"research" blog posts
Young Voices, Big Ideas
Dr Emilia Trapasso is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Public Engagement and Dr Rebecca Geary is a Senior Lecturer, both working in the Health Inequalities Policy Research group in the Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems. The wider research team comprises of Emilia, Rebecca, Dr Shaima Hassan and Laura Winters. Here they share how they are engaging children and young people across Liverpool to enrich the Children Growing up in Liverpool (CGULL) cohort.
Posted on: 26 April 2024
Dementia research: putting PPIE at the heart
Dr Laura Prato, Dr Megan Readman and Dr Megan Polden are DEM-COMM Research Fellows funded by the NIHR ARC NWC and the Alzheimer’s Society. Here they explain how they ensure patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) is at the forefront of their research.
Posted on: 26 February 2024
REACHE project: promoting inclusion within research
Helen Marshall is a Lecturer in Nursing from the School of Health Sciences. Here she tells us about the REACHE project, which aims to promote the inclusion of those with a learning disability within research and increase patient and public involvement.
Posted on: 29 January 2024
Menstrual health matters: engaging the public
Dr Jasmine Warren is a Lecturer in Women’s Health, in the Department of Psychology. Here Jasmine discusses how she engaged the public with her research via a Wellcome funded event called ‘Menstrual Health Matters’.
Posted on: 26 October 2023
Evidencing the health impact of green spaces
Dr Elly King is the Science Communication and Impact Officer for GroundsWell, a research consortium evidencing the impact of urban green and blue spaces on health and health inequalities. Here Elly discusses her experiences of trying to connect patient and public involvement and engagement activities (PPIE) across a multi-city research group.
Posted on: 25 September 2023
Psychology host summer research interns
This summer, a number of undergraduate students spent time on research internships within the Department of Psychology. In the articles linked below, they discuss their summer internships, conducting the research projects within the department and the benefits of taking part.
Posted on: 7 September 2023
Involving children in food marketing research
Professor Emma Boyland is a Chair of Food Marketing and Child Health, in the Department of Psychology. Here Emma discusses the benefits of including children and young people in patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE), as well as some of the challenges it presents.
Posted on: 30 August 2023
Children's sight: what is normal?
Michaela Sherlock is a PhD student in the Department of Primary Care and Mental Health. As part of the KINETIC2 study, she is assessing children's visual fields to establish a normal database for children aged 5-17 years old. This will allow future comparison of children’s visual field results to an appropriate age-matched result.
Posted on: 14 July 2023
Improving planning and preparation for emergencies
Dr Sara Waring is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology. She has been working with law enforcement, emergency services, government bodies, and charities for over 15 years, examining decision making, information sharing, and team work in risky and uncertain environments. Here she discusses the important role that members of the public can play in shaping approaches used by emergency planners to warn and inform local communities.
Posted on: 28 June 2023
Using science to make sense of shoulders
Dr Fraser Philp is a Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences. He recently won the Dr Tom Shannon Best Paper Award at the 2023 Clinical Movement Analysis Society (CMAS) conference for his work in biomechanics and human movement, specifically shoulder instability and muscle activity in young people. Fraser’s analysis utilised 3D movement analysis and surface electromyography which assesses muscle activity through the skin.
Posted on: 1 June 2023
Public involvement in applied health research
The Institute of Population Health is home to the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC), which supports applied health research and research on the implementation of health and care evidence into clinical practice. Selina Wallis is Public Involvement manager at the ARC NWC and writes about her experiences.
Posted on: 24 May 2023
The role of Public Advisers in health research
Dr Kerry Hanna is a Lecturer in Orthoptics in the School of Health Sciences and her research focusses on health inequalities. Here she discusses the vital role public advisers play in her research.
Posted on: 18 April 2023
Progressing as an early career researcher
Gemma, lecturer in Clinical Health Psychology and Honorary Clinical Psychologist at the Liverpool Clinical Health Psychology Service at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, gives us a behind the scenes look at her research interests and achievements in her career so far.
Posted on: 3 August 2020
Dementia care and its many inequalities
Clarissa is a Research Fellow in Health Services Research and talks about her research into dementia, including how projects have changed since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Posted on: 3 August 2020