Funders for the projects

We would like to thank all the funders who have supported different components of the research and public engagement.

The I’m Still Me public engagement project has been supported with funding from Research England’s Enhancing Research Culture funding stream. Additional support was provided by a University of Leeds Engagement Fellowship [Engagement Excellence Scheme, Rachael Jablonski].

The IMPRESSeD research project was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) [NIHR Doctoral Fellowship, Rachael Jablonski, NIHR300235] and supported by the NIHR infrastructure at Leeds.

The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR, other funders, or the Department of Health and Social Care.

The research project was also supported by Leeds Hospitals Charity [Funding for Research and Innovation, Rachael Jablonski, ULXXO/A200515].

Support for the projects

We would like to thank the following people for supporting the research and public engagement project:

• Sue Pavitt, Brian Nattress, Andrew Keeling and Chris Bojke (Rachael Jablonski’s PhD supervisors, based at the University of Leeds) for supervising the research conducted throughout the IMPRESSeD study.
• Paul Bartlett and Sabah Zaulifqar (Maxillofacial Prosthetists, based at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) and Trevor Coward and Caroline Reed (Maxillofacial Prosthetists, based at King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust) for sharing their maxillofacial prosthetic expertise.
• All members of the I’m Still Me Public Engagement Team including Rachael Jablonski, Sue Pavitt, Sarah Morley, Brigid Brind, Jenny Mather, Alison Murdoch, Tracy Ireland, and Georgina Binnie-Wright. This also includes Suzie and her partner Brian, Peter, Robin, and Rebecca (Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement contributors) who brought their lived experience and experiential expertise to different stages of the research and public engagement project.
• Chris, David, Derek, Phyllis, Tim and Janet (patients or family members) who shared their stories and agreed to the inclusion of their portraits and stories in I’m Still Me.
• The SMILE AIDER Patient Public Involvement and Engagement Forum in the School of Dentistry at the University of Leeds for support towards achieving patient-centred research and dissemination.
• Monica Basting and Rory Davies (Research Administrator and Research Support Administrator in the Dental Translational and Clinical Research Unit at the University of Leeds) for their support in the coordination and administration of the project.
• Briony Thomas (Associate Professor at the University of Leeds) for her work on the online exhibition and website.
• Kacper Dobras (Teaching and Research Technician at the University of Leeds) for assisting with generating 3D digitisations.
• Chloe Sykes (Clinical Photographer, Medical and Dental Illustration at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust) for capturing photographs for the artists to work from.

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