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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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Vacancy: Project Coordinator

Join our team and make a real change working on an exciting new project!

June 1, 2021
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Jumping into June: monthly team update

Find out what the team are up to and how you can get involved this month.

May 27, 2021
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Join us to co-produce a co-production book review!

A new book about co-production is being published and we want to co-produce a book review! Read on to find out how you can get involved….

May 14, 2021
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Understanding who’s in the room

Amplifying the voices of those who often go unheard and excluded from traditional forms of power is a motivation for most co-production projects. But how can we collect the data to assess our inclusiveness in a way which doesn't reinforce these inequalities?

May 12, 2021
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Team Update: May

May is somehow here already and in this instalment of our monthly update blog, we’re getting stuck into new projects and big topics.

May 10, 2021
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Co-Production in Prison, Secure and Forensic Mental Health Services

As part of our series exploring marginalised groups in co-production, co-producer Sarah Markham provides an overview of co-production in prison, secure and forensic mental health services.

May 6, 2021
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How do we decide who we work with? Co-creation session recap

Lizzie and Winston reflect on the first of our co-creation sessions exploring how we make important decisions as a Co-Production Collective community.

April 16, 2021
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Who, how, what, when? Decision-making and Co-Production Collective

How can we ensure the decisions we make about Co-Production Collective are transparent, accountable and co-produced? It's time to rethink our decision-making structures and processes.

April 16, 2021
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Co-Production Collective’s response to the report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (the Sewell Report)

Members of the Co-Production Collective community, staff and friends of the Collective have come together to co-produce a statement in response to the report published by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities in March 2021

April 13, 2021
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What's happening in April?

Find out what April has in store in our latest team update.

April 1, 2021