Written by: Dr Caroline Gillett, Assistant Professor in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Over the 29–30 April, I had the opportunity to attend the 2026 Engage Summit hosted by National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement at The Eastside Rooms in Birmingham. The Summit brought together people from across higher education, community organisations, research, policy and public engagement practice … Continue reading “Reflections from the 2026 Engage Summit: Community, Change and the Future of Engaged Research”
Category: Sharing best practice
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””
IMSR Away Day
IMSR recently hosted it’s Away Day off campus with the vast majority of staff and students linked to IMSR attending and many giving presentations about their research and roles. This highlighted just how diverse and exciting the research within the institute is. Also invited to present was IMSR’s Community and Public Engagement Manager, Caroline Gillett, … Continue reading “IMSR Away Day”
IMSR engages at CoCoMad Festival 2022!
On Saturday July 2nd, a collaborative team of IMSR researchers took part in public engagement activities at CoCoMad Festival. This is a free annual community festival held in Cotteridge Park about 2.5 miles away from the University. The festival attracts over 6000 people each year for its fun range of outdoor activities. IMSR’s involvement in … Continue reading “IMSR engages at CoCoMad Festival 2022!”
We Are IMSR Festival: Cell Culture Collage schools workshop
Written by Cristina Escribano Gonzalez A month ago, Himani Rana and I delivered a ‘Cell Culture’ activity as part of a series of interactive workshops set up by the IMSR Community Action Team (CAT). This particular workshop also involved another CAT member, Daniela Nasteska, who participated and ran her ‘Build an Islet’ activity. We were … Continue reading “We Are IMSR Festival: Cell Culture Collage schools workshop”
Introducing IMSR’s Community Action Team!
We are pleased to introduce you to IMSR’s new Community Action Team (CAT)! CAT includes PhD students and PostDocs who are passionate about engaging patients, diverse young people and the public with IMSR research. Working with IMSR’s Community & Public Engagement Manager, the CAT team will co-develop new engagement projects, working with the wider IMSR … Continue reading “Introducing IMSR’s Community Action Team!”
INTERFACE: Science + Art + Health – in conversation with SMQB Artists in Residence 2020-21
In 2020 the Centre for Systems Modelling & Quantitative Biomedicine (SMQB) embarked on a new Artist-in-Residence programme. Four multidisciplinary artists joined forces with researchers and clinicians working at the interface between mathematics, biology and healthcare. Together, and despite the pandemic challenges of the past year, they have co-crafted new artistic works that respond to contemporary research through … Continue reading “INTERFACE: Science + Art + Health – in conversation with SMQB Artists in Residence 2020-21”
IMSR Black History Month: Reflections from Miriam Addo
Miriam Addo is Chairperson of the African-Caribbean Medical Society at the University of Birmingham. In this blog post she shares her reflections of IMSR’s recent Black History Month event… Miriam Addo writes: In celebration of Black History Month 2020, The IMSR hosted a virtual panel discussion of which I was honoured to be chair. Panellists … Continue reading “IMSR Black History Month: Reflections from Miriam Addo”
Showcasing My Research at Lapworth Lates – Dr Jonathan Mueller
“For more than four months now, I haven’t seen the inside of my office on campus. Visiting the garden centre was among the most exciting things I’ve physically done – in stark contrast to my ‘jet set’ virtual life on Zoom where I have been having meetings with other researchers all over Europe but also … Continue reading “Showcasing My Research at Lapworth Lates – Dr Jonathan Mueller”
I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here! – Dr Gabriela Da Silva Xavier shares her story
Earlier this year, Dr Gabriela Da Silva Xavier took part in “I’m a Scientist Get Me Out of Here!“… or as it’s now called during lockdown, “I’m a Scientist, Stay at Home!” Gaby is a senior researcher in the IMSR, who studies cellular metabolism with a special interest in glucose sensing mechanisms in the pancreas … Continue reading “I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here! – Dr Gabriela Da Silva Xavier shares her story”