NIHR News

Professor Dame Sally Davies announces £12 million funding call from NIHR Global Health programme at UN Meeting
Chief Medical Office, Professor Dame Sally Davies joined heads of state, political and health leaders, policy-makers and universal health coverage (UHC) champions at the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting to discuss universal health coverage and advocate for health for all. Read more here

NIHR Launch New Campaign – Your Path in Research
Coinciding with the birthday of James Lind, a pioneer of clinical trials in the 1700s, Your Path in Research showcases a range of ways healthcare professionals can learn more about the research happening around them every day, as well as how they can take their first or next step in a research career with the NIHR. Read four individual’s stories here
Evidence shows that research active trusts have improved outcomes for patients, as well as improved staff morale, recruitment and retention. To support improved patient outcomes there is a need for health and care professionals to become more involved in research and expand their knowledge. The Your Path in Research campaign aims to inspire health care professionals to get more involved in research. Read the article here

Funding Alert: Research for Social Care – Competition 2
The current RfSC call welcomes proposals for research which generates evidence to improve, expand and strengthen the way adult social care is delivered for users of care services, carers, and the public. Supporting information can be found here

NIHR Blog: Ability is of little account without opportunity – my journey from clinician to academic
Dr Damian Roland writes about how he has pursued his path in research and encourages others to follow in his footsteps to further their career. His blog is part of our Your Path in Research campaign. Read more here

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The Research Design Service North East and North Cumbria (RDS NENC) is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to support research teams to develop and submit high quality applied health and social care grant applications to NIHR and other national peer-reviewed funding programmes.

We offer free and confidential specialist advice on all aspects of an application including:

● designing a research study
● research methods (qualitative and quantitative)
● identifying suitable sources of funding
● involving patients and public in research design
● identifying potential academic, clinical and lay collaborators
Click here to find out more about how our Research Design Service (RDS) provides support to health and social care researchers across England on all aspects of developing a grant funding application

RDS Blog

Improving the efficiency of clinical trials with adaptive designs
Clinical trials have been very successful in evaluating the effectiveness of new treatments. However, over recent years the cost of trials has been steadily increasing, putting pressure on limited healthcare and research resources. There is therefore a great need for novel approaches to improve the efficiency of clinical trials, avoiding research waste and reducing the time taken to find effective new treatments. James Wason, Professor in Biostatistics discusses on the NIHR RDS blog. Read more here

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Latest funding calls and other opportunities

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For an overview of NIHR calls and ongoing funding opportunities, please see the funding webpage.