Health Sciences
Training events
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Health and Care Research
The CRF's first online training event was held in September on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Health and Care Research, and was delivered by Dr Puvan Tharmanathan and the UPTURN study team.
This was an online interactive 1½ hour session, where trainers facilitated discussions about:
- Research Inclusion in the NIHR Strategy;
- Embedding EDI in research, from study design to dissemination;
- 'the UPTURN study: inclusion of ethnic minority groups in research.'
Research Impact: Making a meaningful impact to society - an impact literate approach
This 2-hour in-person training session was delivered by Dr Julie Bayley CPsychol, Former Director of Research Impact Development & Director, Lincoln Impact Literacy Institute (LILI), University of Lincoln, UK in October 2024. Dr Amy Newman, University of York Research Impact & Knowledge Exchange Training Officer, also talked about impact support at the university.
About the talk:
Impact - the 'provable benefits of research in the real world - is an increasingly significant part of research life, commonly expected by funders and as part of national assessments (eg. REF). However, with so many possible ways to make a difference, it can be difficult for researchers to determine what change is most meaningful and balance impact with the wider pressures of academia. In this interactive session, Dr Julie Bayley outlined the concept of Impact Literacy, and explained how focusing on the why, who, what and how of impact can help us plan and deliver impact for REF, funders and wider society. This session is suitable for any career level.*
About Dr Julie Bayley:
Dr Julie Bayley was previously the Director of Research Impact Development at the University of Lincoln (UK) and Director of the Lincoln Impact Literacy Institute (LILI). She is a HCPC Registered Chartered Health Psychologist, Policy Lead for the British Psychology Society Division of Health Psychology and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor at Nottingham University Hospitals. Julie consults widely on research impact and won the 2022 Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) ‘Impact Innovations’ award for driving impact literacy across the sector. She was also previously Emerald Publishing’s Impact Literacy Advisor and the Association of Research Managers and Administrators Director of Qualifications. Outside of work, Julie is vascular patient advocate and was a dementia carer for many years. Her book ‘Creating Meaningful Impact: The Essential Guide to Developing an Impact-Literate Mindset’ was published in April 2023.
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