The University of Limerick is a prestigious institution known for its excellence in teaching, research, and innovation. Situated on a beautiful riverside campus, the university offers a diverse range of programs across disciplines such as arts, humanities, social sciences, business, education, engineering, science, and health sciences. With a strong commitment to experiential learning and industry engagement, the University of Limerick provides students with opportunities to gain practical skills, work experience, and develop a global perspective. The university's vibrant campus life, state-of-the-art facilities, and supportive community contribute to a transformative educational experience.

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Public & patient involvement (PPI) in health research has been defined as research carried out 'with' or 'by' members of the public rather than 'to', 'about' or 'for' them. High quality PPI is about active and meaningful engagement with patients, carers, health care professionals, charities, community organisations and other members of the public throughout all stages of the research process. This Professional Diploma in Public & Patient Involvement in Health Research is intended for existing research or clinical professionals who are seeking the additional knowledge, competencies and skills to employ meaningful PPI in their research. It is also relevant for professionals working in NGOs as well as health service planners. Over the course of this part-time, one-year, Level-9 programme, students become acquainted with the theories, methods and tools they will need to undertake high quality PPI research. This will include a comprehensive survey of literature and methods, exploration of participatory approaches within a wide variety populations and clinical and community settings, and critical consideration of ethical, power and equity issues inherent in this approach. The general flow for the programme is online weekly asynchronous assignments (ie, at your own pace, but completed by the end of each week). This is punctuated by 1-2 online synchronous periods per module, where students all come together (online) for 2 hours to do an exercise. And once per month, there is the live (online) tutorial session for working together on progressing your research projects and dealing with any issues that arise (“PPI Club”). This programme is practical, offering students the opportunity to design a participatory/PPI project over the course of the year. This allows students to experience the building of partnerships with PPI contributors and codesigning research within a meaningful collaboration. Upon completion of the programme, graduates will have equipped themselves with the knowledge, competencies and skills they will need to succeed at a career in PPI health research. Show less

Year 1:
Autumn Semester:

BM5053: Introduction to Participatory Health Research for Public & Patient Involvement (6.00 ECTS)
BM5055: Methods in Participatory Health Research I (3.00 ECTS)
Spring Semester:

BM5056: Methods in Participatory Health Research II (6.00 ECTS)
BM6032: Advanced Participatory Health Research (6.00 ECTS)
Summer Semester:

BM6033: Public and Patient Involvement Training School (3.00 ECTS)
BM5054: PPI Research Project and Tutorial (6.00 ECTS)

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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