While it is important to have public involvement in research, it is equally as important to ensure they are recognised for their work. For this reason, it is good practice to have a clear policy on payment and recognition in place before involvement. [...]
Free to download, PIRIT is a set of pragmatic tools which aim to support researchers working with public contributors to: - plan and integrate public involvement in research - track public contributions and the difference they make to the research - report impact [...]
Researchers in larger research communities can often have difficulties including smaller communities in research. Often this leads to vulnerable communities being further marginalised leaving their needs unmet. While researchers aim to be as inclusive as possible, the reality of this can be difficult. [...]
ARC EM is leading the way in making research culture and practice more inclusive by proactively taking steps to advance equality of opportunities, eliminate discrimination and engage people with protected characteristics in the development, implementation and dissemination of health research. They have created this toolkit to support researchers. [...]