Friday, 11 April 2025
Researchers from the University of Nottingham are looking for people who have ever been involved in a citizen science project investigating a topic related to mental health, to take part in a consultation.
Citizen science is a new approach within mental health research, and there is some debate about what makes it a distinctive approach. Researchers are investigating whether there is consensus on the key features which make a project a mental health citizen science project, rather than other participatory kinds of mental health research.
Mike Slade, Professor of Mental Health Recovery & Social Inclusion in the School of Medicine at the University, said: “A citizen science approach has the potential to be transformative for mental health research, as an innovative approach to creating new knowledge based on lived experience at a larger scale than previously possible."
This public consultation will confirm the key features of the approach, enabling us to build a community of researchers and citizen scientists with shared ideals, who will help to shape the future direction of this exciting field.
You can take part in this consultation if you are aged 18+ and have been involved with a mental health citizen science project either as a public contributor (someone who contributes information to a project) or as a project lead (someone involved in designing or running a project).
You will be asked to complete Round 1 of the consultation by completing an online survey (link below), which should take no more than 20 minutes. You’ll also be asked to provide informed consent and some demographic information about yourself. Once this has been processed, you will then be contacted by email to invite you to participate in subsequent rounds.
You can find more information about mental health citizen science here and about the citizen science study here.
The deadline for submission is 23 April 2025. The link to the consultation is here
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More information is available from Charlotte Wall on charlotte.wall@nottingham.ac.uk
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About the University of Nottingham
Ranked 24 in Europe and 15th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024, the University of Nottingham is a founding member of Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Studying at the University of Nottingham is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
Nottingham was crowned Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 – the third time it has been given the honour since 2018 – and by the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The university is a major employer and industry partner - locally and globally - and our graduates are the third most targeted by the UK's top employers, according to The Graduate Market in 2024 report by High Fliers Research.
We lead the Universities for Nottingham initiative, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, a pioneering collaboration between the city’s two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home.
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