Inclusivity within Research Processes
This course aims to provide an introduction to the importance of inclusivity in health research, key issues to consider while designing your study and tools to optimise inclusivity. We will draw from work led by academics at the University of Bristol and other institutions, the literature on developing inclusive methodology and strategies used to reduce inequities in health research. Course content will provide an overview covering multiple under-served groups (e.g., people with autism, those experiencing socio-economic disadvantage), with a focus on strategies that enable inclusivity of ethnic minority groups.
| Date | 17 December 2025 |
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| Fee | £250 |
| Format | Online |
| Audience | Open to all applicants |
Course profile
This course aims to provide a broad understanding of the why and how of considering inclusivity throughout the life cycle of a research project, with an added emphasis on ethnic minority group inclusion.
Please click on the sections below for more information.
This online course will be taught over one full day and include interactive lectures and group discussions.
By the end of the course, participants should be able to:
- be aware of the importance of inclusivity in research;
- understand who to include in their research study and what data to collect to monitor for inclusivity;
- be aware of possible barriers for people who want to take part in research and appreciate the importance of including community engagement in their research project;
- gain insight into available tools, guidance and strategies to design and conduct inclusive research; and
- understand how to sufficiently resource an inclusive research project.
This course is designed for:
- Researchers working on studies/trials involving human participants
- Trial managers and co-ordinators
- Chief Investigators / Principal Investigators
- Other specialists looking to understand inclusive research processes including clinicians, health care and public health researchers
The course will specifically cover:
- introduction to inclusivity and why this is an important consideration in health research;
- how to decide who should be in a research study and how to collect data to monitor inclusion;
- community engagement and measures to redress barriers to research participation, such as mistrust in research amongst ethnic minority groups;
- tools and strategies that can be employed to design and conduct inclusive research; and
- how to design and budget for an inclusive research study.
This course is taught by staff from the University of Bristol and other Higher Education Institutions including researchers from Trial Forge and the MRC-NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership Inclusivity subgroup.
Before booking this course, please make sure you read the information provided above about the target audience. It is important that you have access to the relevant IT resources needed for the course to ensure you can get the most from the course.
Bookings are taken via our online booking system, for which you must register an account. To check if you are eligible for free or discounted courses please see our fees and voucher packs page. All bookings are subject to our terms & conditions, which can be read in full here.
For help and support with booking a course refer to our booking information page, FAQs or feel free to contact us directly. For available payment options please see: How to pay your short course fees.
Participants are granted access to our virtual learning platform (Blackboard Ultra) 1 to 2 weeks in advance of the course. This allows time for any pre-course work to be completed and to familiarise with the platform.
To gain the most from the course, we recommend that you attend in full and participate in all interactive components. We endeavour to record all live lecture sessions and upload these to the online learning environment within 24 hours. This allows course participants to review these sessions at leisure and revisit them multiple times. Please note that we do not record breakout sessions.
All course participants retain access to the online learning materials and recordings for 5 months after the course.
University of Bristol staff and postgraduate students who do not wish to attend the full course may instead register for access to the 'Materials & Recordings' version of this course: Further information and bookings.
100% of attendees recommend this course*.
*Attendee feedback from December 2025.
Here is a sample of feedback from the last run of the course:
“Short sharp sessions worked well with a variety of speakers." - course feedback, December 2025
“Thanks for the very informative session. I enjoyed the mix of theoretical and practical content. It was great to have lots of different people from different sectors presenting. This mix of content felt different to ther [sic] training i have been on in a very positive way." - course feedback, December 2025
“The presentations were really clear, informative and full of groundbreaking research. I really appreciated all the practical examples and advice. There was so much to think about and take away. I am thrilled to hear about the progress being made in this area after inclusivity being neglected for so long and I really admire how the course leaders are bring so much persistence and problem solving into their work to make this happen." - course feedback, December 2025
“The course leaders and speakers were brilliant in sharing their expertise, enthusiasm and commitment to this issue." - course feedback, December 2025
“The resources signposted were excellent and I will definitely be looking into these." - course feedback, December 2025
“Great presentations, very informative, ran smoothly. Lots of time for Q&A." - course feedback, December 2025
“A good range of interesting speakers." - course feedback, December 2025
“Some really interesting speakers and perspectives across the day, particularly enjoyed the middle part of the day." - course feedback, December 2025