Shape our research at Barts Health
To make sure our research benefits everyone in our local communities and beyond, we need the input of lots of people from many different backgrounds, with many different experiences.
Research that benefits everyone
We want to make sure the research we carry out benefits as many people as possible. To do this, we need people from lots of different backgrounds to get take part in and shape our work.
That’s why if you’re a patient, member of staff, carer or someone from our local community who’s passionate about healthcare and research, we want to hear from you.
From telling us how to encourage people to get involved to joining an advisory group, there are lots of ways you can have your say and make sure our research benefits everyone.
Research for you, shaped by you
We want to involve patients and members of the public from diverse backgrounds and communities in our research. Doing this means we can be sure that the treatments and tests we develop from our research are fit for everyone in our diverse local populations and beyond.
Our researchers want more patients and the public to share their insights and experiences with us. Some of the ways you can get involved in shaping our research include helping:
- select and prioritise research that you feel is important and relevant
- researchers design their projects
- interpret the results of the research
- make sure the research is reported in understandable ways and is heard about
By getting involved in shaping our research you can help us:
- make sure researchers ask the right questions in a way that the public understand
- keep the research on track
- improve the quality of the research by adding another point of view to the process
Opportunities to shape our research
There are lots of opportunities to help shape our research, some of which we've listed below. You can find out about other opportunities to get involved by joining our research engagement mailing list (sign up here) or about wider involvement opportunities on the People in Research website.
Trauma patient groups
Our trauma team The Centre for Trauma Sciences (C4TS) is always looking for former trauma patients, carers and members of the public to contribute to their research, which is looking at the best ways to treat traumatic injury.
Pregnancy and childbirth research
The Katherine Twining Network (KTN) researches areas of pregnancy and childbirth including pre-term birth, pre-eclampsia, epilepsy in pregnancy, infertility and nutrition in pregnancy. KTN is always looking to speak to pregnant women, new mothers , community advisers and other members of communities to take part in their work.
Find out more or email the team for more information ktnetwork@qmul.ac.uk
Get in touch
Whether you have questions about taking part in research, want to know how you can help shape our research, need to know more about carrying out research or anything else, please do get in touch.
Email the research engagement team
If you are a researcher or a member of staff with a question about research, please the Joint Management Research Office (JMRO).
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Payment for public involvement in research
We follow the National Intisute for Helath Research's guidance on reimbursements for public contributors.
As this is a complex area, the guidance above is unlikely to be able to cover everyone’s individual circumstances. We therefore strongly advise you to get expert advice about your own personal financial circumstances before accepting payment for involvement in research.
This is particularly important if you receive welfare benefits because receiving payments for public involvement activities may impact this.