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Continue reading →: Catching up…Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, S Court 2024 It’s been a couple of weeks since I last posted and gaps like that usually indicate that I’ve been busy behind the scenes…which I have! So here’s a quick catch-up of what’s been occurring… To ethics, or not to ethics? Oh. My.…
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Continue reading →: Pride and PrejudiceImage: https://www.andersondesigngroupstore.com/a/collections/literary-classics/pride-and-pejudice-jane-austen/1850501431345 I have been reflecting on this post for close to two weeks now, turning it over and processing it in my mind. I’ve talked it through with a couple of people – including on a lengthy drive up the A3 and this is what I’ve arrived at: Research…
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Continue reading →: In Praise of LibrariansImage: https://librariantolibrarian.wordpress.com/2018/11/16/librarians-are-magic/ I just want to add a quick nugget of praise here to the wonderful Librarians at the hospital library (yes, hospitals have libraries too..!). The library provides a fantastic resource for healthcare practitioners to learn more about their practice and find out about the latest innovations as well…
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Continue reading →: Lived experience: why does it matter?Image by freepik Ok, this sounds a bit odd, but it’s literally just hit me: in order to work well with people with lived experience then it helps if you have lived experience of working with people with lived experience. (We’ll call it LX from now on, because I’m going…
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Continue reading →: Ethics part 2: The Wobbly Stepimage: https://www.thespruce.com/garden-path-ideas-8620749 Trigger warning: later in this article, there is a fictional account of someone with autism trying to seek medical help. If you have had any similar experiences, you may wish to stop reading at the point where a thin dividing line appears. A couple of weeks ago I…
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Continue reading →: The Pretzle of ResearchImage: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/soft-pretzel-recipe-jurgen-krauss-b2397781.html A Research Pretzel – or – when is Research not Research? My goodness but I’ve been on a merry song-and-dance over the last 2-3 weeks?! In my last post where I explained about ethics in research, I explained that I needed to apply for ethical approval for my…
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Continue reading →: The ethics of ethics…https://www.scu.edu/mobi/resources–tools/blog-posts/ethics-in-life-and-business/ethics-in-life-and-business.html I’m going to preface this post with a disclaimer: I am not yet well-versed in the mechanics or philisophy behind research ethics. I think I have a general understanding of what ethics is and I can identify an action or behaviour which isn’t ethical. I have worked within faith-based…
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Continue reading →: Learn from failure and celebrate success!Academic poster: The Sandbox Project: Square Tomatoes and How Not to Grow Them Hello! Just a quick update to say that unfortunately I wasn’t successful in my application for a Churchil Fellowship this year, but I’m still really pleased to be have been shortlisted – I was one of 218…
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Continue reading →: Dear Andrew, About that five year plan…image: https://www.skiptomylou.org/printable-weekly-planner/ Last week I travelled up to London to be interviewed for a place on this year’s cohort of Churchill Fellows. It’s an application process which has taken several months so far and in a couple of weeks I’ll find out whether I’m successful. During the interview I was…
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Continue reading →: Jigsaw puzzle piecesImage: https://theyorkshirejigsawstore.co.uk/blogs/news/the-history-of-jigsaw-puzzles-from-john-spilsbury-to-today Today was the final session in the Bournemouth University Masters level CPD Unit: Public Involvement in Research. Led by Professor Mel Hughes, Kate Jupp and two PIER members, Mandy and Julie, this course has been thoroughly engaging, well thought-out and a timely reminder that as much as you…
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