October 1st, 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutesCompiled by Megha Singh and Ing Lee
After working together on Zoom for 2 years, the MuM-PreDiCT team finally met in person in June 2022 at the University of Birmingham! Team members came all the way from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to meet together.
We had a series of presentations from team members, group discussions to plan our next steps and a cosy dinner social in the evening. This was followed by an Early Career Researcher’s workshop the next day.
Our team members shared what they enjoyed
Sally (Women representative, England)
“I was inspired at the MuM-PreDiCT in person meeting. It was fantastic to be in a room surrounded by academics, researchers and medics, all of whom are passionate about improving maternity outcomes for women with health conditions. It was really interesting to see the whole team at work and understand the role the patient and public involvement (PPI) group is playing in a much larger project.”
Ngawai (Women representative, England)
“A fantastic part of the MuM-PreDiCT in person event was finally meeting people face to face who I have been working with for some years!! The energy amongst us meeting together was really uplifting and inspiring. It was also lovely to hear more informally about our interests and ideas when we were relaxed and enjoying ourselves afterwards
Kelly-Ann (Obstetrician, subspecialist in maternal & fetal medicine, England)
“Fantastic to meet my MuM-PreDiCT collaborators from around the UK. A chance to reflect on all the great work we have done over the last few years and plan for the future! Brilliant to meet our patient and public involvement (PPI) representatives in person and learn from their wealth of experience. The Early Career Researcher’s workshop was an excellent opportunity to present my work. I gained insightful, supportive and constructive multi-disciplinary feedback on my proposed project which has already helped shaped a grant application..”
Adeniyi (Medical statistician, Scotland)
“The in person meeting provided a unique opportunity of meeting various collaborators, sharing insightful thoughts and learning from one another. Memorable indeed.”
Amaya (General practitioner, Spain)
“It was a great to finally meet so many colleagues face to face. The meeting confirmed the fantastic team spirit that we have managed to create in MuM-PreDiCT. Thank you all!”
Mohamed (Health data scientist, Wales)
“Attending the first face to face meeting was a great opportunity to meet the other team members, discuss, and share knowledge and ideas. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss grant ideas and collaborative research opportunities. I found the meeting useful for knowing the scope and direction of the project going forward.”
Sharon (Qualitative researcher, Scotland)
“It was fantastic to meet in-person with everyone from the MuM-PreDiCT project. The enthusiasm and sense of ‘being a team’ was very apparent – it’s a privilege to be part of such an inspiring and collaborative research team!”
Holly (Psychiatry epidemiologist, England)
“It was wonderful and highly enjoyable meeting the other researchers. To have this many people working together to try and improve maternal health is impressive and inspiring. The meeting has only increased my enthusiasm for this project!”
Steph (Research fellow, England)
“It was great to finally meet everyone in-person after way too long behind our screens! I feel honoured to be part of such a wonderful and supportive team and I’m really looking forward to continuing our important work over the next few years. Watch this space.”
We had a series of presentations from team members, group discussions to plan our next steps and a cosy dinner social in the evening. This was followed by an Early Career Researcher’s workshop the next day.
