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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Aug 14

SSCR fund £20k-£75k for personalised training & development activities to advance your career in adult social care research Funding can be used towards salary buy-out, training & development costs over 1-2 years.
Deadline 25 Sept
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Development opportunities - NIHR SSCR

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Jul 9

NIHR Senior Investigator award
This scheme recognises outstanding research leaders from the NHS, social care, public health, methodology and other areas of health and care.
Deadline: 8 Sept www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/seni...

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Jun 20

Bursaries available for Master's level courses aligned with the Clinician Researcher Credentials Framework. These qualifications are designed for experienced healthcare practitioners who aspire to leadership roles in clinical research delivery
Deadline 12 noon, 1 July
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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Jun 20

New Research Development Programmes for Social Care Nurses
Deadline 27 June
Opportunities are for nurses who work in social care and aim to improve their research skills and help create a research-friendly culture at work (1 day a week for a year)
www.nihr.ac.uk/researcher-d...

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Jun 20

Researchers from the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) in Devices, Digital and Robotics have developed mechanisms that can help industry better evaluate medical devices. This saves costs compared to the usual study evaluations conducted in clinical trials units.
www.nihr.ac.uk/story/suppor...?

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today is Red4Research Day – where we celebrate the incredible people who make health and care research possible.

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Supporting research and all the people making research happen

RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Jun 19

'Research inspired by under-represented disciplines and specialisms' ring-fenced funding opportunity - October 2025
To find out more join the webinar 30 June 10:30-12:15
Register shorturl.at/ZLBBL

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: PGfAR Funding Opportunity October 2025 Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Funding Opportunity - October 2025 is a ring fenced call for programmes of applied health research designed to respond to NIHR PGfAR Brief - ‘Researc...

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · May 20

Webinar: Exploring the background, methods and patient reported outcomes that shape MLTC (Multiple Long-Term Condition) research
4 June, 3-4pm
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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · May 20

Cohort 3 of the NIHR Team Science Camp open for EOI
Bringing together researchers interested in Decarbonising healthcare, social care & research systems from various disciplines, career stages to tackle complex current and emerging health and social care challenges
www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/team...

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · May 16

The Prime Minister has announced a £600m investment to provide researchers with easier access to NHS data and enable faster development of new treatments and technology. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Prime Minister turbocharges medical research

Better and faster access to NHS data for researchers, with gold standard security and privacy measures.

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · May 16

Scoping Locations for Research (self service) tool has been updated. As well as viewing prevalence data from across the UK, you can now view UK-wide ethnicity and deprivation data.
sense.odp.nihr.ac.uk/public/sense...

Qlik Sense

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · May 16

Community Action Derby up to £2K funding for local community organisations to carry out focussed workshops with the aim of engaging with carers who face barriers in accessing support due to protected characteristics. Deadline 30 May
www.communityactionderby.org.uk/group-suppor...

Funding and Tender Alerts

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · May 12

NIHR Mentoring Programme: As a mentor on the Mentoring Programme, you will mentor an NIHR Academy Member for 12-months, helping them to navigate their academic career and career development. Looking for mentors for early career and mid-career researchers
EOI 17 June www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr...

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · May 6

New network bringing implementation science and health economists together to develop better methods.
Join ImplementEcon’s www.linkedin.com/groups/14492...
Webinar: 29 May 9-10am events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3b5079...

LinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedIn

Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · May 2

Register to attend NIHR Patient Public Involvement in Action Webinar, Embedding co-design and co-production to support refugee mental health
14 May, 1-2pm.
hear experiences and outcomes of public engagement throughout their experience-based co-design project.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: NIHR Webinar Series - 6 - Embedding Co-design and Co-Production to Support Refugee Mental Health. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email a...

What is the webinar series about? Patient and public involvement is a prerequisite for all research funded by NIHR. It can enhance the relevance and quality of research and help build trust in the res...

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Apr 25

GROW: fully-funded programme for early career mental health and addiction researchers who have completed a PhD and who are moving towards an independent research career. 2-night residential, 4 1-to-1 coaching sessions &a series of short monthly virtual workshops
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow25/

Grow applications - deadline 19 May 25, 12pm

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Apr 14

Register by 23 April 2025 for How to Be a Great Chief Investigator — a practical one-day workshop for current & aspiring CIs of clinical trials

The event will feature expert guidance, interactive activities, and a collaborative learning environment.
1 May, Leeds

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How to be a Great Chief Investigator for Clinical Trials – UKCRC

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Apr 9

Free @mhrincubator.bsky.social Peer coaching for career development programme
support for early career researchers who have completed a PhD to develop coaching skills and insights for their own career development. Apply by 14 April
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/peer-coachin...

Peer Coaching (PeCo) 2025 – Mental Health Research

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Apr 8

If you're navigating the complexities of funding applications and commercialisation then get in touch. lnkd.in/e-ngwRz3
hashtag#MedTech hashtag#TranslationalResearch hashtag#HealthcareInnovation hashtag#Funding hashtag#NIHR hashtag#MRC hashtag#UKRI

RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Mar 26

New PPI for Statisticians Community of Practice launch
1 April, 10-11
shorturl.at/YFT5K
Great way to find out how public involvement can help statisticians and how to include it for impact.

Join conversation

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Mar 26

£42m invested in research hubs designed to accelerate the UK’s journey to net zero whilst also protecting physical, mental health & reducing health inequalities
Developing a standardised way to measure the trade-offs & unintended consequences as part of these measures
www.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-ps4...

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Mar 24

5 top tips for your public involvement activities www.linkedin.com/pulse/five-p...

Five pointers to ensure your patient engagement activities contribute to a successful UK ethics submission

Engaging patients and the public in the design and review of health and care research is essential for gaining research approvals from UK Research Ethics Committees (RECs). Emily Pickering, Specialist...

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Mar 21

Still time to sign up to the @mhrincubator.bsky.social Fellowship application writing retreat which takes place in July
mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/writing-retr...

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Mar 17

Looking to apply for the Invention for Innovation Fast Award in April then fill in our Support Request Form now so that we can help develop your bid db.rss-leicester.org.uk/external/sup...

NIHR RSS University of Leicester and Partners

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RSS Hub Leicester and Partners - Louise Halbert @rssleicester.bsky.social · Mar 10

New #cochranelearninglive series on Statistical analysis in systematic reviews! Join the free series with experts and explore the essentials.
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Statistical analysis in systematic reviews: Learning Live webinar series

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