Dr Taline Artinian shares details of how Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) funding was used to support an upcoming Quality Improvement project, working with Experts-By-Experience to consider how decolonial approaches can be used to support equitable and meaningful PPIE.
New Level Unlocked – Discovering the Story of Video Games
The latest event in our series on play and serious games explores the world of video game research. Featuring expertise from the Universities of Exeter, Bristol, and Plymouth, and Bath Spa University, this panel talk and Q and A invited audiences to learn about what video games mean for the people who play them.
Team Green Birth
Florence Rodgers discusses her work leading the ‘Team Green Birth’ project, bringing in perspectives from those with lived experience of childbirth to inform the next phrase of the project. With support from our Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Fund, the project recruited for online focus groups to ensure their research was grounded in community interests and needs.
Rural Mental Health Research: Engaging with Youth Services and Young People across Devon
Dr Sam Trethewey discusses his recent work with Matt Bakall, Space Youth Services and Dr Tamsin Newlove-Delgado, exploring how geographical barriers can affect the mental health of young people living in rural areas. Supported by our 2025-6 Engaged and Participatory Research Fund, this project drew directly on young people’s experiences, and the expertise of youth services.
Increasing Access to Positive Tipping Points
Peter Lefort of the University’s Green Futures Network offers the latest updates on the Positive Tipping Points Toolkit. Working with partners Shalyn Wilkins and Jo Crocker (Winchester Action on Climate Change), this project used Engaged and Participatory Research Funding to engage new and underrepresented communities with pivotal climate research.
Taking Part in Exeter’s First ‘First Thursdays’!
Hosted by InExeter, and brought to the city by a local resident, the First Thursdays scheme has been running on the first Thursday of every month this summer. Staff from across the University have been working with the Public Engagement with Research team to deliver pop-up talks, panels, and even a gameshow as part of this community-driven event.
Routes to Engaging Young People in Environment & Environmental Issues: A Partnership Project
Sally Palmer, Senior Lecturer and developmental psychologist in the School of Education, and Maria Clarke, Dorset Local Nature Partnership (DLNP) Manager, share experiences from their recent Engaged and Participatory Research funded project, investigating the driving factors in young people’s engagement with environmental issues.
Listening to Mothers: How Patient and Public Involvement Shaped the PINCS Study
Professor Emma Pitchforth, Dr Joanne Morrison, and Victoria Cullimore explain the process behind Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) on their recent study, Postnatal Intervention for Cervical Screening. This work was supported by our 2025-6 Engaged and Participatory Research Fund, to help the research team gain lived experience perspectives ahead of the next phase of the project.
Andean Futures: Collaborative, Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Strategies for Sustainable Biocultural Policies in NW Argentina
Professors Marisa Lazzari and Ioana Oltean from the Department of Archaeology and History share insights into their longstanding collaboration with Fundación Tiempos, an Argentinian organisation dedicated to sustainable and future-focussed heritage preservation. With support from our Engaged and Participatory Research Fund, this project helped support inclusive approaches to heritage in northwestern Argentina.
What Value Do PEPs Bring? The UK’s First Public Engagement Professionals (PEPs) Week
The 20th-24th July saw the UK’s first PEP week, highlighting the role that Public Engagement Professionals play in facilitating engaged and participatory research across the Higher Education sector and beyond.