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Continue reading →: So, what have you learnt?Image: mindmap of my learning on the ARC Wessex Internship Next week will be the end of my research internship. The last six months have flown by and I still feel like I’m only just getting into my stride! There’s more I have to do, and more I want to…
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Continue reading →: CRN Showcase – sharing and learning togetherImage: Bianca and I outside the MAST Theatre, Southampton Last week I travelled with my lovely colleague Gail from Portsmouth City Council, and the equally lovely Bianca from Mindset Maintenance, to the MAST Mayflower Studios in Southampton, to present about the Sandbox project, and separately about a Maternity project which…
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Continue reading →: Not just row boats, but cake now too??Image: https://www.thespruceeats.com/traditional-british-rich-fruit-cake-recipe-435791 Clearly the visual part of my brain is on a roll right now (and also possibly because I’ve been having some fab conversations with interesting people!) So, I met up with Gail again yesterday (you can blame her for my fruity brain!) and we were discussing a presentation…
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Continue reading →: Values, not just systemsImage: https://openart.ai/home Since my last post (yesterday?!) I’ve been thinking and reflecting both on the analogy of the PPI rowing boat, but also some new concepts I’ve been absorbing today. I’ve been reading Participatory Pedagogic Impact Research by Mike Seal. I’ll be honest, I’m finding it a dense read and…
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Continue reading →: The PPI RowboatImage: https://www.londonproperty.co.uk/en/the-history-of-london-boat-race/ Learning together and learning from each other is incredibly important – no single person can know everything there is to know on a particular topic and the process of reflecting together can broaden and shape our understanding profoundly. A great example of this happened last week when I…
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Continue reading →: Pride and Prejudice – further thoughtsImage: https://www.homesandantiques.com/antiques/collecting-guides-antiques/first-edition-jane-austen-books A few weeks ago I wrote a post called Pride and Prejudice where I reflected on some of the challenges I’ve encountered in the research community. Those challenges are part of the reason I applied for this research internship in the first place and why I want to…
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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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I’m Sharon
I’m on a journey to discover authentic patient and public involvement in research in a range of settings, through conversations, creativity and cake!
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