@nihr-rss
A national service delivered via 8 RSS Hubs, with Specialist Centres in public health and social care research, providing expert research and methods advice on the design and delivery of research. Website: www.nihr.ac.uk/rss
The NIHR RSS Specialist Centre for Social Care are recruiting an Outreach and Communications Research Coordinator to lead outreach activities across the social care sector.
Deadline to apply: 8 March 26
Find out more and apply 👇 jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/outr...
#socialcare #research #jobvacancy
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There's still time to sign up for our webinar on applying for a NIHR Pre-doctoral Fellowship on the 26 February.
The session is open to all potential applications to give an overview of the application process and top tips for what makes a great application.
Register below to attend 👇
Upcoming RSS Webinar: Environmental Impact of Clinical Trials
🗓 4 March, 12 -1pm
The session will cover ways to calculate the carbon footprint of trials and initiatives in this area aimed to help improve the design and running of trials.
Join the webinar:
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Are you developing a fellowship proposal? Struggling to find the space to refine your ideas?
Enter: the Fellowship Planning Retreat 2026. Step away from the usual distractions, and make progress on your fellowship application with tailored support!
⏰31 March 2026, 12pm
APPLY NOW buff.ly/CmqcUSO
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Are you in the process of designing and conducting a clinical trial?
The NIHR Clinical Trials Toolkit is an interactive, colour-coded routemap that can help you! With easy-to-follow advice, you can ensure your trial runs as efficiently as possible. Get expert tips now at www.ct-toolkit.ac.uk
NIHR RSS webinar: Better Methods Better Research (BMBR) Funding Programme
The webinar will cover the scope and aims of BMBR, features of strong applications, and experience from a recent successful applicant.
Join the webinar on March 16 at 12-1pm: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3410304...
Today we launched the @nihr.bsky.social #Knowledge #Mobilisation for #Research #Inclusion #Incubator, bringing together researchers, community members & organisations, and health and care professionals in Birmingham to build a national network and develop capacity in #KMb.
Applications are open for Programme Grants for Applied Research!
Funding ranges from £2 million to £3.5 million over 4-6 years. Proposals on the following higlight notices are encouraged:
Work and health
Invasive lobular carcinoma
Brain tumours
Deadline: 1 April 26
www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/prog...
The RSS Hub delivered by Imperial College London and Partners are recruiting an RSS Adviser role to support innovation in health and social care research, providing advice to industry partners and SMEs.
Please see the job advert to find out more & apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Are you considering a career in research? This month NIHR will be highlighting all the different ways NIHR can support your path into a research career.
Visit the website to find out more on upcoming webinars and events: www.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...
Are you working on your NIHR Predoctoral application?
Join the NIHR FREE webinar to learn more about the award and get your questions answered directly by the funding committee.
📅 10am | 9 February | Zoom
Register now zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#nihr #funding #careerdevelopment #predoctoral
Watch the NIHR_RSS animation to find out more about the national network of RSS experts and how we can help support you to develop applied health, public health and social care funding applications to realise your research ambitions ✨️
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Are you thinking of applying for an NIHR pre-doctoral fellowship on a mental health or neuroscience topic?
📽 Attend our webinar for an overview of the application process and what makes a great application.
🗓 26 Feb 26
🕙 10 – 11.30
Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
To mark the NIHR 20th anniversary, the #NIHR20 Research Leaders Prize has launched, celebrating individuals whose work is shaping the future of health and care research.
Win a £10,000 professional development prize.
Find out more about each prize and how to apply! 👇
www.nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr20-...
Upcoming NIHR RSS session: Participatory Research - The Ethics of Community Outreach and Meaningful Involvement .
📅 Thurs 15 Jan
🕛 12.00 - 13.30
Register here:
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
#research #ethics #community #outreach
Day 🔟 of our countdown to Christmas:
🎁 A national network of research experts that provide free advice and support to help develop health, public health and social care research applications!
🎄From everyone at the NIHR Research Support Service we wish you a happy holiday season! ✨️
Day 9️⃣ of our countdown to Christmas, join us as we share gifts of research support:
🎁 Top tips for best practice in research methodology via the NIHR RSS Research Methods Academy Seminar Series
📽 Watch recordings of the first five seminar sessions: youtube.com/@nihr_rss?si...
Day 8️⃣ of our countdown to Christmas, join us as we share gifts of research support:
🎁 Top tips and resources on developing an NIHR Fellowship application
Check out NIHR RSS webinars with top tips to help you develop your fellowship application: www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-r...
📣 Calling early career nurses and midwives! NIHR RfPB programme is inviting outline applications for the latest under-represented disciplines call. Apply for up to £500k funding over 3 years for research to improve NHS and social care practice. Find out more 👇
www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/rfpb...
Day 7️⃣ of our countdown to Christmas, join us as we share gifts of research support:
🎁 Increased social care research expertise via the NIHR RSS expansion of #socialcare research support.
For top tips on developing a funding application, contact 👇 www.nihr.ac.uk/support-and-...
Did you know that you can explore the NIHR portfolio of funded projects all the way back to April 2011?
Dive into our Open Data website and let your curiosity lead the way! nihr.opendatasoft.com/pages/homepa...
#nihr #fundedprojects
Day 6️⃣ of our countdown to Christmas, join us as we share gifts of research support:
🎁 3 top tips to navigate ethical considerations for public health research: www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-r...
More RSS top tips and comprehensive guidance here: www.nihr-rss-public-health-soton.org/resources/et...
📢JLA PSPs want to hear from you!
Anyone with relevant experience can share what they believe should be priorities for future research. Whether you are a patient, carer or health and care professional your views are welcome.
➡️Complete an open survey to have your say: buff.ly/utn2zgF
Day 5️⃣ of our countdown to Christmas, join us as we share gifts of research support:
🎁 3 top tips for considering Implementation Science in your research proposal: www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-r...
📽️ Watch the NIHR RSS webinar on the "Introduction to Implementation Research: youtu.be/RGlv2CzaX7Y?...
NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 9: Standardised methods for economic evaluation of implementation strategies. Picture: Smiling woman working with a laptop computer.
#ARCadvent day 9️⃣:
Evaluating the value for money of implementation strategies to translate research into practice is a challenge
To help, @arc-west.bsky.social published a unified, standardised framework for assessing the economic impact of healthcare implementation
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/from-re...
Day 4️⃣ of our countdown to Christmas, join us as we share gifts of research support:
🎁 Top tips on preparing your research application from RSS sustainability experts at the #nihr 'Decarbonising the health and social care system' funding launch: youtu.be/sKv7itKDM94?...
#researchsupport
The 2026 Commercial Ideas Café sessions are here! Test your concepts, gain practical feedback & build meaningful public involvement from the very start.
📅 Check out the new 2026 dates and book your place now via our website: https://hrc-sustainable.nihr.ac.uk/ppie-ideas-cafe/
Day 3️⃣ of our countdown to Christmas, join us as we share gifts of research support:
Learn more about good practice for involving the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector in research by watching our animation:
🎁 youtu.be/xjCc1rw4fwQ?...
The tenth webinar in the #nihr 'PPI in Action' webinar series: SCIENCE - Powered by Parents is on the 14 Jan 26 12:30 - 13:30
For further details & to register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Explore the ‘NIHR PPI in Action’ series 👇https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIa1oelW_zJ9Ks13XY8vxfqH-8EK2l0nZ
Day 2️⃣ of our countdown to Christmas, join us as we share gifts of research support:
🎁 3 top tips to embed research inclusion throughout research 👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-r...
#researchsupport #researchinclusion #EDI
