This event will be co-hosted with PEDRI and will explore how researchers can take a more thoughtful and practical approach to improving diversity in their patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) work.

The session will focus on supporting researchers to make their PPIE work more inclusive by highlighting current best practices and addressing some of the common challenges such as how to meaningfully engage with diverse communities and avoid tokenistic approaches. The session will include practical examples, including approaches to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and how these can be applied in real-world public involvement settings

The event will be a chance to share learning, reflect on what inclusive PPIE requires in practice, and support researchers to feel more confident in designing approaches that are responsive, respectful, and relevant to a wider range of communities.

More information to follow.

About PEDRI

The Public Engagement in Data Research Initiative (PEDRI) is a sector-wide partnership of organisations working across data and statistics. PEDRI works to improve the quality, consistency, and impact of public involvement and engagement in data research.

Through collaboration across its partners, PEDRI develops shared resources, guidance, and tools such as the Good Practice Standards and Resource Hub to support the data community in embedding meaningful and inclusive public involvement in their work. PEDRI also plays a key role in convening the community, sharing best practice, and addressing common challenges in engaging the public with data-driven research.

Please direct any questions about the session to info@datascienceforhealthequity.com.

About the DSxHE Data Diversity Theme Partner Events

The DSxHE Data Diversity Theme are co-hosting a series of events to showcase and share existing work, tools, and resources developed with partners across the health research sector. The aim of the events is to

• raise awareness of what is already available

• create space to share learning about how these resources were developed

• help identify priorities for future action.

About the Data Diversity Theme

Health datasets often don’t reflect the diversity of the populations they aim to serve. This lack of representativeness can limit the generalisability of research, reduce the effectiveness of new tools, and risk widening health inequalities.

A partnership between Data Science for Health Equity and Cancer Research UK, the Data Diversity Theme brings together researchers, clinicians, funders, and patient advocates to co-create practical ways of embedding diversity across the research lifecycle. It is co-led by Dr Toral Gathani (University of Oxford) and Dr Brieuc Lehmann (UCL).