Working Together in Research Workshop

In this workshop, we will come together to think about how we work better together in research and what is necessary for us to do in order to achieve this.  In this session we will: 

• Introduce the importance of working in partnership in research contexts;
• Introduce and promote the ‘Working Together in Research’ guiding principles;
• Showcase examples of good practice from research teams;
• Consider the skills, knowledge and resources required to undertake participatory research
• Work together to explore and reflect on putting principles into practice. 

This session will be a combination of presentations, interactive activities and visual mediums. It will be co-delivered by community researchers, partners, civic engagement and the Participatory Research Network. 

This session is open to undergraduate, postgraduate taught, postgraduate research and postdoctoral researchers who have an interest in participatory and community-engaged research skills and methods. 

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Background

When doing research, we must endeavour to work with voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations to ensure that the work we do is equitable, meaningful and inclusive for all.  This means working with communities in producing knowledge and research. We must join up the dots in different expertise with collective endeavours and shared goals. Over the last year,  the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (an organisation which works with NHS Trusts in Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield to meet the health and care needs of local people) has been working closely with local VCSE organisations to co-design a 'Working Together in Research' toolkit. Underpinning the toolkit are a set of Guiding Principles which set out how researchers and communities should work together effectively in health and care research. The University of Sheffield is now looking to put this toolkit to good use and ensure that researchers consider its value in developing methodological skills and training development for the world of research and collaboration.