Including Disabled People in Research Project 2025

This project involved 7 student interns from across the University and faculties to help ensure as many forms of research could be considered as possible.  The interns then drew on:

• Their own knowledge of their lived experiences of disabilities.

• A literature review on the current practices around the participation of disabled people in research.

• This helped to form a survey that was shared amongsts students and staff from across a number of Universities, asking about their experiences and ideas around including disabled people in research.

• A subset of the responders from this survey also took part in interviews.  

This mixed methods approach provide the basis for the information and guidance provided in our 'Including Disabled People in Research' Toolkit.

To help represent the many different avenues of research we have recruited student partners from a wide range of departments and faculties:

• Undergraduate partners:

  • Amy Cavaliere - Language & Linguistic Science Department

  • Hester Davis - Biology Department

  • Isabella Brinton - English and Related Literature Department

  • Jas Reynolds - Chemistry Department

  • Rachel Coldwell - Politics Department

• Postgraduate partners:

  • Grace Davis - Computer Science Department

  • Niamh Malone - Archaeology Department