AWARDS
Recognition & accolades
- 2023 – Organ Donation Week Awareness Recognition with Upahaar Society – Houses of Parliament, UK.
- 2022–23 – Winner of Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence – Advance HE, UK.
2021–22 – Winner of REESE (Recognition of Excellence in Education and Student Experience) Award for University of Brighton – TEAM AWARD.
CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
Talks, posters, and workshops by year
2024
- McGregor, L., Shepherd, L., Leese, L., Fanstone, J.W., Thompson, C., Weeks, S.L., The effect of comic and written narratives on organ donation discussion and registration among the Muslim adult population in the UK: a randomised controlled trial, UK Society for Behavioural Medicine, 19th Annual Scientific Meeting, Scotland, Poster Presentation.
- McGregor, L., Shepherd, L., Leese, L., Fanstone, J.W., Weeks, S.L., The effect of comic and written narratives on organ donation discussion and registration among the Muslim adult population in the UK: a randomised controlled trial, Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Scotland.
2023
- Twumasi, D., Thompson, C., Leese, L., George, S., Kenney, S., Adeturinmo, A., Weeks, S.L., Silence to Strength – Advocating Sickle Cell Equity through Comics Symposium, University of Brighton, Online Workshop.
- Weeks, S.L., Leese, L., Jain, G., Donor Research Presentation, Sept, NHSBT, Community Grants Programme Stakeholder Meeting.
- Thompson, C., Weeks, S.L., Leese, L., Jain, G., Building a sustainable co-production model to help tackle health inequalities in the UK: Donor Research Case Study, Education and Student Experience Conference, University of Brighton, Conference Presentation.
- Weeks, S.L., Fanstone, J.W., Thompson, C., Craig, R., Leese, L., Humphris, C., Promoting organ donation discussion and registration with targeted education for Biomedical Science students: Pre-test Post-test design, Knowledge and Exchange Research, University of Brighton, Conference Presentation.
- Craig, R., Leese, L., Weeks, S.L., Fanstone, J.W., Jain, G., Kalaimani, S., Sickle Cell Disease: Service User Perspective, Interprofessional Education Conference, University of Brighton, Conference Workshop.
2022
- Weeks, S.L., Craig, R., Fanstone, J.W., Brown, E., Al-Habsi, A., Transformation of training documents into an interactive learning resource using Nearpod® for a UK charity – We Are Donors, Digital Learning Partner Initiative, University of Brighton, In-person presentation.
- Weeks, S.L., Craig, R., Edwards, S., Brown, E., Co-Production Donor Research Project: A success story of student and academic collaboration to provide undergraduate students with knowledge to make an informed decision about organ donation, Co-production with Young People Huddle, Brunel University, Online Conference Presentation.
2021
- Weeks, S.L., Craig, R., Humphris, C., Fanstone, J.W., In what way can the arts promote and open up a meaningful discourse about the sensitive topics involved in organ donation and transplantation? Art and Science Symposium, University of Brighton, June 2021; Online Presentation.
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed work, protocols & registrations
- Weeks S., Fanstone J.W., Marcu V., et al. Barriers to conversations about deceased organ donation among adults living in the UK: a systematic review with narrative synthesis.
BMJ Open 2025;15:e091873.
Open access PDF - Spurway A., Thompson C., George S., Teo X., Weeks S., Sickle cell disease: causes, treatments and the patient experience.
The Pharmaceutical Journal. Available from:
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/ld/sickle-cell-disease-causes-treatments-and-the-patient-experience - Thompson C., McGregor L., Fanstone J.W., Weeks S.L., Yaning W., What are the perceived or experienced barriers and facilitators to accessing acute care for adults with sickle cell disease in the United Kingdom: a systematic review.
PROSPERO 2023 CRD42023478012. Available from:
crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42023478012 - Shepherd L., McGregor L., Leese L., Fanstone J.W., Thompson C., Weeks S.L., Enhancing organ donation rates amongst the Muslim community: a comic and narrative intervention study.
ISRCTN64302161. Available from:
isrctn.com/ISRCTN64302161 - Shepherd L., McGregor L., Leese L., Fanstone J.W., Thompson C., Weeks S.L., Effect of Reading Comics Vs Written Narrative on Organ Donation Registration Rates Amongst Muslim Adult Population in UK: A Randomised Control Trial.
Available from:
doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/87EXJ - Valeria M., Berkay B., Fanstone J.W., Weeks S.L., Vincent B.P., Barriers toward conversations on deceased organ donation among the adult population living in the UK: an integrative systematic review using narrative synthesis.
PROSPERO 2023 CRD42022340315. Available from:
crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022340315
PRESS
Media mentions & university news
- 2023 – Winner of HE Academy CATE award, 03/08/2023 – HE Academy: advance-he.ac.uk/cate-team/donor-research
- 2023 – Brighton University gets funding to help improve NHS blood donations, 09/04/2023 – The Argus:
theargus.co.uk/news/23440345… - 2022 – Organ Donation, 18:00 23/03/2022, ITV News Meridian, 7:06 mins:
youtu.be/GtLPimedXA0 - 2022 – NHSBT CSI4 Funding, University of Brighton News, 13 July 2022:
brighton.ac.uk/news/2022/funding-boost-for-student-led-drive-on-minority-ethnic-organ-donation - 2022 – Digital Learning Partnership Projects, and Winner of Recognising Excellence in Education and Student Engagement, University of Brighton, Education and Student Experience Magazine.
Interactive feature: Explore the Education & Student Experience Magazine spread below.