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Key contacts and support available for PPIE

Social Responsibility and Public Engagement (SRPE) Team 

The SRPE Team provides information, advice and guidance about Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) for researchers, teaching and learning staff, students and public contributors across the Faculty.  

The Team can also help to promote involvement opportunities, events and training opportunities to staff, students and public contributors through a monthly email digest, social media and the PPIE blog site. Get in touch to find out more.

FBMH Research Development and Innovation: PPIE support document

Whether you’re preparing a funding application, designing a study, or strengthening your approach to involving patients and the public, our PPIE Support Teams and Resources guide brings everything you need into one place - PPIE Support Teams and Resources.pptx

This comprehensive overview introduces all the teams across Greater Manchester that offer PPIE support, including; Vocal, ARC‑GM, FBMH Social Responsibility, GM PSRC, MCRC, The Christie, and Health Innovation Manchester.

The resource clearly sets out:

  • Who each team supports and when to contact them
  • Typical scenarios to help you choose the right team for your project
  • Their expertise, strengths, and remit
  • What support is free, and what should be costed into grant applications
  • Key contacts, websites, and toolkits to help you get started
  • General advice for embedding high‑quality PPIE into funding bids

Whether you're new to PPIE or looking to streamline your next project, this guide offers a quick, practical route to the right expertise, aiming to save you time and helping you build meaningful partnerships with public contributors.

FBMH PPIE Forum

The PPIE Forum features representation from PPIE/social responsibility leads across the Faculty, public contributors and staff and students working in a PPIE role. Co-chaired by Dr Omolade Allen, Academic Lead for Civic and Community Engagement and Involvement, and Mike Southworth, public contributor, the aim of the Forum is to provide strategic direction to the Faculty's PPIE community. This is done through the monitoring of the Forum’s action plan which is approved by members at the beginning of the academic year. During the Forum meetings members:

  • Evaluate the Forum’s outputs
  • Discuss upcoming initiatives and future actions
  • Hear updates from members in attendance 
  • Create resources and templates  
  • Hear from guest speakers who present on a topic of their choice relating to social responsibility or PPIE
  • Deliver training

Initial enquiries

Email: srbmh@manchester.ac.uk

Public Engagement Digest

Sign up to receive the Faculty’s public engagement digest for current events, training and involvement opportunities.