The next five-year phase  of PPI Ignite Networl@ UCC will be co-lead by Dr Emmy Racine (School of Public Health), Dr Fiona Riordan (OVPRI) and Sarah Barnes Aabo (Lived Experience Co-Lead).

For further information, read the UCC Research article here. 

On 26th March OVPRI and PPI Ignite Network @ UCC co-hosted an ENGAGED roadshow event designed to bring together academics, researchers, research support staff and community stakeholders, to discuss ENGAGED: Ireland's Public Involvement in Open Research Roadmap. 

Registration is now open for the 11th Annual University of Limerick (UL) Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Summer School!

The workshop introduced the basics of PPI, highlighted practical case studies, and encouraged open discussion to support attendees in integrating PPI into their research.

The PPI Ignite Festival was featured in Issue 37 of the School of Public Health Newsletter, highlighting a range of national and local events that took place between May and November 2025. These events showcased innovative approaches to PPI across research, including webinars, community engagement activities, workshops, and collaborative initiatives, all aimed at strengthening meaningful public involvement in health research.

Mothers share their experiences contributing to the SCOPE project to help improve how infant-feeding outcomes are measured in research.

PPI Ignite @ UCC is delighted to share two new resources that support more meaningful, inclusive and impactful PPI in research.

Postgraduate students who are interested in taking the PG 7400 Introduction to Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) module need to complete the EOI form before being able to register for the module.

PPI Ignite Network @ UCC and University of Galway delivered a PPI workshop at Amsterdam UMC with PhD researchers, exploring the theory, ethics and practical application of PPI across the research cycle.

On the 28th and 29th January, we were delighted to host our Facilitation Skills Training, a one-day course designed to support people working in health and social care research to confidently plan and facilitate multi-stakeholder involvement activities.

Both training days were fully sold out, bringing together a diverse and engaged group of PPI contributors, academics, postgraduate researchers, and professionals from public agencies. The energy in the room across both days was exceptional, creating an open, collaborative learning environment where participants felt comfortable sharing ideas.

A dynamic showcase brought students and PPI contributors together to share diverse PPI approaches in PhD research at UCC. The morning was filled with insightful presentations, discussion and collaboration.

PPI Ignite Network@ UCC are running a one-day facilitation skills training designed to help you confidently plan and lead meaningful involvement activities with multi-stakeholder groups.

Calling all UCC PhD students and PPI contributors! Join us for an in-person showcase highlighting the different ways that Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) can be embedded in PhD research.

The PPI Ignite Network@ UCC has released updated Payment and Budgeting Policies for PPI, developed in collaboration with UCC Finance and refined with input from a PPI collaborator to make them clearer, more accessible, and aligned with best practice in recognising PPI contributors.

Ignite Insight: PPI in PhD Research Symposium 2025 showcased and shared perspectives, experiences and learnings of PPI in doctoral research.

The PPI-POWER project brought together researchers and family carers to explore how to make Public and Patient Involvement more equitable and effective. Through regular reflection and teamwork, the group built a lasting partnership based on trust, respect, and shared learning.

The aim of this project was to establish a 3CF PPI team, which includes People with Cystic Fibrosis, their partners, parents, siblings, and even (adult >16 yrs old) children. 

A PPI panel was established for the School of Clinical Therapies, to advise on embedding meaningful lived experience within teaching, learning, and research, ensuring that future healthcare education and research reflect the voices of patients and the public.

The VISION-DEAR project brought researchers and people with lived experience of dementia together to co-create a powerful video about meaningful public and patient involvement in research. 

People living with aphasia partnered with UCC researchers to redesign how medication instructions are written and shared. Together, they created easy-to-understand, visually accessible materials.

UCC Food Policy Research Team invites you to A Seat at the Table: How you can help make healthy eating easier in your community.

Join us for this exciting one-day event that will bring together PhD researchers, supervisors, and members of the public to explore how Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) is shaping doctoral research.

Apply for support to host a PPI-related event or activity during the National PPI Festival 2025.

This one-day event will share knowledge and understanding on Public and Patient (PPI) in Dental Research with researchers, teachers, students, member of the public, PPI contributors, organisation representatives and health professionals. 

PPI Ignite Network@ UCC invites UCC undergraduate students to apply for a summer student scholarship to complete a short research project during the summer.

Postgraduate students who are interested in taking the PG 7400 Introduction to Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) module need to complete the EOI form before being able to register for the module.

A one-day event to share perspectives, experiences and learnings of PPI in doctoral research.  

Join us for this exciting launch event, coordinated by PPI Ignite Network@ UCC. The launch will include a number of speakers including a dynamic panel discussion on Connect. Collaborate. Celebrate: Exploring the key Ingredients of Successful PPI Partnerships. There will also be a showcase of some of the fantastic events happening across Ireland as part of the festival and an official launch of the new National PPI Network- 5 ECTS Introduction to PPI Module for Postgraduate Students.

This one-day event will share knowledge and understanding on PPI in mental health research with staff, students, member of the public, PPI contributors, organisation representatives and health professionals. 

PPI Ignite Network@ UCC invites UCC undergraduate students to apply for a summer student scholarship to complete a short research project during the summer.

Expressions of interest are now open for the new PG 7400 Introduction to Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) module. Closing date 8th March, 2024. 

This statement from the PPI Ignite Network is intended to clarify if approval from a research ethics committee is required prior to public and patient involvement in research.

This funding will give researchers an opportunity to significantly enhance Public and Patient (PPI) activities conducted across the University and amongst wider society. The theme for 2023 is Development/ establishment of innovative and meaningful Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Partnerships.

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PPI Ignite Network@ UCC are very pleased to co-host this lunchtime webinar on Wed, 29th Nov 2023. The webinar will showcase two separate research projects in the area of intellectual disibility that havea  strong focus on PPI. PPI contributors and researchers will share their expectations and persepctives on working together and highlight some of the key learnings so far. More information and registration available: https://shorturl.at/hxI07.

Online event taking place on Tuesday 7th November 2023.

We are delighted to launch the PPI Seed Funding Scheme 2023. This call will be administered by PPI Ignite Network@ UCC and will give an opportunity to significantly enhance PPI activities conducted across the University and amongst wider society.

Roundtable discussion with postgraduate scholars using PPI in their PhD research.

An in-person workshop co-hosted by PPI Ignite@UCC and UCC Research Ethics Committee.

To celebrate Global Ethics Day 2023, PPI Ignite Network@ UCC and the UCC University Ethics Committee are delighted to host this online webinar. 

This interactive session is open to anyone who is interested in learning about embedding PPI in PhD research.

*pre-call announcement & webinar* 

PPI Ignite Network@ UCC invites UCC undergraduate students to apply for a summer student scholarship to complete a short research project during the summer.

The Inclusion Health Research Group in the College of Medicine and Health, UCC and PPI Ignite Network@ UCC invite you to an Inclusion Health Forum on Weds. 22^nd March at the Mardyke Pavilion, UCC.   

For more information:

https://universityvacancies.com/university-college-cork/research-support-officer-administration-programme-manager-school-public-0?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Webinar on PPI in Dementia Research, 1-2pm on Friday 2nd December, 2022. 

Register here to attend: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/webinar-public-and-patient-involvement-ppi-in-dementia-research-tickets-474201839467

The first National Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Festival took place from the 10^th-23^rd October 2022.

On the 11^{th of} October 2022, students and PPI contributors from the Collaborative Doctoral Programme in Chronic Disease Prevention (CDP-CDP) shared their experiences of PPI at the online PPI Shared Learning Group for PhD students.

On the 21^st of October, PPI Ignite Network@ UCC hosted a lunchtime seminar on PPI in HRB Funding Applications and Official Launch of the Digital Badge in PPI in Research.

PPI Ignite Network@ UCC hosted a free public event to introduce members of the public to PPI on Saturday the 22^nd of October. 

This seminar entitled About Us... How can we achieve greater, meaningful involvement of persons with intellectual disability in research? is being held in University College Cork and will be co-hosted by PPI Ignite Network@ UCC and id+ project Certificate in Inclusive Disability Practice Students. Everyone welcome!

A lunchtime seminar delivered by Dr Anne Cody, Health Research Board. Followed by an official launch of the Digital Badge in PPI by Professor Helen Whelton, Head of the College of Medicine and Health, UCC.

Click here to register: https://bit.ly/3Ec5Id1 

The PPI Shared Learning Group for PhD Students will resume on Friday 30th, September (11:00-12:00).

Public & patient involvement: connecting communities 

PPI Ignite Network@ UCC and the Institute for Social Science in the 21st century (ISS21) hosted a lunchtime seminar on the 3rd December, 2021. 

On the 5th November, 2021, Professor Derek C Stewart delivered the first PPI Ignite Network@ UCC lunchtime seminar.

A virtual event was held on Friday 8^th of October, 2021 to officially launch PPI Ignite Network@ UCC.

Minister of State for Disability Anne Rabbitte T.D. has officially launched the PPI Ignite Network, a new national collaborative initiative putting patients at the centre of decision-making in research.

PPI Ignite Network@ UCC are hosting several online PPI courses at the end of November/ early December, 2021