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The change, which marks institutional recognition by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø of the importance of PPI in research, comes with the inclusion of the workshops in Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's Doctoral Skills Development Programme.

Career points help researchers demonstrate their commitment to professional development, and improve researchers' employability.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø encourages postgraduate researchers to aim for 20 points a year, and each PPI workshop will be worth 1 point. 1 point is equal to half a day's worth of training.

The PPI workshops, run by the BRC in partnership with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøPartners and supported by the Wellcome Trust, are open to all Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøH/Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø researchers as well as all those working at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøPartners partner organisations.

Head of PPI and communications at the BRC Dr Rosamund Yu said: "This is fantastic news. We are very proud of our workshops which build up researchers' skills in effectively involving patients and the public in their research, and we have always wanted the training to be recognised as an essential part of researchers' career development. We're delighted that workshop attendees will now be eligible for career points. It's a testament to the course tutors who run the sessions, and to the importance of PPI in research."

The BRC hopes that the workshops will also become part of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø research staff career development.

Researchers who are interested in taking part in a session can see upcoming dates on the BRC's