What have previous Impact Fellows achieved
All Impact Fellows are supported to lead their own impact and engagement activity. Here are some of their achievements.
A research placement with the Co-Production Collective
Peter Snow (Aspire CREATe, WEISS) and Nour Allaham (UCL School of Pharmacy) had a six-month placement with the Co-Production Collective working on some of their key projects. These included the Value of Co-Production Research project, and Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE).
"I have always said the best part of my job is working with others and hearing their experiences. During the past year I have taken the skills I have learnt and have been lucky to have been given the opportunity to work with a team of dedicated people who have not only worked to achieve the goal of completing a project but have put into perspective exactly what it means to work in a co-productive manner." - Peter Snow
"Before I joined Co-Production Collective, I didn’t really know much about co-production especially as my PhD research focuses on early stages of drug development, so I didn’t think it was really applicable to my work. But now from working on these different projects, I have realised that co-production is a mind-set. It’s about creating a culture change and I think there are different ways in which we can apply co-production at different levels." - Nour Allaham
Highlighting hearing loss risk to older adults
2022 Fellow, Nattawan Utoomprurkporn (UCL Ear Institute), organised an interactive exhibition and activity in Thailand that highlighted the risks of hearing loss and dementia to older adults.
Interacting with the public in a museum setting
Cross-cultural collaboration with Colombian high school students
Clinician workshop about contraception for trans and non-binary people
2021 Fellow, Julia Bailey, held a virtual workshop aimed at health workers advising them on contraception choices for trans and non-binary people. Julia emphasised the importance of not making assumptions about gender identity, anatomy and sexual practice when asking questions about sexual health – and how this applies to cisgender, transgender and non-binary people.
