PPI Training

The BRC provides regular PPIE training sessions for researchers.

The award-winning sessions build up researchers’ skills and confidence in involving lay people in activities, including setting research priorities and designing protocols. Evaluation in BMJOpen (Yu et al. 2021) showed marked increases in researchers’ PPIE confidence after our training.

We offer 4 modules, including an introduction to PPIE and sessions on running focus groups, finding people and filling in grant applications. You can attend all 4 modules to build up knowledge progressively or you can pick the one that best suits you. ​​​​​​

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Who is the training for?

All researchers

Our training, which is currently being held remotely, is open to biomedical research researchers and staff across the UK and internationally. Please see charges for external staff below.

UCL and UCLH staff

The training is part of UCL’s Doctoral Skills Development Programme and UCL post docs earn career points for attending.

Charges

Staff at UCL, UCLH and UCL partner organisations: FREE. For a full list of UCL partner organisations please see the UCLPartners website.

Staff from non-profit organisations: £50. £10 discount on each workshop when you book more than one in a single transaction.

Staff from industry and for-profit organisations: £85. £10 discount on each workshop when you book more than one in a single transaction.

We reserve the right to charge all non-attendees a £50 fee if they don’t cancel 48 hours before the workshop.

Please contact ppihelpdesk@ucl.ac.uk for all queries regarding our PPI workshops.

Workshops

This session is ideal for anyone new to Patient and Public Involvement (PPI). Explore what PPI means, its benefits for research, and practical ways to integrate it into your work. Learn the basics of ethical considerations, including respect, equity, confidentiality, and informed consent, ensuring meaningful and responsible patient engagement.

  • Thursday 16 January 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 20 February 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 3 April 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 22 May 2025, 10am to 12.30pm

This training session provides guidance on integrating Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) into funding applications, with a focus on accessibility and writing plain English summaries. Participants will learn funder expectations, effective timing for seeking patient input, and strategies for crafting clear, accessible submissions, ensuring stronger, more impactful applications.

  • Thursday 6 February 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 13 March 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 8 May 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 12 June 2025, 10am to 12.30pm

This training session teaches strategies for finding and promoting diversity in patient/public involvement in research. Participants will learn how to recruit diverse individuals, foster inclusive partnerships, and maintain long-term engagement. The session covers practical tips for ensuring that patient/public partners remain actively involved and valued throughout the research process.

  • Friday 24 January 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 27 February 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 10 April 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 29 May 2025, 10am to 12.30pm

This training session offers practical tips on involving and facilitating discussions with patients and the public. Participants will learn how to effectively run workshops and focus groups, encouraging active participation, managing diverse viewpoints, and ensuring productive conversations. Gain skills to make your meetings engaging and impactful for all involved.

  • Friday 31 January 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 6 March 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 1 May 2025, 10am to 12.30pm
  • Thursday 5 June 2025, 10am to 12.30pm

We are delighted to offer a new workshop on Patient and Public Involvement in lab-based and early clinical research. Originally designed and held for researchers funded by the NIHR Blood and Transplant Research Unit (BTRU) in Stem Cells and Immunotherapies at UCL, this interactive workshop is now open to all and consists of two interrelated parts:

Part 1: Introduction to Patient and Public Involvement & research communication

You will learn:

  • About the benefits of involving Patient and Public members in research and
  • How to communicate your work to a patient and public audience.

Part 2: Patient and Public Involvement in action 

Part 2 brings together researchers and members of the  Patient & Public Research Panel to explore the many skills and lived experience that patients, carers and members of the public bring to research. In a question and answer session, Patient & Public Research Panel members will ask questions about your research and you can ask them about their background, views on elements of your work and thoughts about including Patient and Public Involvement in your current or future research.

" All early stage biomedical researchers need to be exposed to PPI training and activities"- BTRU early career researcher 

Please note: You need to book both parts (1 and 2) as they build on each other. If you miss Part 1, you will be not able to attend Part 2. We will send you a preparation task one week before part 1 on the training. The task will help you to prepare and to make most out of the training.

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You can pay for your workshop either via PO or BACS, please note VAT may be applicable:

Purchase Order:
If UCLH is listed as a supplier with your organisation, please send a hard copy (PDF) Purchase Order to ppihelpdesk@ucl.ac.uk, made out to University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with the following information: 

  • Name(s) of course participant
  • Date and Title of Course(s)
  • Please note the Purchase Order must be sent prior to submitting this form. 

Without receipt of the copy of the PO, at least 7 days prior to the workshop, we will not be able to register you to the session. 

If UCLH is not a supplier, we would prefer a BACS payment, please see below.

BACS Payment:
UCLH NHS Foundation Trust cannot currently accept payment by credit card.
You can make the payment by BACS directly into our account using a reference that the PPI team will provide.
For more information on this method please contact the PPI Team: ppihelpdesk@ucl.ac.uk

Please note this form cannot be submitted unless BACS payment has been completed. Please ensure transfer of funds at least 5 working days prior to the workshop

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