SINAPSE ASM WORKSHOP

Co-Design and Co-Production in Research: “The Real PPI”

 Tuesday 10th June 2025; 09:30 - 16:00

  7F, Craig Suite, Sir Duncan Rice Library, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen, AB24 3AA

Free for Students to attend

Join us for a dynamic workshop exploring co-design and co-production. This event will highlight best practices, ethical considerations, and real-world examples of research co-production from a wide array of speakers, featuring contributions from lived experience representatives, clinicians, and researchers. The venue for the workshop is Number 10 on the Campus Map.

What To Expect?

Through interactive sessions, expert talks and collaborative discussions, attendees will:

  • Learn how to foster genuine co-production beyond “tick box”exercises
  • Gain insights on how to implement co-production in research and perspectives from peer researchers
  • Contribute to the development of a co-production toolkit

This workshop is supported by SINAPSE, Alzheimer’s Research UK and the University of Aberdeen.Whether a researcher, clinician, or someone with lived experience, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of inclusive, impactful research.

Objectives

  • Highlight the benefits associated with co-design and co-production of research
  • Discuss methods with which co-production has been conducted in the Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative (EDAC) both with imaging-specific and general research
  • Develop a resource pack or toolkit to integrate ethical, impactful co-production in research

Additional Considerations

  • To include pre-workshop materials to 1.) Provide guidance on directions to location; 2.) Introduce attendees to co-design concepts; 3.) Provide some preliminary brainstorming material for potential development of a co-production toolkit or resource for SINAPSE.

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Workshop Programme

Please note this is a provisional programme and may be subject to change

Time

Session

Details

 

9:30 – 10:00

 

Registration

 

Registration/Attendance

10:00 – 10:15

Introductions and Overview

Chair(s): Dr Gordon Waiter, Dr Michelle Sader, Dr Katerina Pappa

Activities:

  • Overview of workshop objectives and agenda
  • Brief introductions to housekeeping rules and expectations throughout the workshop

10:15 – 10:30

Setting the Scene: What is Co-Production, and how do we Avoid Faux-Production?

Speaker(s): Dr Michelle Sader

Activities:

  • 10:15-10:30 – Dr Michelle Sader to introduce co-production, co-design principles, ‘faux-production’ and highlight the importance of lived experience in research

10:30 – 11:20

Examples of Co-Production in Research

Speaker(s): Dr Fiona Duffy, Dr Emy Nimbley, Sarah Patrick

Activities:

  • 10:30-10:40 – Dr Fiona Duffy to introduce EDAC 
  • 10:40-11:00 – Dr Emy Nimbley to present on EDAC’s Best Practice Guidelines
  • 11:00-11:15 – Sarah Patrick to introduce the ‘Exchanges’ project and share videos of project 
  • 11:15-11:20 – Questions

11:20 – 12:10

Benefits of Co-Production: From Research Design to Research Dissemination

Speaker(s): Jo Goodburn, Brendan Hawdon, Julie Jones, Dr Michelle Sader
• 11:20-11:50 – Members of DRIG (Jo Goodburn & Brendan Hawdon) & NoSPRIG (Dr Julie Jones) to speak on their experiences working with researchers in the MRC PPU to establish long-term relationships and promote meaningful dialogue with members of the lived experience community 
• 11:50-11:15 – Dr Michelle Sader to speak on co-design of EDAC’s MRI research projects 
• 11:15-11:20 – Questions

12:10 – 13:10

Lunch and networking

Activities:
  •  The ‘Exchanges’ Project led by Sarah Patrick & MRC PPU researchers will be showcased across the duration of workshop

13:10 – 14:00

Ethical Considerations in Co-Design: How do we rise above the status quo?

Speaker(s): Prof Kate Tchanturia, Dr Karri Gillespie-Smith, Kyle Buchan, Jackie Caldwell

Activities:

  •  13:10-13:25 – Dr Karri Gillespie-Smith & Kyle Buchan to speak on existing changes made to incorporate peer researchers and incorporate co-design principles into ethically approved Photovoice research for EDAC
  • 13:25–13:40 – Prof Kate Tchanturia to speak on adapting a co-produced research network to a clinical network
  • 13:40–13:55 – Jackie Caldwell to speak on the National Safe Haven Potential to focus the conversation on MRI resources – pros and cons of co-production
  • 13:55-14:00 – Questions

14:00 – 15:30

World Café: Developing a Co-Production Toolkit for SINAPSE

Chair(s): Dr Gordon Waiter, Dr Michelle Sader
  • 14:00-14:15 – Overview & instructions
  • 14:15-15:00 – Individual group sessions* on:
1.) What information a researcher should convey
2.) What the best way to convey that information is
3.) How to make the toolkit adaptable to different situations

With one chair for each table

*Groups rotate between discussion points every 15 minutes

  • 15:00-15:30 – Whole-group discussion as to what could be implemented within a co-production toolkit for SINAPSE and/or medical imaging researchers

15:30 – 16:00

Wrapping Up

Chair(s): Dr Gordon Waiter, Dr Michelle Sader

Activities:

  • Recap key outcomes from workshops
  • Highlight potential future opportunities and locations for future resource output from this workshop
  • Provide workshop feedback

This workshop is free of charge. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.