Our Services
[NDS] positions people at the heart of research by co-creating with communities, connecting across sectors, and building skills for public involvement in research that lasts.
> Co-creation and public involvement
Helping research teams work meaningfully with the public, patients, carers and communities who have the necessary lived experience.
From co-designing involvement strategies to creating and implementing new frameworks, [NDS] builds processes that embed citizen voices into research not as a token gesture, but as a source of lived experience, challenge, and new ideas.
> Partnership and ecosystem building
Whether you're seeking new collaborators, building cross-sector alliances, or embedding citizen engagement into your programme, [NDS] can help you structure relationships that are credible, strategic and built to last.
[NDS] maps, brokers, and nurtures purposeful partnerships, particularly at the intersection of research, innovation, and lived experience.
> Research dissemination
Research shouldn’t sit on shelves. It should be communicated clearly and credibly to those who can enact, and advocate for, change.
[NDS] designs bespoke dissemination strategies that go that one step further. Helping research teams identify the audiences that matter and the channels that will reach them, then translating evidence into professionally designed outputs with an emphasis real-world relevance.
Great research starts with people. [NDS] trains tomorrow’s researchers to design with, not for, the public.
In addition to the core services, [NDS] delivers practical, tailored training to help early career researchers build the confidence and skills to involve the public meaningfully throughout the research cycle. Bespoke sessions can cover everything from:
> Developing an involvement strategy and plan
> Running focus groups
> Recruiting participants with lived experience
> Managing logistics
> Rewarding and reimbursing contributors fairly
Together we explore different models of involvement, clarify roles, and introduce current standards and frameworks that are grounded in real-world practice.
Whether it’s a one-off workshop or part of a longer-term development offer, NDS training equips researchers to work with the public not as a checkbox, but as co-creators.