Training & Development resources
CRN EM Health and Care Professionals Scholars FAQ's
Link to set up NIHR learn account Click here to register and activate an account.
NIHR CRN East Midlands Workforce Development web-site
CRN East Midlands training offering on NIHR learn.
A guide to starting out in clinical academic research
This is a series of ten films giving advice and tips on becoming a clinical academic.
It has been produced by the Enhancing Research Culture Team, including staff from the School of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton, NIHR ARC Wessex and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
It has been funded with support from UKRI Research England.
East Midlands Research Support Service - Hub Leicester
To support and provide guidance for Researchers with developing research proposals /ideas/projects/grant applications writing and submission/ identify appropriate funding stream for research proposals/provides free and confidential support for researchers to apply for funding and develop and deliver clinical and applied health and care research.
The experts in the RSS can help you to formulate your idea into a research question.
Research Support Service-hub Leicester
If you would like support complete the Research support request form to tell them about yourself, your idea/project/proposal and what help you need
NIHR Research Support Service also runs events about developing research proposals.
RDS Equality Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit
RDS priority is to support applications to NIHR research programmes. They also support applications to research councils and other open, national, peer-reviewed funding programmes.
To provide support tailored to the needs of the scholars, through face-to-face meetings, by telephone or email, at research clinics or as feedback from panel review meetings.
Scholars Direct contacts:
Brian Crosby
brian.crosbie@nottingham.ac.uk
Rachel Elvey
Martin Williams
The INCLUDE Project
INCLUDE is the shortened project name for 'Innovations in Clinical Trial Design and Delivery for the Under-Served.'
NIHR Integrated Academic Training Programme ( for Doctors & Dentists)
HEE- NIHR Integrated Clinical and practitioner academic Programme (for nurse, midwife or allied health professionals)
NIHR Funding opportunities
(click: About NIHR Funding Programmes)
NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB)
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/funding-programmes/research-for-patient-benefit.htm
NIHR Fellowship Programme
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/academy-programmes/fellowship-programme.htm