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RDS NW e-bulletin – May 2023

In this issue: RDSBlog: Hot off the press! Resources from the RDS Social Care Research Grant Development and Writing Retreat now available, RDSresources: Social Care Research Collections, Translational Research Application...

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Translational Research Application Manager (TRAM) Toolkit

The TRAM Toolkit has been developed as a roadmap to assist researchers navigate the many elements of an NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Product Development Award (PDA) application to ensure...

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Hot off the press! Resources from the RDS Social Care Research Grant Development and Writing Retreat

May’s RDSBlog introduces our social care resources collection, which includes recorded presentations from this year’s RDS Social Care Grant Development and Writing Retreat held, March 2023. The resources offer a...

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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit

This resource has been developed to support researchers to better understand how to embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research design and to meet the NIHR’s EDI requirements. The...

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