Ruth Sanders
BA Hons
Research Delivery Project Manager
Ruth is the Research Delivery Project Manager at MS & HERG (Medical Sociology and Health Experiences Research Group) project managing research projects including those intended for publication on Healthtalk.org website. Information Governance Lead for MS & HERG and member of the Information Governance Committee.
My role includes planning delivery schedules and resources, data management and project archives (managing the Healthtalk archive of over 3000 interviews), Information Governance compliance, staff inductions, checking delivered research data, filming and editing video, coding and copy editing material for publication. I also support MS & HERG research staff, providing training on systems and procedures, Healthtalk projects and video/ audio interviewing techniques. I am one of the tutors on the QRM MS & HERG courses and I also train researchers on video interview techniques.
As part of the management group for MS & HERG I advise on and develop new policies and procedures for the group. I am also responsible for quality assurance procedures within the research group and the review of published research material on Healthtalk.