NIHR Infrastructure Training Secondment Opportunity The NIHR Trainees Coordinating Centre (TCC) is offering a 5 month secondment for a Senior Programme Manager. The person would be responsible for the portfolio of research training undertaken within the NIHR infrastructure. Working directly with the Workforce Senior Manager, the role will ideally be based within the NIHR TCC. However, […]
e-learning training resources are available from the Health Research Authority (HRA) to support applicants and sponsors applying for HRA Approval HRA Approval was fully implemented on 31 March 2016 and is now the route for applying for approvals for all project-based research in the NHS led from England. This is […]
Positive Practice Awards 2016 – Nominations Now Open The Positive Practice in Mental Health is a user-led collaborative involving seventy organisations, including: Service user groups; NHS Trusts and Clinical Commissioning Groups; Police Forces; Third sector providers; and front line charities. The group identifies and share positive practice in mental health services by working together across organisations and sectors. They also work to […]
New cases of dementia in the UK fall by 20% over two decades The MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (CFAS) is a major Cambridge-based population study led by Professor Carol Brayne (DFEOL Theme Lead, CLAHRC EoE) involving collaboration with our local populations, localities and primary care health systems. New evidence […]
The Health Foundation’s Improvement Science Fellowships are now open for applications. This senior post-doctoral fellowship offers a unique leadership development programme with three years’ funding for original, applied research dedicated to improving health care in the UK. Clinicians wishing to combine research with continuing clinical practice are encouraged to apply. Up […]
The World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Mental Health have just launched their ‘Seven Steps Guide towards a Mentally Healthy Organisation’. Mental health problems affect many employees, and an increasing number of businesses agree that investing in a mentally healthy workforce is good business. Where successful, measures taken to support employees’ mental well-being can have […]
Are you a high performing early career researcher looking to build success with the UK’s leading business-facing University? The University of Hertfordshire is offering six new early career Research Fellow posts, as part of it’s investment in its future research staff and infrastructure. These new Research Fellow posts are each offered […]
Congratulations to Professor Claire Goodman and Professor Simon Baron-Cohen! We are very pleased to announce that two CLAHRC EoE researchers have received an NIHR Senior Investigator Awards, in the ninth round of the competition: Professor Claire Goodman – Claire is Professor of Health Care Research at the Centre for Research in Primary and […]
Health Enterprise East Innovation Competition Closing date: Friday 15 April at 5:00pm. Health Enterprise East (HEE) are providers of technology advisory and innovation management services to the NHS. With £12,500 worth of prize money available, HEE are looking for colleagues to come forward with their innovative new ideas for products and services which […]
Health Research Authority (HRA) Approval webinars The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) has conducted a number of webinars in March 2016, which aim to help gain a better understanding of HRA Approval* and its impact. These webinars include the following (which can be accessed by clicking on the red title): Health Research Authority […]