Population Research UK: Stakeholder Consultation Workshop

Join Population Research UK (PRUK) on Thursday 7th November, from 10am-3pm, at We the Curious, in Bristol, for a Stakeholder Consultation Workshop that will help shape PRUK funding opportunities that will be coming up in 2025.

This workshop will:

• introduce PRUK and how  they would like to engage with the UK longitudinal population studies (LPS) communities.
• elicit LPS community views on what the gaps in the landscape are that PRUK funded projects could usefully fill
• set out the plans for support, and the broad areas in which funding opportunities will be available
• enable the LPS community to help shape the processes by which PRUK support is sought.

This workshop is open to any researcher or member of professional services / technical staff who is involved in or uses data from longitudinal population studies.

Please register to attend via Eventbrite.

Further information from Population Research UK:

What is PRUK?

Population Research UK (PRUK) aims to maximise the use and benefits of UK longitudinal population studies (LPS) across social, economic and biomedical sciences. It is a joint ESRC and MRC initiative with UKRI funding.

What is PRUK going to do?

• PRUK will provide a single point of information for LPS studies and users, signposting events, training, funding opportunities, and data infrastructure tools and services that are available, to help make the use of these internationally leading research resources better for all
• PRUK will act as a voice for LPS and the needs of stakeholders within the wider research and data environment in the UK
• PRUK will fund new solutions and services aimed at improving LPS across key areas of recognised need – work that you could be leading.

Why are you hosting workshops?

PRUK will be holding a series of stakeholder consultation workshops in October/November 2024 which will:

• introduce PRUK and how we would like to engage with the LPS communities
• listen to LPS community views on prioritising needs that PRUK initiatives and funded projects could usefully fill
• set out the plans for support, and the broad areas in which funding opportunities will be available
• enable the LPS community to help shape the processes by which PRUK support is sought.

Why now?

PRUK stakeholder consultation workshops are a key part of the first phase of PRUK, and are timed in advance of forthcoming PRUK funding opportunities in order to give the LPS stakeholder community the best opportunity to help shape PRUK investment and make the best of population-based resources and related services.

These will build on the extensive scoping work and consultation that already took part in the development of the PRUK prospectus, and provide an opportunity to learn about next steps.

Should I attend the PRUK stakeholder consultation workshops in person?

Yes, we want to encourage face to face engagement, to help foster strong connections within the communities we serve. If you are unable to attend one of our in-person workshops you will be able to contribute in other ways (details to follow and you can sign up to our mailing list to ensure you don’t miss out).

If you are an Early Career Researcher and need assistance covering travel expenses to attend your nearest workshop, please contact us at info@pruk.ac.uk.

Why should I join in?

• if you are involved in LPS in the UK and wish to tell us how discovery, access, linkage, coordination and advocacy, or training associated with these amazing resources can be improved
• if you have ideas about how to heighten the value of LPS in the UK and would like to apply for funding support
• if you want to hear more about how PRUK will allocate its funding support and help shape how we do this
• if you want to be part of a community, and celebrate the contribution of millions of extraordinary participants, and make the best of game-changing resources for research.

What the workshops will offer?

Workshops will provide an opportunity to be part of PRUK and will be relevant to LPS stakeholders – including study teams, researchers and – importantly – those looking to bid for PRUK funding support to serve the LPS and the broader research communities. Critically, these workshops will allow the PRUK Hub to:

• check what the service gaps are that we need to fill as a community, to better serve research through LPS resources
• scope the potential products and solutions available for the purpose of addressing PRUK challenges, and
• bring the community into an active discussion as to how best to judge, support and then measure the output of PRUK supported activity.