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Explaining what translational research is

Uploaded: 28th May 2026 | Topic: Training, guidance and support for PPI members

Resource was added by: Bec Hanley

What is this resource?
A definition of translational research, in plain English.

Who was it developed by?
A working goup of CRIG and TAR members, who sought a wide range of views.

When might it be useful?
Whenever you're working with people with lived experience around translational research

Part of the glue: How research funders can support more equitable partnerships between community organisations and academic researchers

Uploaded: 26th May 2026 | Topic: Diversity

Resource was added by: Bec Hanley

What is this resource?
This reportexplores how funders can improve partnerships between community organisations and academics in the research they support. It combines existing guidance with interviews and focus groups with community representatives, academic researchers and funders.

Who was it developed by?
Pete Fleischmann for the Vivensa Foundation

When might it be useful?
If you'e thinking about building links with community organisations.

A Friendly Guide to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) in Public and Patient Involvement (PPI)

Uploaded: 26th February 2026 | Topic: Diversity

Resource was added by: Bec Hanley

This guide is about turning the ideas of equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) into practical action. Published by health Research Charities Ireland (a CRIG member organisation), the aim is to move beyond theory and show what you can actually do to make involvement in research more welcoming and enjoyable for everyone.

Inclusion by design: How to address structural and cultural barriers to PPIE in academic research

Uploaded: 10th February 2026 | Topic: Diversity

Resource was added by: Bec Hanley

This report was produced by Genetic Alliance UK, in collaboration with Rare Disease Research UK and the LifeArc Translational Centres for Rare Disease. The report explores why patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) remains difficult to deliver meaningfully in academic research and draws on insights from researchers at different career stages to set out eight practical recommendations for systems-level change. While grounded in rare disease research, the findings are relevant across biomedical and healthcare research, combining longer-term priorities with practical ‘quick wins’ to help embed more inclusive research practices.

Building safe and trustworthy processes to address fraudulent involvement

Uploaded: 4th December 2025 | Topic: Ineligible involvement

Resource was added by: Bec Hanley

Almost everyone who gets involved in research will have the lived experience that Shared Learning Group and Charities Research Involvement Group members are seeking. But in a very
small number of cases, this is not the case. The aim of this guidance is to help CRIG
SLG members to build and manage a robust involvement process by preventing and
addressing involvement which may be deemed to be ineligible or fraudulent.
Thanks to the CRIG members and their colleagues who put this guide together - Anna Goodman, Julia Clark, Ben Willis, Lesley Booth, Gillian McCarthy and Priyanka Punja

Amplifying patient involvement in translational research

Uploaded: 1st December 2025 | Topic: Lab-based research

Resource was added by: Bec Hanley

This is a report of an event organised by the Charities Research Involvement Group, LifeArc and the Translating and Accelerating Research Network (TAR) on 22nd May 2025. The event, entitled Amplifying patient involvement in translational research, was attended by people with lived experience, members of CRIG and TAR and their colleagues.
This report includes examples of invovlent in translational research.