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An introduction to Co-Production in Research - Reflecting on delivering a training session for UCL students

This blog shares learnings about a UCL workshop led by Naheen, Nicc, and Tania (with baby Maxim), aimed at helping students explore how to meaningfully co-produce research with people who have lived experience. It emphasized values like inclusivity, respect, and reflection, while addressing power dynamics, barriers, and the importance of genuine collaboration in academic projects.

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October update: Time to celebrate our 3rd birthday

The latest news from the team and our community plus updates about our ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities.

October 10, 2023
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Our new safeguarding statement and why it’s important

In this blog Richard introduces Co-Production Collective’s new safeguarding statement, why and how it was developed, and the ongoing commitment to use it in ways that are driven by people’s experience.

September 26, 2023
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The latest on the development of 'Our Direction 2023-2028'

An update of where we are at with finalising‘ 'Our Direction 2023-2028' our new strategy, our vision for the future and how we are going to achieve it, and how you get involved by providing your views on our latest draft.

September 25, 2023
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September update: Sharing what's new on our horizon

The latest news from the team and our community plus updates about our ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities.

September 15, 2023
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Peer Power – It’s What We Do: Lessons about co-production with people who have lived experience of hepatitis C and/or injecting drug use

In this blog Sorcha Daly from The Hepatitis C Trust shares some initial learnings from the co-production of their Volunteer Survey, an ongoing project that is evaluating the impact of volunteering at the Trust.

August 17, 2023
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Launching new website page for Value of Co-Production Research Project featuring new recommendations

In this blog we launch our new website page for the Value of Co-Production Research Project and outline why this has been created

August 16, 2023
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August team update: Continuing to shine a light on co-production

The latest news from the team and our community plus updates about our ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities.

August 10, 2023
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‘Challenges of Equity in Authorship’ co-production workshop initial discussions

In this blog Harry and Kirsty from the UCL Open Sciences team gives an overview of what happened at the 'Challenges of Equity in Authorship' co-production workshop at the Open Sciences conference in April and the discussions that took place.

August 7, 2023
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A Vision for an Equitable Future Built on Stories

Co-producer Maddie reports on what happened at the Community Reporting Conference 2023 and shares her reflections along with those from other members of the Collective that attended.

July 21, 2023
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July team update - getting in the swing of summertime

The latest news from the team and our community plus updates about our ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities.

July 14, 2023