different types of information, insight and data a local authority may have as categories of evidence for research. The evidence pie tool has helped staff and elected members understand why having a range of evidence is so important, and our speakers will take you through how this is helping to build a culture of evidence-informed decision-making in their council.
📅 Thursday 6 November
🕧 11am to 12 noonÂ
Dr Michael Johansen offers guidance and examples of how to make the research process interesting and how to tell a great story about it afterwards. Whether you're trying to engage community members to participate, or want to convince others that research has real-life benefits, Michael will talk through his methods of harnessing curiosity. Â
📅 Thursday 4 December
🕧 10 to 11amÂ
Dr Susan Hampshaw explains and give examples of the benefits of evidence informed decision making and how evidence can be used to create policies that work best for the residents of a local authority.Â
📅 Thursday 11 December
🕧 11am to 12 noon
Dr Deborah Harrison is a Research Design Methodologist based in the Specialist Centre for Public Health. In this webinar, Deborah will outline key principles of ethical research including informed consent, confidentiality and avoidance of harm. Deborah's background is in applied public services research. She has worked with local authorities, VCSE organisations, social care providers, NHS and emergency services.Â
📅 Wednesday 14 January 2026
🕧 2 to 2:45pm
Dr Deborah Harrison will provide an introduction to mixed methods research including different study designs, challenges and considerations. Deborah is a Research Design Methodologist based in the NIHR RSS Specialist Centre for Public Health. Her background is in applied public services research, and she has worked with local authorities, VCSE organisations, social care providers, NHS and emergency services.Â
Dr Louise Hayes, Dr Janine Bestall, and Dr Peymane Adab explain the key components of a research application, share top tips to ensure your funding application is successful, and also explain the support available from the NIHR RSS Specialist Centre for Public Health each step of the way.Â
Dr Louise Hayes gives an introduction to the different methods which can be used to undertake research. This webinar is aimed at those in local authorities who are newer to research or thinking about embarking on a research project.Â
Hear from Kasia Kurowska, Tracy Johns, public contributors, and researchers, on their experiences. They also share practical advice on public and community involvement and engagement.Â
Dr Charlotte Rothwell and Dr Lauren Hall deliver a introductory session which starts to demystify the world of qualitative research.Â
This session explores the use of a range of methods to evaluate public and community involvement. The models explored in this session are Ripple Effects Mapping, Theory of Change and PIRIT.Â
Dr Helen Munro Wild explains how real world information, routine data and accounts of lived experience can be used to create a research project.Â
Dr Cristina Fernandez-Garcia delivers an introductory session into using health economics to understand the cost effectiveness of an intervention or programme.Â
Dr Lauren Hall delivers an introductory session which starts to demystify the world of qualitative research.Â