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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Get involved: help us to co-produce our library of resources
Join us in co-producing our online library of resources in your own time
Co-Production Collective Allies Group: July Meeting Notes
Co-Production Collective's Allies Group met once more to discuss key areas of our work. We're sharing the minutes so you can catch-up with what was discussed.
Autumn vibes: our monthly team update
The latest news from the team and our community plus updates about our ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities.
Continuing our journey to do more co-production: update on the 'Associate Roles' work
Catch up on the latest on our 'Associate roles' work, Vanessa who joined the team at the Collective recently to work on this project shares an update below
Ethical research: 'a state of being, not a state of doing'?
Lynn shares a personal, reflective account about developing guidance to help researchers and those seeking ethical approval for university linked work.
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Get involved: Co-creating a safeguarding policy for the Collective
Join us to co-create a safeguarding policy relevant to our work as a co-produced co-production community
Going the extra mile in August: our monthly team update
The latest news from the team and our community plus updates about our ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities
Share your thoughts on the value of co-production – our survey is now live!
We need your help to shine a light on and demonstrate the value of co-production in a more comprehensive way than ever before! We hope that the findings from this work will be useful to a wide variety of people nationally and internationally.
Why Co-production, and why the Collective?
Our team is changing! We are introducing two new staff members, and as Rory is leaving her role as Project Co-ordinator, she shares key moments from the past two and half years.
'We are a research team!' - Including young people as co-researchers
Navigating how to include young people meaningfully as co-researchers is like taking part in an Escape Room: many times of considered defeat, but also many moments of laughter.