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How Public Voices Are Shaping This Research As part of this PhD project exploring social groups and activities for older LGBTQIA+ adults we invited LGBTQIA+ adults to take give us their views and opinions about the project from the very start. The aim was to listen, learn and use their feedback to shape the project from the start. This post shares what we heard, what we’ve changed as a result, and why we’ve kept some things the same. Why this matters Research about communitie

Rainbow Connections is a PhD research project exploring social groups and activities for LGBTQIA+ adults aged 50 and over. When we design research about a community, it only makes sense to design it with that community. That's the idea behind Public Involvement, and it's a principle I'm committed to throughout my PhD project, Rainbow Connections. Before I run a single workshop or collect a single piece of data, I'm sitting down with older LGBTQIA+ adults aged 50 and over to

When we talk about social isolation and loneliness, it's easy to focus on what's missing. But what if we shifted our perspective to focus...

Social isolation and loneliness are global health concerns that can significantly impact both physical and mental health and wellbeing