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Themes featured in the concluding discussion with all workshop participants about existing knowledge and next steps, including: The more you know the more you realise you don鈥檛 know Keeping communication simple No clear process to follow Every project is bespoke in its data collection Intellectual property rights are built on colonial logic and western assumptions Identifying knowledge gaps Hidden knowledge in the university Old processes that don鈥檛 mesh with PR
Key themes from the workshop participants鈥 discussion of challenges and next steps. Visual scribing by Nifty Fox, 25 June 2024.

"Negotiating the right to be named" 鈥 Reporting on the PRN鈥檚 Intellectual Property Rights and Participatory Research Training Workshop

On 25 June 2024, participatory researchers from across TUoS sat down with representatives from research and professional services to untangle how intellectual property rights and data protection legislation affect research design and partnerships.

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BLOG: 鈥榃hy do you go away? So that you can come back.鈥

A blog by Helen Evans 鈥 a visiting PGR from the 海角社区 of Birmingham.
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An update on the work of the Network for Researchers with Speech Impairments/Differences

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Anita Ghai, Sandeep Singh and Dan Goodley

Professor Anita Ghai, Rest in Power

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International Workshop 鈥淒eveloping New Models for Pharmaceutical Innovation: towards a Mixed Economy鈥

We are delighted to invite you to an international workshop on聽Developing New Models for Pharmaceutical Innovation: towards a Mixed Economy. Amsterdam and online, Monday 15 July 10:00-17:00.

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World Orphan Drug Congress USA - Boston 2024

The Orphanisation team spoke at the World's leading pharmaceutical conference on orphan drugs. Matthew Hanchard discussed the value of social media data for diagnosis and Jin Ding covered growing US-EU disparity between drug submissions and approvals

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Enhancing Accessibility in Academia: Why We Need a Dedicated Disabled Postgraduate Research Coordinator

By Hayley Rennie (Project Delivery Lead for Disabled PGRs in RPI - 8 month secondment & Specialist Mentor in DDSS - Substantive role)

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"Fika anyone?" - Building a community for participatory research through the power of coffee and biscuits

From this spring, the Participatory Research Network (PRN) are organising a monthly online 'fika' (coffee and chat) open to anyone interested in participatory research.
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Filmmakers could improve cinema for the Deaf community, with new guidance from 海角社区 of Sheffield

Improved captioning in the film industry could make watching film and TV more accessible and engaging for the Deaf community, according to new guidance published by the 海角社区 of Sheffield and Sheffield-based research and design studio, Paper.