PPI opportunities

This page has the latest PPI training and opportunities for involvement for researchers, patients and the public living in and around Cambridge.

Please note that these are external events and the CUH PPI Team is not involved with their organisation or management, unless otherwise stated.

If you have any questions, please reach out via the avenues provided for each opportunity.

All information on this page is updated weekly and is current as at 14 March 2024.

Patient taking part in research

Events 

No simple choices – privacy and consent in health data research

Join us virtually today, Thursday 14 March 2024 from 5.30pm to 7.00pm.

Using four real life examples of how NHS health data has been used to answer important research questions, we will explore the impacts of the different choices of privacy and security on the outcomes of the final research.

These examples will set the scene for a panel discussion, hosted by Dr Amanda Stranks, with researchers Professor Angela Wood, Dr Raj Jena and Dr Ari Ecole and patient advocate Rosanna Fennessy.  The audience will be able to ask questions. 

Discovering research with NIHR Cambridge BRC!

Free event suitable for all ages, 11am-4pm on Saturday, 16 March at the Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Robinson Way, Cambridge, CB2 0SZ.

Did you know that medical research is happening all over the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, though you probably won’t ever see it going on! But behind the scenes, researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, midwives and other health professionals are working on important research to help sick people get better.

To help you visualise the stages involved, visit us during the Cambridge Festival and take part in our giant board puzzle with places to visit and clues to solve. Prizes for all puzzle-solvers!

There’s no need to book – just turn up on the day.

Cambridge Festival

Free admission from March 14-27, 2024

Join us for the Cambridge Creative Encounters Exhibition as part of Cambridge Festival!

Explore innovative art and design creations showcasing ground breaking research.

Don’t miss it! https://bit.ly/4a4tDYw

NIHR Colleagues on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Our NIHR colleagues at Cambridge Biomedical Campus are hosting some great events for Cambridge Festival. NIHR BioResource have webinars on DCYPHR, NIHR Cambridge CRF will be discussing clinical trials at CAST & learn about organs with NIHR BTRU in Organ Donation and Transplantation.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/437wLk0

Involvement opportunities 

International Clinical Trials Day – 20th May

For International Clinical Trials Day this year we are planning to promote Be Part of Research as an online tool where people can find out more about clinical trials taking place locally. Have you ever taken part in a trial, as a result of visiting the Be Part of Research website? Even if you didn’t go through Be Part of Research to join a trial, please let us know about your experience anyway – whether you heard about the research through your clinical care team, or a news report, or word of mouth. We’d love to hear from you!

Email cuh_brccomms@nhs.net to find out more.

Bowel Research UK: online resource

Researchers at King’s College London have developed an online resource for family members of people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). They would like to find out if their website is practical and they need your help. 

See attached flier for more details.

Crohn’s & Colitis Research: looking for focus group members

Researchers from Newcastle University, want your thoughts on what information and samples they could collect from people at the time of diagnosis.

Find out how to take part in their focus group.

Healthwatch in Cambs & Pboro

Do you have ideas that could help your community be healthier, more supportive or more inclusive?  Cambridgeshire County Council want to hear them.

Tell them what you think about the places where you live, work, travel and socialise: https://smartsurvey.co.uk/s/WNC1CB/

NIHR Cambridge BRC and CRF – Careers in research podcasts

Listen to our Cambridge CRF research nurses’ podcasts as they discuss what inspired them to take up careers in research.

Here: https://bit.ly/3Ttdvdm