What an amazing start to #PPIFestival2025 @rcsi.bsky.social! 🌟 So much wisdom shared. “PPI contributors are coaches, not just cheerleaders in research.” What insight grabbed your attention yesterday or today?

Get ready for lift-off! The fourth National PPI Festival is happening from 1st–31st October 2025.

Have a look at all the events organised so far
tinyurl.com/4bb7vzma

Register for what interests you and share broadly!

🚨 Registration Now Open! 🚨
Join us for 'On The PPI Journey' 🌟

A lot of PPI events focus on activities from a researcher's perspective. This event, however, will be looking at PPI from a PPI Contributor’s perspective.

🗓 10:30–16:00 | 16 Oct
Register: tinyurl.com/3hde4y4u

Some new opportunities are up on the PPI opportunities noticeboard: ppinetwork.ie/get-involved...

Are you:
A women with lived gynaecological care experience
A person using various medications
A blood/platelet donor

Stay up to date on the latest news about PPI with the August newsletter. Highlights include our National PPI Festival 2025 launch information, PPI event seed funding, new blogs by PPI contributors, and of course new PPI opportunities, publications, and events.

ppinetwork.ie/ppi-newslett...

On the PPI Journey 🚀

Lessons from the past 📜 stories from today 🎙️ aspirations for the future ✨

🗓️ 10:30 AM–4:00 PM | Hybrid: online & in-person

5 years of insights, one true knowledge exchange! 💡

Experience the many faces of involvement

🔗 Register 4/9/25:

#PPIFestival2025

We are offering funding for PPI festival events in October!

➡️Open to:
⚫️@uniofgalway staff or students of any discipline
⚫️All patient & community organisations
⚫️PPI contributors
➡️Up to €1,000 awarded to 3 applicants
➡️Learn more tinyurl.com/4yvccw3t

Here's a great opportunity with PPI Ignite Network @ UL to dive into Participatory Health Research and learn how to meaningfully engage with patients throughout your research. With a 50% fee reduction for 10 places on a first come-first serve basis!

Learn more: lnkd.in/eD9EQ9s6

Stay up to date on the latest news about PPI with the April newsletter. Highlights include the the 10th annual PPI Summer School, blogs by PPI contributors, and new opportunities, publications, and events.

Read the full newsletter here: tinyurl.com/ys2ywct3

Watch this video created by @UCD_PPI_Ignite giving a case study of the Dundalk Simon Community, who were awarded seed funding for their collaboration with researchers in UCD School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Science, led by Assoc Prof Kate Frazer.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic5O...

A new PPI opportunity!

Researchers in RCSI are would like parents with babies discharged from a neonatal unit within the last 5 years to get involved in their research on information resources about giving medicines to their baby.

Get involved! tinyurl.com/3aehyjw9

Delighted to be breaking new ground for our first post on Bluesky!

If you're new to the network check out our website ppinetwork.ie where you can find out more about us, and all things PPI from resources and case studies to PPI opportunities and exciting new events.