Building the Ecosystem for Engaged Research

Emma R. Dorris, PhD, MPP is the Engaged Research Manager in the Office of the Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact at University College Dublin in Ireland. She has a PhD in molecular medicine and a Master of Public Policy. She has direct experience of engaged research and in leading institutional reforms. Dr Dorris’s currently managing the PPI Ignite Network @ UCD, a core office of the national network aimed at innovating public and patient involvement in health and social care research. She also manages the development of centralised supports and infrastructure for engaged research across all disciplines in the university. Dr Dorris has an internationally recognised specialty in the involvement of public stakeholders in research that is not public facing. She is a member of the European Commission’s community of practice on citizen engagement for knowledge valorisation and acts as an external advisor on a number of international funding and research improvement initiatives. She is a long-term advocate of open science practices and improved research culture. Liam Cleere, MBA is a senior manager in UCD Research & Innovation where he leads the Research Analytics and Impact team. The team helps to embed a culture of research engagement and impact in the university. He spearheaded the development and successful implementation of the research impact work programme at UCD. He has demonstrated thought leadership on the topic of impact and has presented to a range of audiences at both national and international conferences. Liam Cleere is the UCD representative on the Irish CoARA National Chapter and is involved in a number of national initiatives on the reform of research assessment. He has over 18 years of experience in research management. In addition, he has over 7 years management consulting experience in Ireland and overseas. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Thilo Kroll, PhD is a Full Professor of Health Systems Management at University College Dublin in Ireland. Over the past 30 years, he has conducted interdisciplinary research with a focus on disability-, rehabilitation and health-related topics. Previously, he was the Co-Director of the interdisciplinary Social Dimensions of Health Institute (SDHI) of the Universities of Dundee and St Andrews in the UK. He closely collaborated with NGOs in the UK, US, Norway, Germany and Ireland on projects focusing on disability, mental health, homelessness, and violence. He advocates for systems and design-thinking in research, education and practice. Currently, he is leading the implementation of public and patient involvement (PPI) in health- and social care-related work at UCD as part of the Irish HRB-funded National PPI Network.

• 1. Introduction to Engaged Research.- 2. Building the engaged research ecosystem.- 3. Engaged Research and Impact Case Studies.- 4. What’s next for engaged research?.- . Appendices.

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