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Meetings
Suresearch is a UK network of Service Users, Academics and their allies. It was formed in 2000 and is now into its tenth year. Members of this network have had good and bad experiences of using services and often share these views with the group. People can come to as many meetings as they wish, we are always open to new members, we pay travel expenses and provide refreshments.
Our meetings are held in Room 710 in the Institute of Applied Social Studies on the 7th floor of Muirhead Tower, on the Edgbaston campus of University of Birmingham from August. We will be posting more information on the new location. Meanwhile, directions can be obtained by emailing us at suresearch.org@gmail.com.
Meetings will generally take place each month on a Wednesday or Thursday. These are the dates so far booked:
- October - Thursday 27th (includes A.G.M.)
- November - no meeting
- December - Thursday 8th
- January - Wednesday 4th
- February - Thursday 2nd
- March - Thursday 15th
- April - no meeting
- May - Thursday 3rd
- June - Wednesday 6th
- July - Thursday 5th
2011
2012
For information that has been shared at our meetings, follow this link to our Information page . Currently, this information distributed to members via email.
All monthly meetings start at 10.30 am. Tea, coffee and a warm welcome are available from 10.00 am!
Our meetings are open, friendly, informal and relaxed. Everyone present has the chance to sit and listen or contribute to the discussions, raise topics and distribute information. News of local and national developments is shared, along with up to date information on current research and teaching projects, as well as discussions on new and forthcoming projects. Members can volunteer to become involved in a variety of ways including:
- attending conferences, promoting Suresearch at conferences by talking to other delegates or being part of a group presentation at a conference or attending to find out and share any information gathered at the next Suresearch meeting.
- working in small groups commenting on course content, working alongside academics on interview panels and providing feedback on practical assignments.
- getting involved in research work by helping Suresearch members put together research bid documents, design the content and layout of questionnaires and taking part in the research project. Taking part could include interviewing service users on their experiences, interviewing academics, students or professionals on their roles and thoughts or working in a small group to help collate the findings and put together a report.
- taking part in training sessions to train students, academics and professionals around mental health service user and carer involvement.
- taking part in the Inpatient Forum, which is concerned with psychiatric inpatient issues.
The key for us is to ensure that members can get involved in as little or as much activity as they like - it is all about your level of comfort
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(SJ 21/10/2011))