Tackling Power in Negotiating Co-Research
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This three-part workshop is part of the i-LEARN Virtual Learning Studio of the ALIVE National Centre focused on tackling power across different co-research models. It has been created by, for and with people with lived-experience across mental health, suicide, social and emotional wellbeing and intersecting fields and experiences of trauma, abuse and violence.
The workshop parts are available to Network members as follows:
Day 1 – Tuesday 14 Oct at 12pm – 3pm (AEDT)
From Co-Designers to Advisors (Co-Design Living Labs Network members only)
Day 1 will focus on the differences between co-design and research advisory roles, and how to move between them.
Day 2 – Wednesday 15 Oct at 12pm – 3pm (AEDT)
Realities of Researcher Roles (Co-Design Living Labs Network and Lived-Experience Research Collective members)
Our second part will bring together our lived-experience networks to discuss ways lived-experience can be brought to various researcher roles.
Day 3 – Thursday 16 Oct at 12pm – 3pm (AEDT)
Working in Co-Research Models (Co-Design Living Labs Network, Lived-Experience Research Collective and Next Generation Researcher Network members)
The third day combines all three networks for a multi-perspective session on negotiating effective co-research.
Registration is now closed – for those who’ve registered, we look forward to seeing you there
Key Dates
Day 1
14 October 2025
Day 2
15 October 2025
Day 3
16 October 2025
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