SRA North has the pleasure of hosting four research organisations at this in-person event on inclusive research, at HOME Theatre in Manchester. Inclusivity can be defined and practiced in many ways, and this event aims to showcase this diversity as well as provide a forum to reflect openly on best practice and challenges when it comes to being inclusive in research.

The event programme is:

3.00pm - Welcome

3.05pm - Speaker 1: Naseem Allmomen, Magenta Research - Research with the Transgender Community

3.20pm - Speaker 2: Skye Curtis, MEL Research - Trauma-Informed Empowerment Evaluation

3.35pm - Speaker 3: Alison McIntyre & Andrea Barry, Youth Futures Foundation - Quantitative analysis about NEET Young People and Youth Participation in Research

3.55pm - Speaker 4: Ema Thornhill, Scope - Designing and Conducting Research and User Testing with Disabled People

4.10pm - Q&A session

4.30pm - Networking

5.00pm - Event close

More about our speakers:

Naseem Allmomen is an Associate Director at Magenta Research, having previously worked in the agency sector and as a research manager at a mental health charity.

Skye Curtis is Head of Evaluation at MEL Research. She started her career at Cancer Research UK, before moving on to focus on evaluations for the third and public sector.

Andrea Barry is a Principal Economist at Youth Futures Foundation, having spent her career working in the public policy industry. She has a PhD focused in Economics.

Alison McIntyre is a Research Officer at Youth Futures Foundation. She has previously worked in the non-profit sector and has an MA in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response.

Ema Thornhill is a Senior User Researcher at Scope, the disability equality charity. She is passionate about all things user-led and conducts qualitative and quantitative research to understand people’s needs.