NIHR SPHR Studentships – applications now being accepted PhD Studentships The NIHR School for Public Health Research is funding up to 25 PhD Studentships as part of an initiative to build capacity in public health research. The studentships will begin in October 2018 and will be distributed across the School’s […]
2 x Research positions available on UCL Human Behaviour-Change Project – Closing date 26th May 2018 Research Assistant or Research Associate in Behaviour Change Grades – 6-7 Hours – Full Time Salary (inclusive of London allowance) – Grade 6B: £30,316 – £31,967 per annum / Grade 7: £34,635 – £41,864 […]
Project title An evaluation of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research in the CLAHRC East of England (EoE) Research Team Julia Jones (University of Hertfordshire (UH)), Carole Ponniah (University of East Anglia), Helena Wythe (UH), Marion Cowe (PIRg), Tony McAllister (PIRg), Sue Marks (PIRg) & Alex Mendoza (PIRg) (Members […]
Project Title EDD-29: Neurodegeneration in Ageing Down’s syndrome (NiAD) Type of Research Multi-centre longitudinal study that will take place over five-years using a cohort of people with DS aged 25 and over. Background Down Syndrome (DS) occurs in 1 in 800 to 1000 live births and is caused by having an […]
Read more about the PPI Feedback Study Loop – how feedback failure undermines health research The first study examining the role of feedback in health research projects involving patients and members of the public (PPI research) has found that a fifth of PPI contributors never received feedback on how their […]
Full project title Mindfulness-based interventions for mental health promotion: an individual participant data meta-analysis to assess comparative effects and predictors of differential response Background Mental well-being predicts mental and physical health outcomes, and as been hailed as one of the ultimate aims in public health in recent years. Universal interventions […]
Regional Support for Health Care Researchers For health researchers planning to submit bids in 2018, the NIHR Research Design Services East of England (RDS EoE) has planned a programme of regional support. These regional events enable researchers to take advantage of their advice and feedback Bid development workshops – 2018 […]
ADAPT TO LEAD 2018 ADAPT to Lead is an exciting course for postdoctoral clinical academics that will help participants to understand and develop their personal leadership style and build a successful foundation for an independent research career. UCL has developed this unique course in coordination with SLASH Knowledge Exchange and […]
Vacancies for experts at Research Foundation Flanders The Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) is currently looking for international experts to join its Expert panels. These panels meet once or twice a year in Brussels to evaluate research proposals submitted by researchers in Flanders seeking funding. In the Health Sciences panel we […]
Update on ‘Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper’ The Department of Health and Social Care are currently analysing the responses with the Department for Education. They aim to publish the government response to the consultation before the summer holidays, setting out what people told them […]