Celebrating engaged research: Latest funding awards

Posted on: 26 March 2024 by Laura Winters in Public Engagement

Group of women seated in a semi-circle having a discussion outdoors, with some holding refreshments and one woman gesturing while speaking
Group of women seated having a discussion outdoors - photograph from a previously funded project provided by Professor Catriona Waitt

We're pleased to announce the recipients of the latest round of funding from both the Faculty Public Engagement Grants Scheme and the Research England Participatory Research Grants. The response to these funding opportunities was fantastic, reflecting the enthusiasm and commitment to public engagement with research. In total, we received applications requesting an impressive £224,746!

Participatory Research Grants

These grants, funded via Research England’s Participatory Research allocation, aim to enhance research outcomes by involving communities and research users. We're proud to support a diverse range of projects across our Faculty, including:

  • Dr Jennifer Kirton’s project: The Development and Evaluation of an Autism Patients Concerns Inventory (PCI) for use in GP consultations. This project addresses health inequalities and aims to improve the healthcare experiences of autistic patients.
  • Hannah Trivett's project: Exploring Public Partnership in Pathogen Whole Genome Sequencing Research and its Data Visualization. This initiative seeks to understand the most effective stages of pathogen whole genome sequencing for dialogue between researchers and the public.

Faculty Public Engagement Grants

Designed to foster and promote public engagement with research, this scheme has funded eight innovative projects from across our Faculty with grants of between £200 and £2000 including:

  • Dr Victoria Kinsley’s project: Guess the X Ray Jigsaw, a creative endeavour involving the construction of a large portable jigsaw with skeletal x-rays, promoting dialogue about diagnostic radiography.
  • Dr Muhammad Awais's project: Fun with Scientists and Medical Doctors, featuring talks and interactive activities about pancreatitis, diabetes and gum disease, aimed at engaging BAME communities from deprived areas.

We're looking forward to seeing the progress of these exciting projects throughout the year. For updates and further information on any of the initiatives or funding schemes, please visit our social media channels or website, or email us at HLSEngagement@liverpool.ac.uk. 

Full list of funded projects

Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

  • Catriona Waitt - EmpowerINg the Public for AcTion – INPACT
  • Laura Randle - Marvellous medicine badge
  • Muhammad Awais - Fun with scientists and medical doctors
  • Kat Stott - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) public engagement board game

Institute of Population Health

  • Jenna Cummings - Developing theory on food-related emotional expectancies to support weight loss and reduce inequalities
  • Jennifer Kirton - The development and evaluation of an autism patients' concerns inventory for use in GP consultations
  • Helen Mulholland - Iterative participatory focus groups
  • Alexandra Hunt - Cheltenham Science Festival activities
  • Victoria Kinsley - Guess the X-ray jigsaw

Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

  • Angharad Care - Identifying ways families access pre-pregnancy and antenatal information
  • Emma Morgan - Co-design of oral health information for children, young people and families
  • Lisa Allen - How can the dental profession support families who experience food insecurity? A public engagement proposal to collaborate with those accessing community food spaces
  • Phillip Burgess - All Eyes on You: Participating in research with the Liverpool Eye Data Platform

Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences

  • Hannah Trivett - Exploring public partnership in pathogen whole genome sequencing research and its data visualisation
  • Tamzin Furtado - Happy Horses: encouraging public engagement with horse welfare at UK shows
  • Charlotte Snead (linked with LSTM) – Kidney Health for All

 

Keywords: public engagement.