Esme, Nicke and Freya explore research at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH). They talk to
– patients Lottie and Ashley about what it is like to take part in research,
– research nurses Amy and Kate about their job and
– GOSH’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Steer about why research is important.
Esme, Nicke and Freya explore research at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).
These scenarios have been developed and tested by Generation R YPAGs.
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics worked with Mosaic Films to produce this short animation which conveys some of the key themes of the Council’s report ‘Children and clinical research: ethical issues’ from the perspective of Mia – a character who goes through some of the questions and issues that might be raised when a young person is invited to take part in clinical research.
You can download the full report from the Nuffield Council website (scroll down the screen).
Short animation exploring clinical research from the perspective of children.
This is a workshop on clinical research that can be run by teachers with young people as a learning exercise.
This exercise develops knowledge of different types of research and related terminology. The task requires young people to match a phrase with its definition.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London is researching 3-dimensional models of congenital heart diseases.
This short film was madefor adults by the Medical Research Council. It explores three examples of how input from patients and the public can enhance research.
This video is Part 4 of a series of videos produced by the YPAGs at the inaugural Generation R event held in 2013 by the National Institute for Health Research.
You can see further videos from this event on Testing Treatments interactive.
The NIHR YouTube channel is also worth a look, as it is regularly updated with videos about health research.
In this video from the inaugural Generation R meeting in 2013, YPAG members lead a discussion of why medical research is important.
The Centre of the Cell produced this lesson plan for age 15-18 students. You can find this lesson plan by clicking here