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Launching our 2025 Impact Report and new supporting pages on our website

Launching our Impact Report 2025. Showcasing our work over the last year and the impact that it has had. As well as new area on our website for all our previous Impact Reports and a page with all our case studies in one place.

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Get Involved

How we train PhD students and how you can get involved in their research

Maddie explains how the Collective supports UCL's PhD Programme in Mental Health Science, the first of its kind in the UK, and how you can take part in research the students are conducting.

January 10, 2022
January 10, 2022
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Learning

Valuing All Our Different Experience: A key basis for Co-production

Understanding what we bring to the table is key to working together in co-productive ways, Peter Beresford explains in this guest blog.

September 15, 2021
September 15, 2021
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Allies Group

Introducing Co-Production Collective’s Allies Group

Meet the members of our Allies Group and find out more about what their role involves.

August 15, 2021
August 16, 2021
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Recap: Co-creating Our Payment Policy

Explore the key discussions and ideas which emerged from our recent payment policy co-creation sessions, and find out what's coming next.

June 4, 2021
June 4, 2021
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Co-creating Our Payment Policy

Explore the key discussions and ideas which emerged from our recent payment policy co-creation sessions, and find out what's coming next.

June 4, 2021
May 12, 2021
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Learning

Excluded: the trans community in research and healthcare

As part of our commitment to inclusivity and diversity, we are publishing another blog in our series highlighting those who are excluded or under-served in healthcare and co-production. This month, we are focusing on the voices of trans people.

April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
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Learning

A Year of Co-production: What Have We Learned and What Is To Come?

Publications from 2020 confirm that interest in co-production is gathering pace. But from some perspectives, this approach to research is unwanted, unhelpful, or unrealistic. In this review, Rory takes a critical look at co-production and the new frontiers we can look forward to as it continues to develop.

October 1, 2020
February 12, 2021
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Learning

From diagnostic odyssey to involvement odyssey – an emotional journey

Co-producer Lynn shares her long and emotional journey to diagnosis and talks about co-production and involvement, how she got involved, and how being involved has turned out to be another very emotional journey.

August 14, 2020
July 23, 2021
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March team update: Feeling the co-production buzz

The latest news from the team and our community plus updates about our ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities.

March 5, 2026
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November update: Galloping towards the end of 2023

The latest news from the team and our community plus updates about our ongoing projects and upcoming opportunities

November 17, 2023