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“You can work as co-investigators on projects that are led by more experienced researchers to get into the groove, to get a feel for the processes and structures from working together.”

“You can work as co-investigators on projects that are led by more experienced researchers to get into the groove, to get a feel for the processes and structures from working together.”
August 31, 2020
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Ben Hannigan, Professor of Mental Health Nursing

“Collaboration is about recognising the value that different people can bring to your research. We’re not working in silos – our knowledge base is overlapping.”
“There is a very clear role for social worker researchers to highlight the issues in society which are causing and prolonging mental health problems.”

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