Find out about the Greater Manchester Respectful Research Charter & how its principles can help you advocate for your organisation's best interests & secure fairer partnerships from the start. Join the webinar: 🗓️ 02/12/25, 1pm - 2pm 🔗 Register: https://t.co/BLUYvwScrq

📣 “For me it’s the little things that no one really thinks about that make a big difference.” Mehar shares how living with photoaggravated atopic dermatitis (PAD) has shaped daily life, identity and community. Read her blog to find out more:

📣 Equitable partnerships in research are vital to tackling health inequalities. The Respectful Research Charter sets out 5 guiding principles, co-produced with communities & researchers. Read more here: https://t.co/0PhsRw0d83 #InclusiveResearch #GetVocal

How can we build respectful, equitable partnerships between researchers & communities in Greater Manchester? Join this free webinar on the Respectful Research Charter to learn how its principles can support your work. 🗓️ 02/12/2025 🔗 Register here: https://t.co/SFlcDagMvH

#AllAboutAlopecia shows what’s possible when people with lived experience & researchers work together. It’s about community, confidence & making research more relevant to people’s lives. Find more: https://t.co/37TyEdp271 @ManchesterBRC @AlopeciaUK @NCAlliance_NHS @OfficialUoM

After 17 years of dedicated leadership, Director Bella Starling is moving on to new challenges. We’re so grateful for her vision and care, and wish her all the best in her next chapter. Read her reflections on her journey with Vocal: https://t.co/XG3aUVDcR3

📣 Communicating effectively about research is crucial to making it more accessible. Find out how in this guide co-produced with the Black and Asian Research Advisory Group: https://t.co/wcPPjAeIpm 📩 Read below to learn more. #InclusiveCommunications #GetVocal

📣 “I feel uplifted after the session.” – Group member The Community Cancer Insight Group was co-developed to embed community perspectives into @ManchesterBRC Cancer Prevention and Early Detection research. Read more 👇 https://t.co/0l9fSORce3 #InclusiveResearch

Dr Bruno Simões studies how #BreastCancer develops to find better ways to prevent it. Read about his @ManchesterBRC supported work & the @WMADEWOMAN event he joined for #LetsTalkLabs 👉 https://t.co/nECegzVmXD #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #BCAM #inclusiveresearch

📣 Have you ever wondered how researchers decide what to research? Hear more from @ManchesterBRC supported researcher Prof Michelle Harvie and Colin, who took part in #CancerAndUs. Find opportunities to have your say here: https://t.co/sopb3flIv8 #GetVocal

With support from the @ManchesterBRC , Dr Sacha Howell is leading research to identify women most at risk of #BreastCancer earlier. Find more in this #LetsTalkLabs blog: https://t.co/CLn1dTWUT9

📣What does a “broker” bring to community–research partnerships? @TheIdeasFund new insights explore how brokers connect communities & researchers, build trust, & keep collaboration moving. In Oldham, Vocal & @WeActTogether play this role. Find more 👉

🔗 Read more about her experience here:  https://t.co/2RKYKkox70

📣 How does laboratory research into breast cancer help my community? Temitope from @WMADEWOMAN asked this question in her film, which gives us an insight into a session she hosted with researchers supported by @ManchesterBRC & women from her community. 🎥 Watch it below

Mica’s research is supported by the @NIHRresearch Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration Mission and @ManchesterBRC

“I was allowed to pause, take a break, ask questions if I needed to. That really helped.” – Public partner, 22 years old. Researcher Mica is involving young people to make her research more inclusive of young people who have experienced trauma. 👇 https://t.co/uVXQpjKWB7

“I was allowed to pause, take a break, ask questions if I needed to. That really helped.” – Public partner, 22 years old. Researcher Mica is involving young people to make her research more inclusive of young people who have experienced trauma. 👇

@ARC_GM_ @cahn_uk @VCFSELeadersGM @ManchesterBRC @WomanARise7 @wearepreventBC Thank you so much to public partners who have been listening to pitches from researchers for funding to involve people in their work. Only three will get funding, and the panel has been asking questions about how they're going to reach people, how they avoid duplication and more!

@ARC_GM_ @cahn_uk @VCFSELeadersGM @ManchesterBRC Some examples of how researchers have been meaningfully involving people in their work: 📢 Sharing perspectives on clinical trials 📢 Shaping a womb cancer awareness campaign 📢 Improving representation in breast cancer research #InclusiveResearch @ManchesterBRC

@ARC_GM_ @cahn_uk @VCFSELeadersGM Emma shares her experience of being part of the Community Cancer Insight Group, a group developed with Healthy Me Healthy Communities, @ManchesterBRC and Vocal enabling community members to share what matters to them about cancer research. #InclusiveResearch