Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) East of England and North West Regional Advisory Committee Chair – Opportunity A Chair is currently being sought for the East of England and North West Regional Advisory Committees, with tenure to begin in January 2020. Application deadline: Friday 6 September 2019 Interviews for shortlisted […]
Project Title: Addressing obesity among children, young people and families in Hertfordshire Type of Research Applied health research Background & Scientific Rationale: Obesity in childhood continues to be a public health concern. More children are overweight or obese when they leave primary school than when they join, age 4-5 years. […]
Project Title: Volunteer delivered interventions for older people living in care homes: a mixed methods systematic review and stakeholder consultation Type of Research: Mixed methods systematic review Background & Scientific Rationale: Humans are social animals: we need each other, we build communities. In a 2015 report, over a million older […]
Florence Nightingale Foundation Research Scholarship Schemes -Research Opportunities in Nursing Research scholarships and internships are available in the following practice related areas: the management of pain; the management of end of life care; and enhancing patient safety. Leadership scholarships are also available. Applications open on 8 August 2019 and will […]
Guide on Research Collaboration for early-career researchers Sarah Assaad, a PhD student at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, at the University of Cambridge, has co-authored a Guide on Research Collaboration. This guide for early-career researchers was written in collaboration with 51 other PhD students from 25 Universities […]
NIHR School for Public Health Research Fellowships – open to applications The NIHR School for Public Health (SPHR) is excited to offer 16 pre- and post-doctoral fellowships across the eight leading academic centres aligned to the SPHR research programmes and cross cutting themes. The Fellowships will normally be taken up between January and March 2020 […]