Public Engagement

PPIE Groups

For University of Exeter academics from Health and Life Sciences, as well as patients and members of the general public who are interested in participating in and co-producing research. 

Public & Patient Involvement & Engagement Groups work with patients and the public to shape our research, allowing those with lived experience to engage with it in meaningful ways. You can find out more about how PPIE is embedded into all research projects in our PPIE strategy.

APEx (Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care)

APEx is a patient and carer PPIE group involved in a broad spectrum of involvement and engagement activities. They work closely with PenARC and frequently run patient-specific advisory groups.

BRC (The Biomedical Research Centre)

The BRC works collaboratively with South West NHS partners to improve diagnosis, treatment and care across five core themes: clinical mycology, diabetes, genetics and genomics, neurodegeneration, and rehabilitation.

CYP-PT (Children and Young People’s Psychological Trainings)

The CYP-PT programme transforms child and adolescent mental health services to make them better for young people and their families, through their involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of services.

DISCO (Diagnosis of Symptomatic Cancer Optimally) 

The DISCO team research has an outstanding track record of producing high-quality evidence to improve life-saving early cancer diagnosis. The teams work informs national guidelines for GPs, which contributes to improving the UK’s cancer survival rates.

EPIC PF (Exeter Patients in Collaboration for Pulmonary Fibrosis)

EPIC PF is a group of patients, carers, academics, and clinicians working together to advance PF research, find effective therapies, treatments, and ultimately a cure. They aim to achieve this in ways that are collaborative with patients and their families.

ExeCTU (Exeter Clinical Trials Unit)

ExeCTU collaborates with researchers and clinicians on the design and delivery of multi-centre clinical trials. They address important health questions to improve clinical and healthcare practice, as well as working in partnership with investigators across the whole trial lifecycle.

HCP PPI Advisory Group (Health and Care Professions Public and Patient Involvement)

The HCP PPI Advisory Group supports the Academy of Nursing and Medical Imaging and is an independent lay group with expertise and experience of receiving nursing care, healthcare and caring for others.

HEG (Health Economics Group)

The HEG contributes to improvements in health and healthcare through education and research on economic aspects of health and disease, including research to inform decisions on the design, evaluation, and delivery of health interventions and systems. 

HEPE (Health and Environment Public Engagement)

HEPE is a group made up of members of different communities from across Cornwall who have a shared interest in how human beings interact with the environment, both positively and negatively.

HTRC IG (HealthTech Research Centre Involvement Group)

The HTRC is a group of patients, carers, and family members across Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, who support patient involvement and co-design new health technologies.

LEG (Lived Experience Group)

The LEG is a collection of individuals with lived experience of mental ill health and their supporters who come together to share their thoughts on certain topics. It is linked to CEDAR and the DClinPsy programme.

PenCRU Family Faculty (The Peninsula Childhood Disability Research Unit)

The PenCRU seeks to carry out research that families with disabled children think is useful and relevant to their lives and they involve families affected by childhood disability in all aspects of research.

PenPEG (The Peninsula Public Engagement Group)

PenPEG is a collective of patients, service users, and carers who volunteer to make sure our research is relevant to the needs of the community. They contribute to health and social care research as well as running PPI Advice Clinics and Virtual Ideas Cafes.

PIME (Public Involvement in Medical Education)

PIME is a group made up of members of the public who take part in activities across different degree programmes. Their public engagement benefits students, the faculty, and the public, by promoting learning that is authentic and person-centered.

 

REACH (Research In Ageing And Cognitive Health)

The REACH team involves those living with dementia, Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease, Huntington’s disease and other similar conditions and their families in research and related activities, by focusing on improving services and support.

 

YPAG (The Young Person’s Advisory Group)

The YPAG is a collective of young people aged 12-16 years who volunteer to advise on research that is relevant to young people. They aim to foster young peoples' engagement as co-researchers and follow the ethos ‘nothing about us without us’. 

"I am still very new to the PPIE world. Your online training sessions, newsletters and funding opportunities have been really helpful and informative; I have gained a lot from them."

Dr. Lauren Struszczak

Postdoctoral Research Assistant (who was an awardee of the PPIE Fund 23/24).