Research User Group Newsletter Keele University RUG Spring / Summer edition | Page 18

Celebrating 10
years of our
Research User
Group 
Prof. Krysia Dziedzic presents first poster prize to Dr
Annabelle Machin
The breadth of PPIE at Keele was showcased
with a poster competition, in which members  of
the RUG chose their favourite three posters,
announcing the overall winner (Annabelle
Machin) at the close of the event.
The day finished with an exciting overview of
the future  Carolyn Chew-Graham spoke about
the continued development of mental health
research, Paul Campbell talked about his
projects working with children and young
people and Krysia Dziedzic presented the
future of research implementation, unveiling
for the first time the LINK Working Party (Lay
Involvement in the Mobilisation of Knowledge)
a newly-formed group which focuses on
involving patients in translating research
evidence into practice.
It’s true to say that the future of PPIE at Keele is
bright and is rapidly expanding on an
international scale in both research and
implementation projects.
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10 YEAR CELEBRATION
Dr Steven Blackburn, Maartin de Wit and
Dr Clare Jinks discuss the poster entries
Still baffled by research acronyms - old
favourites Agnes and Ethel make their
return