To mark PCOS/PMOS Awareness Month, Chronically Me Dani is hosting To This Day — an afternoon of conversation, creativity and reflection exploring the different experiences of living with PCOS/PMOS. While symptoms and individual experiences can differ, many people share the experience of having to fight to be believed, understood and supported. This workshop provides a welcoming space to … Continue reading “To This Day: sharing experiences and shaping the future of PCOS/PMOS research”
Category: Public Engagement
Engaging the D/deaf Community on PMOS at Birmingham Deaf Cultural Centre
Background Understanding the Community The D/deaf community is a diverse population with a wide range of communication preferences, experiences and identities. For many D/deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL) as their primary language, BSL is not simply a translation of English but a distinct language with its own grammar, structure and cultural context. … Continue reading “Engaging the D/deaf Community on PMOS at Birmingham Deaf Cultural Centre”
New College Worcester Students with lived experience of Alström Syndrome inspired by MSS Scientist
This week Dr. Jon Mueller (Metabolism and Systems Science) ran the first of two science workshops in New College Worcester, a national residential school and college for children and young people aged 11-19 with vision impairment or loss. This workshop was very well received. You can read what the teachers and students thought about it … Continue reading “New College Worcester Students with lived experience of Alström Syndrome inspired by MSS Scientist”
Women’s Health: Lunch & Learn Workshop (Saturday 31st May)
We invite women from Birmingham and the West Midlands whose first language is not English, including refugees and migrants, to a community outreach workshop on Saturday 31st May 2025 between 10am-2pm aimed at raising awareness of women’s health and offering opportunities to discuss different topics with doctors and scientists who work in this area. Topics … Continue reading “Women’s Health: Lunch & Learn Workshop (Saturday 31st May)”
Diabetes Awareness Month Events!
Join us the Department of Metabolism and Systems Science (MSS) for two special events marking Diabetes Awarenesss Month this November! First up, for adults we have a 1-hour lunchtime webinar on Friday 15th November 2024 at 12-1pm where you can tune in to learn about some of the research MSS is doing into type 1, … Continue reading “Diabetes Awareness Month Events!”
Encoded Realities – 1 week to go!
There’s just over a week left to view the Encoded Realities art exhibition at Centrala. Featuring the work of 12 artists and 49 scientists over the past 2 years. All of these projects have originated through work at the Centre for Systems modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine (SMQB), with several in collaboration with the EPSRC NCODE … Continue reading “Encoded Realities – 1 week to go!”
IMSR EDI seminar “Advice to a Young Scientist… a Balancing Act”
Written by Drs Paul Roberts and Jon Mueller In April 2024, Paul Roberts published a paper “Advice to a Young Mathematical Biologist” in the Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. The title of his paper is a homage to “Advice to a Young Scientist” – a classic book in the scientific advice literature. It was written by … Continue reading “IMSR EDI seminar “Advice to a Young Scientist… a Balancing Act””
IWD2024, March 8th event: Inspiring inclusion in women’s health research
IWD2024: Inspiring inclusion in women’s health research to tackle health inequalities to tackle health inequalities Join University of Birmingham this Friday 8th March 2024 (12-2pm) for a friendly and interactive workshop exploring how we can make change together to tackle health inequalities for women. You can join us in-person from 11:45am with pre-event networking and refreshments or online from 12 … Continue reading “IWD2024, March 8th event: Inspiring inclusion in women’s health research”
PCOS Webinar to showcase IMSR public engagement case study
On the evening of February 5th 2024 at 7.30-9pm, IMSR colleague Dr Caroline Gillett will share a case study in public engagement at this upcoming webinar hosted in collaboration with Verity – The UK PCOS charity. You can find out more and sign up here: https://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pQDmdiURR-uWJ7QE4RdcWA
Diabetes Research Engagement with Refugee & Migrant Families
Dr Gabriela da Silva Xavier and Dr Caroline Gillett from the Institute of Metabolism & Systems Research (IMSR) took part in public engagement activities at a festival event organised by the Birmingham Settlement Nature & Wellbeing Centre and a number of arts organisations. This event was hosted for refugee and migrant families in living in … Continue reading “Diabetes Research Engagement with Refugee & Migrant Families”