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Launch of School for Public Health Research Young People’s Advisory Network
If you are a young person aged 16–25, a youth worker, or work within a youth organisation, and are interested in being involved in SPHR’s research you can now join our Young People’s Advisory Network. As part of the SPHR Public involvement and engagement (PI&E) strategy to diversify and…
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Working together to improve public involvement in research
In July 2025, members of the SPHR’s Public Advisory Network worked with researchers to deliver an online training session on public involvement and engagement in public health research. More than 50 early-career researchers from across England took part. Co-developed by public partners and researchers This training was distinctive because…
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Introducing the Public Involvement and Engagement Charter
Members of the School’s Public mental health programme together with public partners have co-created a Charter for Public involvement and Engagement. The Charter sets out best practice for fully embedding public involvement and engagement into research. The Charter comprises 12 guiding principles that set out a framework for effective…
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Putting lived experience at the heart of research
This blog has been produced as part of the Public mental health newsletter When talking about public mental health research, the key word is ‘public’ – without asking and involving the public to a meaningful extent, research becomes assumption. That’s where McPin comes in. McPin – championing lived experience expertise…
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From adversity into action, using your experience to help others
NIHR Three Schools The Adversity into Action Film Steering Group is pleased to share their film about patient and public involvement in health research. In the film, they share their reasons for getting involved in research and what impact it has had on their lives. Tash, John, Sharon and Amy…
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From Ivory Tower to the Public Square – reflections on public involvement and engagement in public health research
Ivory completed an eight-week NIHR SPHR internship based at the University of Bristol in summer 2023. She was supervised by Dr Emily Widnall, Senior Research Associate in Public Health. Here, she tells us about her experiences. As a second-year University of Bristol Psychology in Education student, I was thrilled to…
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A poem by Margaret Ogden, SPHR public partner
Public partner and contributor Margaret Ogden tells us about her experiences of being part of the SPHR Public Partners Network in the poem below. I started with LSHTM in 2016 My first public health project and one of great esteem A confident PPI group embedding diversity Including…
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NIHR Three Schools Webinar: recording now available
In early October, the NIHR Schools for Public Health Research, Primary Care Research and Social Care Research hosted a webinar on increasing public diversity in involvement in research. During this webinar people shared their experiences from research with people who identify as LGBTQ+, migrant communities and people experiencing homelessness. Some…
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Register now for the 4th meeting of the SPHR Public Partners Network (PAN)
If you are a member of the public involved in SPHR research then you are automatically a member of the Public Partners Network (PAN) and are warmly invited to attend the meeting. The meeting programme will be available in due course. If you would like to join the PAN email…
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Webinar – Why and how to involve people living with dementia and learning disabilities in research
The NIHR Schools for Primary Care Research, Public Health Research and Social Care Research are pleased to present the webinar series “Diversity and involvement: whom to involve?”. After a first session on engaging and working with young people, the second session will be about involving people living with dementia…
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Can you share your priorities for improving the health and wellbeing of disadvantaged young people with us?
Our researchers have been working alongside our community partners, Chilypep, on a research project looking at health inequalities and young people. Their recent research looked at young peoples understandings and experiences of health inequalities, what makes being healthier easier or harder, and their priorities for change.
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Engaging and working with young people: webinar recording now available
Earlier this week, the NIHR Schools for Public Health Research, Primary Care Research and Social Care Research hosted a webinar to explore engaging and working with young people. Some communities are underserved when it comes to participating in research. The NIHR Schools for Public Health Research, Primary Care Research and…
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