I am inviting you to take in part in my research project, “Bodies and buildings: How the chronically ill or disabled experience buildings in academia”. I work with creative research methods to get as close as possible to participants’ experiences and feelings and I believe in the participatory nature of research and the need for participants to make sense of their experiences.

The information sheet and consent forms can be downloaded from here.
If you have any further questions or you are interested in being part of this research, please, get in touch via email: nicole.brown@ucl.ac.uk

If you choose to participate in this research you will be asked to provide your story and experiences of ableism in academia through a “virtual” walking interview. The idea for the walking interview arose out of already conducted interviews, and so is responsive to previous participants’ issues raised. Participants will therefore be invited to take the researcher through the building “virtually”. Together, we will be talking through how we would walk through the building you use the most and will be exploring how you engage or interact and “perform” in that building. The interview usually takes about 60 minutes and will be carried out via MS Teams.

Data Protection Privacy Notice
The data controller for this project will be University College London (UCL). The UCL Data Protection Office provides oversight of UCL activities involving the processing of personal data, and can be contacted at data-protection@ucl.ac.uk. UCL’s Data Protection Officer can also be contacted at data-protection@ucl.ac.uk. Further information on how UCL uses participant information can be found here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/legal-services/privacy/ucl-general-research-participant-privacynotice
No personal data will be collected or processed. If you are concerned about how your personal data is being processed, or if you would like to contact us about your rights, please contact UCL in the first instance at data-protection@ucl.ac.uk.

This project has been reviewed and approved by the UCL IOE Research Ethics Committee
Full ethical approval for REC 1187 Exploration of the lived experience of ableism in academia