Case study Educating Community Groups About Parasite Infection and its Impact Case studyGlobally, the biggest killer of people under fifty is infection. Many infections such as parasitic helminths are common in developing countries and are a major reason children in the developing world miss out on education. There are major initiatives to eradicate helminthiases by deworming school children, however education surrounding infection transmission is also of great importance. Read more
Case study Dance for Parkinson's Case studyParkinson’s attacks people’s ability to move voluntarily: muscles become rigid, tremors develop and movement and thought slow down. Falls, mental illness and social isolation are accompanying problems. There is no cure and medication becomes unreliable over time. Our research found that dance encourages fluid movement that releases tension, gives respite from tremors and improves balance and stability. Read more
Case study Hospice volunteers Case studyPatient public involvement/public engagement (PPI/PE) in palliative and end of life care can be particularly challenging to achieve. In palliative/end of life care, the content and focus of research often include topics that are highly emotive, with strategies for engaging the public in dialogue around this area not yet established. Read more
Case study EcoCentrix: Indigenous Arts, Sustainable Acts Case studyEcoCentrix, was a free, interactive exhibition running for 17 days at Bargehouse in London. It provided unique opportunities for visitors to see, touch and hear contemporary performance-based arts from indigenous communities in the Americas, Australia, the Pacific and South Africa. Read more
Case study Celestial Sirens Case studyUniversity of Southampton The Celestial Sirens is an amateur choir based in southern England that has been performing since 2002. The choir was initiated by researcher Laurie Stras and Deborah... Read more
Case study danceroom Spectroscopy (dS) Case studyUniversity of the West of England & University of Bristol danceroom Spectroscopy (dS) is a cutting-edge, interactive public engagement project that invites members of the general public to step... Read more
Case study Conker Tree Science Case studyConker Tree Science is a hypothesis-led citizen science project which engaged around 8,000 people with a pressing ecological problem of an invasive moth species affecting the UKs conker tree population. Read more
Case study Bright Club: public engagement variety night Case studyBright Club provides an enjoyable first-step into public engagement for students and staff. It is run by the UCL Public Engagement Unit and happens every month in a comedy club in London. Read more
