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The art of public engagement in type 1 diabetes research
Charlotte Frazer-Morris1, Amelia Skachill Burke1, Daniela Nasteska1
1Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Bukhman Centre for Research Excellence in Type 1 Diabetes, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Aims:
Patient and public involvement (PPI) is increasingly recognised as an important component of research, while public engagement provides opportunities to communicate research and stimulate dialogue with wider audiences. In preclinical type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, complex scientific concepts can present particular barriers to engagement across different ages and experiences.
Methods:
We describe two creative public engagement initiatives-a colouring book and a glass art project-and discuss how PPI and lived-experience perspectives helped shape their development.
Conclusions:
These examples illustrate how artistic approaches can make basic science more accessible and create opportunities for dialogue between researchers and people affected by T1D.
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