• Oxford Biomedical Research Centre EDI Lunch & Learn – Equality Impact Assessment and Inclusive Research Design

    Online

    Stephanie Perrin, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Agile Initiative, will be talking about Equality Impact Assessment and Inclusive Research Design. The session will be online. An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) is a way to identify the possible impacts of a research project or decision. Researchers can use this tool to understand the effects...

  • Black History Month 2025 half day conference

    Hybrid

    Open to all. The Trusts within Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) are coming together to celebrate Black History Month 2025, a half-day conference hosted by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust's Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic Staff Network. The theme for this year is Standing Firm in Power and Pride, and the...

  • Dementia in Black Communities

    Online

    As part of Oxford University Hospital (OUH)'s  Black History Month 2025 celebrations, the OUH BAME Staff Network is hosting a special webinar titled Dementia in Black Communities. The guest speaker will be  Mariam Watling, an Advanced Public Health Practitioner at Buckinghamshire Council and a PhD researcher in Dementia Studies at Lancaster University. Mariam brings a...

  • Reaching Beyond the Usual: Inclusive Approaches to Recruitment and Retention

    Online

    Details As part of our three-part webinar series Reaching Beyond the Usual: Inclusive Approaches to Recruitment and Retention, we’re delighted to invite you to a live, interactive online session on practical tools to plan and deliver inclusive health research. Title: How well do you really know your target population? Speaker Cherish Boxall, founder of Engage Intelligently, draws on...

  • Ethnicity Inclusion Training for Health and Care Researchers

    Online

    We’re delighted to invite you to an informative online training session on practical tools for ethnicity inclusion in health and care research. As a researcher or research clinician, this event presents a fantastic opportunity to refine your approach to incorporating people and communities from diverse ethnic backgrounds into your research. Speakers: Professor Shaun Treweek: Having initially trained as...

  • Menopause: what works, what doesn’t, and what needs to change

    Said Business School Park End Street, Oxford

    This free event brings together new research on menopause healthcare inequities and commercial products, alongside award-winning screenwriter Sally Wainwright (Happy Valley, Riot Women) discussing her experiences. We're particularly keen to reach: Women from minoritised backgrounds (the research highlights their experiences) Anyone supporting people through menopause (including men!) People frustrated by conflicting advice and being dismissed...

  • Socio-economic disadvantage inclusion training

    Online

    We’re delighted to invite you to an informative session (online) on practical tools for socio-economic disadvantage inclusion in health research. This event is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your approach to including people and communities from diverse ethnicities in your research. Speakers: Dr Heidi Green is a Health Equity and Patient Involvement Specialist and a Creative Qualitative Researcher...

  • Supporting ethnic minority young people access healthcare support for neurodevelopmental disorders

    Online

    Join the University of Nottingham EXPAND team for a dynamic one-hour webinar exploring how we can better support ethnic minority young people to access healthcare support for neurodevelopmental disorders. Who should attend? Health and education professionals, third sector organisations, and interested members of the public – all are welcome! Let’s EXPAND the conversation together. To attend the...

  • Ethnicity Inclusion in Health and Care Research

    Online

    We’re delighted to invite you to an informative online session on practical tools for ethnicity inclusion in health research. As a researcher or research clinician, this event is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your approach to including people and communities from diverse ethnicities in your research. These sessions are for: Research staff affiliated with the following Biomedical...

  • Socio-economic disadvantage inclusion training

    Online

    Hosted by Barts BRC We’re delighted to invite you to an informative session (online) on practical tools for socio-economic disadvantage inclusion in health research. This event is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your approach to including people and communities from diverse ethnicities in your research. Speakers: Dr Heidi Green is a Health Equity and Patient Involvement Specialist...

  • CHiMES Unplugged: Past, Present & Future

    Online

    Join us for an engaging showcase of research, successes, and what’s next! Project Spotlight: Co-Pact, Co-Pics and ATTUNE The CHiMES Collaborative advances interdisciplinary research, policy, and practice to promote and protect mental health through investigations of cultural psychiatry, health inequalities and eco-social frameworks, advancing inclusive research methods. Open to the public and the CHiMES community...

  • Bridging Culture, Faith, and Mental Health Research: Improving Engagement with African, Caribbean and Asian Communities

    The Old Library Gibb Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

    This event aims to build an increased appreciation and understanding of how culture and religion shape perceptions of mental health and research - and how we can use these insights to improve inclusive research practice and engagement strategies. Through a mix of talks, sharing and workshops, we’ll explore practical ways to enhance and shift our...

  • Register now: Free Public Talk on Neurodiversity and Research

    Rewley House, Department for Continuing Education 1 Wellington Square, Oxford

    April marks Autism Acceptance Month, an important opportunity to move beyond awareness and focus on meaningful inclusion.   As understanding of neurodiversity grows, so too does recognition of the need for research that better reflects and supports neurodivergent communities. Yet despite increasing attention, neurodivergent people remain under-represented in many areas of mental health research.  Join us for a special...

  • Integrating the Lived Experience and Voices of Children and Young People in Weight Management

    Online

    This session will provide an overview of the why and how the voices of young people are so critical in weight management research and service evaluation. We will share learning from the NIHR funded ENHANCE study which has evaluated the NHS complications in excess weight clinics for children and young people including: How they set...