Lancaster’s Psychology researchers are asking the general public to lend a hand when it comes to identifying the most pressing research priorities when in studies on childhood deafness and hearing loss.

Following last year's survey on research priorities for childhood deafness and hearing loss, a summary of key research questions has been developed. Now, the team is inviting members of the public to take part in a follow-up survey to help rank these questions based on their importance to them:

Who can take part?

· Young people aged 16-25.

· Parents/carers of deaf children and young people aged 0 to 18.

· Professionals who work with deaf children and young people aged 0 to 18.

For more information, please visit the National Deaf Children's Society webpage.

This project is a collaboration between the National Deaf Children’s Society, the The University of Manchester , Aston University , and Lancaster University, with additional funding from PF Charitable Trust. The team follows the James Lind Alliance’s well-established process to find out what the research priorities are for people with direct experience of childhood deafness and hearing loss.

The University of Manchester is leading on the online survey for the studies, whilst Dr Hannah Stewart of Lancaster’s Psychology Department will be leading on the children’s in-person workshops later in the year.

For further information about the research, please contact PELICAN@lancaster.ac.uk or visit the PELiCAN Lab website.