RDS NW e-bulletin – February 2023

RDS blog: Remote Trial Delivery

This month’s RDS blog is from the RDS North West’s, Specialist Clinical Trials Adviser, Ben Hardwick.

Delivering trials remotely may be the way that trials are delivered for the foreseeable future. The blog this month explores the strengths, opportunities, and challenges they present.      

Read February’s RDS blog.

Programme Director for Programme Grants for Applied Research and Programme Development Grants vacancy

NIHR is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to shape the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) and Programme Development Grant (PDG) Programmes as the Programme Director. This prestigious appointment also offers the opportunity to help shape NIHR strategy through contributing to the NIHR strategy board and other NIHR strategic initiatives dependent on the successful candidate’s interests and prior experience.

The role offers senior applied health, public health and social care researchers the chance to develop the strategic direction of the PGfAR and PDG funding schemes, and lead the sub-committees that formally assess applications and subsequently make funding recommendations for large scale, high quality programmes of research for the benefit of patients, service users, carers and the NHS and would be ideally suited to those who hold senior NIHR awards, such as senior investigators or emeritus Research Professors.

NIHR is taking action for diversity and inclusion. They particularly welcome applicants from an ethnic minority background, different ages, and disabled people as they are currently under-represented on our committees.

Information about the role can be found here.

The deadline for applications is 31 March, 1.00 pm.

Researcher Roadshow – Exploring Health Data Science webinar – still time to register

1 March 2023, starting at 10.00 am, online

The RDS, Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), the Medical Research Council (MRC) Regulatory Support Centre and NHS Digital are pleased to offer the opportunity to attend the sixth in a series of virtual researcher roadshows.

This free to attend event is aimed at researchers and others working with health and social care datasets who would like to increase their understanding of roles of health data scientists and value of health data science.

The event will bring together health data scientists from the NHS, academia, and industry and provide insights and perspectives on the important work they do.

This event will include presentations on different roles and careers in health data science and different methods and approaches used by health data scientists.

Register for the virtual roadshow.

Research Learning Lectures: a series of lectures for anyone in Health and Social Care interested in learning more about research

The NIHR Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme is pleased to announce the Research Learning Lectures: a series of lectures for anyone in Health and Social Care interested in learning more about research.

What are the Research Learning Lectures?

The Research Learning Lectures are a series of lectures covering a variety of topics relating to basic science, clinical trial methodology and statistics. 

The lectures provide career advice for anyone who wishes to know more about research or work towards a career in research or academia. 

Attendees will also hear from and put questions to research experts from across the world.

The Research Learning Lectures have been developed by Dr Kiran Reddy and Queen’s University Belfast Critical Care & Respiratory Research Group and are hosted by the NIHR Associate PI Scheme.

Who are the Research Learning Lectures aimed at?

• Current Associate PIs.
• Associate PI Alumni.
• Health and Care professionals with an interest in learning more about research. 
• Those with an interest in learning about research delivery or research leadership.
• Those with an interest in a career in Clinical Academia.

How to Register

To register please visit the Eventbrite page.  

Upcoming Lectures

The next lecture ‘ARDS subphenotypes’ will be delivered by Prof Carolyn Calfee on 29 March at 4.00 pm.

You can also browse the future lectures in the series and register for those in advance via the Eventbrite page. 

If you are unable to attend a lecture, each webinar will be recorded and made available to play back in your own time. The recordings will be available to access via the events page on the Associate PI Scheme Resources Site.

New public involvement role in the NHS Health Research Authority – Vacancy

Putting people first in health and social care research is at the very heart of the Health Research Authority (HRA).

The organisation is looking for someone who shares this passion to become its first Head of Public Involvement – a role which will champion public involvement and lead on this important and high-profile area of work.

This is an exciting time for the HRA with lots of opportunities to develop and shape public involvement across health and social care research.

The HRA would love to hear from anyone with considerable experience in public involvement, from any sector. Find out more about the role and how to apply here.

Other events and webinars

• NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast (ARC NWC): ARCFEST
  Liverpool – 7 March 2023.
• NIHR Three School’s Mental Health Programme – Seminar Series:
  
  • Collaborating to develop holistic health support for people living with severe mental illness – 15 March 2023, online.
  • PPI in the PRIORITY* study – 24 May 2023, online.
  • Use of Nominal Group Technique for organising a workshop for carers of people who have been discharged by mental health hospitals – 12 June 2023, online.
  • Embedding and evaluating trauma-informed and co-production approaches with people who’ve experienced multiple disadvantage – 12 July 2023, online.
• Community Nursing Bitesize Research Masterclass: Introduction to qualitative data analysis: Reflexive Thematic Analysis
  Online – 16 March 2023.

NIHR funding opportunities

• 23/12 Health Determinant Research Collaborations (HDRCs)
  Closing 18 April 2023.
• 22/161 NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling call (EME)
  Closing 25 April 2023.
• 22/557 Palliative and end of life care (EME)
  Closing 25 April 2023.
• 22/564 Evaluating the Efficacy of Metformin in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
  Closing 25 April 2023.
• Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST)
  Closing 25 April 2023.
• 22/561 Palliative and end of life care (HSDR)
  Closing 26 April 2023.
• 22/170 Testosterone for the treatment of menopause symptoms beyond altered sexual function (HTA)
  Closing 3 May 2023.
• 23/1 Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme researcher-led (primary research)
  Closing 3 May 2023.
• 22/560 Palliative and end of life care (HTA)
  Closing 3 May 2023.
• 23/2 HTA researcher-led (evidence synthesis)
  Closing 3 May 2023.
• 23/3 NIHR NICE rolling call (HTA)
  Closing 3 May 2023.
• 23/4 NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling call (HTA)
  Closing 3 May 2023.
• 23/6 Motor Neurone Disease (HTA)
  Closing 3 May 2023.
• 23/5 Management of bone metastasis and skeletal related events (SREs) in patients with advanced cancer
  Closing 3 May 2023.
• 23/15 Precision medicine platform studies to efficiently evaluate the efficacy of interventions (EME)
  Closing 4 May 2023.
• RfPB Under-represented disciplines and specialisms highlight notice: Nurses and Midwives
  Closing 17 May 2023.
• 22/169 Benefits and harms of maintenance therapy for refractory acne vulgaris or previous relapses by reduced dose isotretinoin regimens (HTA)
  Closing 24 May 2023.
• 23/8 Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews (C(E)TRs) for people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people
  Closing 31 May 2023.
• 23/10 Health and Social Care Delivery Research Programme researcher-led
  Closing 31 May 2023.
• 23/11 NIHR James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling call (HSDR)
  Closing 31 May 2023.
• 23/14 Motor neurone disease highlight notice (HSDR)
  Closing 31 May 2023.
• 22/171 Acceleration Award – adaptation and assessment of digital technologies for social care (HTA)
  Closing 26 July 2023.
• 22/141 Interventions that impact loneliness (PHR)
  Closing 15 August 2023.
• 22/136 Public acceptance of the use of administrative datasets for Public Health Research (PHR)
  Closing 15 August 2023.
• Reducing compound pressures on the NHS and social care
  Closing 30 August 2023.

Find more NIHR funding opportunities here.

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