Work With Us
This page will tell you about how we can work together on your research project and gives a flavour of our previous work. Since 2001 we have worked with hundreds of academic researchers, from all over the world, to support research and research impact.
Primarily we:
- Publish a range of lay digital outputs from qualitative research studies for the public and the professionals who support them.
- Build test websites or apps for randomised control trials and interventions
- Set up digital solutions to collect data including online focus groups and social networks.
- Develop and maintain information websites (including branding) for research studies.
- License video clips from our database to embed in presentations and websites for use in teaching and training. We can also make video montages for use in research.
You can see more on our impact and our prices by downloading Working with the Dipex Charity
Lay digital outputs
If you are wondering how to increase the impact of your research, the team at The Dipex Charity can help make sure your work continues to benefit society, long after the funding runs out. Our friendly team is experienced and passionate about making sure the public has access to research.
By working with us, you can benefit from our reach and impact. The research outputs that appear on our websites are used by millions of people each year for personal use, teaching and training. Our user feedback surveys show that we help the public feel better informed, better prepared and reassured, not to mention less alone in what they are going through.
The resources are also used in health service improvement, schools, medical education and other forms of professional training. Our new subscription service for professionals ensures that more of our resources are being used in teaching than ever before.
We aim to keep all resources available beyond the funded period of a research project. In fact, many of our resources have outlived the original project funding by up to 10 years or more!
Choosing your lay output
It is important to us that all resources are made for and with the intended audience. We encourage researchers to work with your PPI group to identify what kind of output is best suited to the audience.
Your resource need not look like the other resources on healthtalk.org and socialcaretalk.org. You may decide that the most suitable output is a single video, animation, article, infographic, photo gallery, report, podcast or dedicated website. As well as working with research, we have skills and experience in:
- Video production including filming and editing, training videos, ‘catalyst’ films, animated explainer videos for professionals and the public.
- Audio production including podcasts
- Copywriting
- Design (reports, logos etc.)
- Developing and managing websites.
Test websites or apps for research
If your research involves testing a digital intervention or resource, we can help. We have experience building and project managing the development of websites and apps to use in research studies.
Online focus groups and other forms of digital data collection
We have worked on several studies providing platforms and technical support for online qualitative data collection. Online focus groups have provided a rich source of data, as have bespoke social networks.
Websites and branding for research studies
Do you need a simple website to explain your research to funders, the public and other researchers? We have designed and managed websites for several studies and research groups. We can also provide design, branding and copyediting.
Videos for training and teaching
The videos on healthtalk.org and socialcaretalk.org are used in teaching and training around the world. Soon you will be able to embed these videos so that they appear in your webpage or PowerPoint presentation for a seamless user experience. Find out more about healthtalk+ (link takes you to our site healthtalk.org). We can also edit together video montages from our existing clips, for use in research.
socialcaretalk.org
Launched in 2020, socialcaretalk.org shares social care experiences, collected via qualitative research. We own and run the site, edit video content and oversee the constant updating and development of the resource.
healthtalk.org (2001 -)
healthtalk.org shares health experiences collected through qualitative research. It attracts millions of visitors per year. We own and run the site, edit video content and oversee the constant updating and development of the resource.
British South Asians' views on Covid-19 information (2021)
This report, by Suman Prinjha et al, shares finding from qualitative research engaging with British Asian on the issue of Covid-19 public health messaging. Data was collected via focus groups.
We provided a montage of healthtalk.org videos that were shown in the focus groups. We designed the final report including layout, colour scheme and relevant imagery.
HealthExperiencesUSA (2020 -)
This is the American sister site to healthtalk.org. We project managed the redesign of the website in 2020 and now maintain the site and upload new content on behalf of our US colleagues in the Health Experiences Research Network.
DETERMIND (2019 -)
DETERMIND is a 5-year dementia study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council comprising of researchers from 7 UK institutions. We developed a website for the project and will support public dissemination of the study’s outputs.
Dipex International (2012 -)
DIPEx International (DI) is an association of research groups and nonprofits around the world who are working on healthtalk.org-inspired projects in their respective countries. We developed and run the DI website.
Online focus groups; Birthplace Choices (2015-16)
We set up secure online forums for focus groups with online chat functionality. We also provided technical support during the regular scheduled chats with pregnant women.
IPEx (2012-16)
Internet Patient Experiences (IPEx) was an NIHR-funded study which aimed to investiagte how patient experiences can function as health information. We worked in partnership with 7 universities to build 6 test websites and the main site for the project.
Short film: Intensive care service improvement (2015)
We produced a short staff training film for the SILENCE study, a project funded by the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit that investigated noise-reducation in Intensive Care Units (ICU). The film included interviews with people who had previously been patients in ICU and formed part of a programme of Accelerated Evidence-based Co-design (AEBCD). A reduction in noise was recorded following staff training with the film.
Social network: What is Good Healthcare? (2014)
We produced a short staff training film for the SILENCE study, a project funded by the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit that investigated noise-reducation in Intensive Care Units (ICU). The film included interviews with people who had previously been patients in ICU and formed part of a programme of Accelerated Evidence-based Co-design (AEBCD). A reduction in noise was recorded following staff training with the film.
INQUIRE (2016-2019)
INQUIRE was an Oxford University research project on improving NHS quality using internet ratings and experiences. We developed and managed the main website for the study.
Short film: Premature birth in Kenya (2018)
With the University of Oxford we developed a training film featuring interviews with Kenyan mothers whose babies were born early. We edited the interview clips together with footage of Nairobi and sourced the background music.