Project Title: ALSPAC Cohort Data: Self-harm in young people who stutter in childhood Type of Research: Secondary data analysis of data from ALSPAC (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents And Children) Background & Scientific Rationale: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), also known as Children of the 90s, […]
Short Placement Awards for Research Collaboration (SPARC) The NIHR Infrastructure Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (SPARC) allows early stage researchers supported by an NIHR Infrastructure Award (see below) to spend time in other parts of the NIHR. The scheme is specifically designed to foster collaboration and enhance the researcher’s early career, as well as their CV. The […]
New campaign aimed at nurses and midwives seeking career change A new pan-London campaign launched today by National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) aims to attract nurses and midwives into clinical research roles. The Keep Making a Difference campaign is geared toward nurses and midwives nearing retirement, returning from a […]
Volunteering and International Psychiatry Special Interest Group (VIPSIG) Annual Conference: A Blog by Dr Felix Clay I’m currently undertaking a six-month NIHR CLAHRC funded Academic Apprenticeship having completed my Core Psychiatry Medical Training. As part of my placement I’m undertaking a systematic review of the literature on the use of Virtual Reality […]
The NHS Explained: How the Health System in England Really Works This course will help you understand what keeps the fifth largest employer in the world running. You’ll explore current and future challenges facing the NHS, and the ways in which we can tackle these challenges to ensure a system fit […]
Proof of concept study of vagus nerve stimulation Project title: Proof of concept study of vagus nerve stimulation Type of research: Applied research Background: Prader-Will syndrome (PWS) is a genetically determined neurodevelopmental disorder characterised from childhood by excessive eating, severe obesity, sex and growth hormone deficiencies, intellectual disabilities, and problem […]
Wednesday Lunchtime Seminars These seminars take place in term time only, in the Lecture Theatre, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, 15 Chaucer Rd, Cambridge, CB2 7EF. All are welcome to attend and there is no need to pre-register, just come early enough to report to Reception […]
A new Q Lab project in partnership with Mind The Q Improvement Lab – an initiative led by the Health Foundation and supported by NHS Improvement – is developing new approaches to making progress on health and care challenges. Working on a single challenge for 12 months, it brings together […]
Project title: The development of a method for acceptable and reliable extra-cranial detection of seizures in adults with intellectual disability and treatment-resistant epilepsy. Type of research: Experimental investigation to be followed by an application for clinical trial funding. Background: Epilepsy occurs often in adults with intellectual disability (ID). Across all […]
UK Malnutrition Awareness Week The first ever UK Malnutrition Awareness Week will be taking place form 1st – 5th of October 2018. Staff from the Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care (CRIPACC) and students from the University of Hertfordshire will be working in a number of community […]