Alice and Estella joined Donor Research in their first year at University of Brighton during COVID lockdown – look where they are now! Today our Champion Supervisor showed us that they can rise to the challenge to learn about how education interventions can improve people’s awareness of organ donation. Both Alice and Estella got to…Continue Reading Our Champion Student Researchers Shine At Poster Presentations
Showcasing Work at Knowledge and Exchange Event
Some members of the Donor Research Team attended this years Research and Knowledge celebration event held at the City Campus, Grand Parade, Sallis Benney Theatre at University of Brighton. This event was the finale of Research and Knowledge Exchange Week where there were with three-minute inspirational presentations from a range of talented research colleagues and…Continue Reading Showcasing Work at Knowledge and Exchange Event
BREAKING NEWS! We have won another round of funding to continue our work
University of Brighton’s Donor Research team have received a share of £685,000 funding as part of the Government’s commitment to continue to promote organ, blood, and stem cell donation among Black and Asian communities. The Donor Research team is one of 50 grassroots organisations receiving funding through the Community Grants Programme, previously known as the Community…Continue Reading BREAKING NEWS! We have won another round of funding to continue our work
Having open discussion about ways to encourage more donations of the Ro subtype – NHSBT Ro Conference in London
On Friday 17th March 2023, I had the pleasure of joining Simonne Weeks at the NHSBT (NHS Blood & Transplant) Ro Conference in London. The event brought together directors from NHSBT as well as representatives from Donor Research, Afro-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust, Black Blood Matters, and more, in a bid to have an open discussion about…Continue Reading Having open discussion about ways to encourage more donations of the Ro subtype – NHSBT Ro Conference in London
The April Fool’s Transplant
I had the pleasure of speaking with Fez Awan; Chairman of RPLAN, NHS Blood & Transplant Ambassador and three times kidney transplant recipient, about his prodigious and inspiring journey as a patient and organisational leader within renal transplantation. Fez aged 3, ready to receive his April Fool’s Transplant. Fez was born with total…Continue Reading The April Fool’s Transplant
Immunology and Ethnicity with Dr Nadia Terrazzini
There is a striking difference between ethnicities in the success rate of finding a suitable organ donor. After one year on the transplant list, 28% of people from minority ethnic groups as opposed to 41% people of white ethnicity, had been successfully matched and transplanted in 2019/20 in the UK (2020/21 data was affected by…Continue Reading Immunology and Ethnicity with Dr Nadia Terrazzini
Connors5 – 5 is Alive!
We had the huge pleasure of talking to Darran Saunders, Founder and Director of programmes of the charity Connors 5, about their brilliant outreach work and her personal experience of organ donation. The Saunders family set up The Connor Saunders Foundation as a legacy to their son and brother, Connor, who tragically died from an…Continue Reading Connors5 – 5 is Alive!
A Donor Research Champion’s Experience in Co-presenting with HCP Academics in an Education Event
What a fantastic way to start the academic year with a workshop involving the University of Brighton Year 2 Nursing Cohort! The afternoon began with a presentation of the key facts and processes to provide a solid foundation of all the intricate elements involved in organ donation. This led into a stimulating discussion about…Continue Reading A Donor Research Champion’s Experience in Co-presenting with HCP Academics in an Education Event
Freshers’ Fair 2022 at the University of Brighton
The Donor Research Team managed to attend both freshers’ fairs at the Eastbourne campus and at the Falmer campus in Brighton. Both freshers’ fairs bought in different groups of students. The Eastbourne campus is mainly comprised of healthcare students studying degrees such as occupational therapy, physiotherapy and midwifery. The fair at Falmer campus was a…Continue Reading Freshers’ Fair 2022 at the University of Brighton
The Role of Pharmacy in the Transplantation Pathway, an interview with Dr. Ravina Barrett.
When thinking of an organ transplantation procedure, what comes to mind? Is it a visceral image of blue-gowned surgeons huddled over a brightly lit operating table, performing impossibly complex and intricate surgery? You’re not wrong. But did you also know there is an extensive team of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals co-ordinating to ensure that any solid-organ,…Continue Reading The Role of Pharmacy in the Transplantation Pathway, an interview with Dr. Ravina Barrett.