The Project: Let’s Talk About Cough is a public engagement project funded by Wellcome and led by the University of Manchester and Imperial College London. We aim to rise the profile of chronic cough by sharing diverse stories, knowledge and perspectives in creative ways.

The Brief: We would like to collaborate with creative practitioners on the development and delivery of an online/remote programme of creative and inspiring content, workshops and activities to stimulate the sharing of stories and exchange of perspectives in relation to chronic cough. The programme of creative workshops should offer participants the opportunity to learn new creative skills and inspire them to creatively share their experiences of chronic cough and tell their own stories.

Budget: Creative practitioner fees will be paid at the rate of £250 per day. The time commitment may vary for different practitioners but is likely to be in the range of two to ten days. Please note that we anticipate that most of this work will be completed remotely, from home. Any possible face-to-face meetings will be held in either Manchester or London.

Expected Timeline: The overall project runs until January 2024. The online/remote creative workshops will happen between January and April 2022.

We are open to all creative methodologies, but we are particularly interested in:
Comedy / film / animation / creative writing / poetry / podcasting / sound design

Find out more here

Deadline: Monday 18th October 2021