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”
Category: Public Engagement
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”
IMSR engages at MELA festival goers with women’s health research
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our Women’s Health Research stall at the Birmingham Mela festival over July 22-23 in Victoria Park. Despite heavy rain taking over all of Saturday, the team were still able to engage lots of visitors over the two days, including many British South-Asian and South-Asian women and their families, local … Continue reading “IMSR engages at MELA festival goers with women’s health research”
Pituitary Patient Engagement Day
In collaboration with the University Hospitals Birmingham, IMSR researchers took part in activities supporting awareness and enhanced understanding of pituitary-related health conditions. The pituitary – located at the base of the brain – is often referred to as the ‘master gland’ as it plays a key role in hormone regulation of growth and many other … Continue reading “Pituitary Patient Engagement Day”
University wins gold award for public engagement!
The University of Birmingham has recently been awarded a gold at the Engage Watermark Awards. Organised by the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE), the Award recognises the University’s public engagement work and the impact it has on a local and regional scale. The NCCPE said that the University of Birmingham had demonstrated a desire to … Continue reading “University wins gold award for public engagement!”
IMSR staff on the SfE Public Engagement Committee
Congratulations to Fiona Docherty, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Caroline Gillett, Assistant Professor for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement, who have been accepted on to the SfE Public Engagement Committee. They will work with a team of talented colleagues from across endocrinology to review and develop the Society’s strategy for public engagement; overseeing public events, development of … Continue reading “IMSR staff on the SfE Public Engagement Committee”
Diabetes UK supporters to visit the IMSR to see diabetes research in action
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and we are pleased to be collaborating with Diabetes UK to organise a special public engagement visit to the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR). As part of their thankathon Diabetes UK are inviting a group of volunteers and staff who go above and beyond to see diabetes research … Continue reading “Diabetes UK supporters to visit the IMSR to see diabetes research in action”
Lore + (Dis)order exhibition launches!
The Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine (SMQB) launched its sciart exhibition ‘Lore + (Dis)order’ last Friday night and approximately 200-250 people visited well into the night! Visitors explored the gallery and chatted with the artists and scientists involved in collaborating on each of the artworks. We were also really pleased to see some … Continue reading “Lore + (Dis)order exhibition launches!”
Lore + (Dis)order: sciart exhibition
2- 23 September, Centrala Lore + (Dis)order is a new sciart exhibition celebrating collaborations between scientists and artists working with the Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine (SMQB) at University of Birmingham. It features the work of 8 artists who have produced creative responses to new contemporary research at the interface of biomedicine and … Continue reading “Lore + (Dis)order: sciart exhibition”