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Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · 22h

NIHR Senior Clinical & Practitioner Research Award - OPEN! 🚀

💰 Up to 5 yrs funding
⏰ 20-50% protected research time
📚 £20k/year for training & research
✨ Supporting underrepresented groups

📅 Deadline: 25 Nov

Apply now👇
www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/seni...
#NIHR #ResearchFunding

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · 3d

🔬 NEW FUNDING: NIHR Application Development Award for Health & Care Professionals

💰 Up to £150k over 12 months
👥 For nurses, midwives, pharmacists, healthcare scientists & AHPs
Covers: salary, travel, training, etc

📅 Deadline: 4 Feb 2026

Apply: www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/appl...

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · 7d

Proud to support @acmedsci's Statement of Intent for clinical academia! Following July's summit where we shared Catalys's work, 40+ UK health leaders are uniting to reverse the decline in clinical academic posts.

Full statement: acmedsci.ac.uk/creating-new...

#ClinicalAcademia #HealthcareResearch

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · 8d

🎉 Huge congratulations to Pearl Kadiri, our fantastic midwife, on being awarded INSIGHT Master's funding & receiving an unconditional offer for MSc Health & Social Care Research at the University of Lancashire!

So proud of this achievement! 👏💙

#ResearchMatters #NHSHeroes

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · 13d

NURSES: £1,000 funding available!

The RCN Foundation Amin Abdullah Grant is open for applications supporting nurse wellbeing & compassionate care projects.

✅ UK registered nurses
✅ RCN membership NOT required
✅ Deadline: 5pm, 10 Oct 2025

Apply: rcnfoundation.rcn.org.uk/Research-pro...

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · 21d

🔬 From Research Nurse to Chief Investigator!

Join Dr. Gabriella Lindergard:

👩‍⚕️ Clinical Lecturer in Nursing (NIHR-ICAT) at MFT
🎓 PhD in Infection and Immunity
🌟 Bridging clinical practice with cutting-edge research

📅 15 October | 🕐 2pm-2.45pm

events.teams.microsoft.com/event/65a197...

Reposted by Manchester Catalys

NIHR Greater Manchester PSRC @nihr-gmpsrc.bsky.social · Sep 9

🚨Applications are now open for Round 2 of our Patient Safety Research Development Award!

We’re inviting professionals in the Northwest & East Midlands to help advance patient safety across health and care settings

🗓️Join our webinar on 25 Sept
🔗 www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/development-...

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Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Sep 3

Clinical academic careers are full of knockbacks 📉 Learning to cope with setbacks is essential for staying the course 💪✨

@drjtjohnson.bsky.social in our final episode of Season 1 of Humans of Clinical Academia 🎙️

Full episode: youtu.be/k9s_S1-Ga20?... Also on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 🎧

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨 FUNDING ALERT: Up to £1,600 grants for HCPs!

💼 RCN Foundation Professional Bursary Scheme - ALL healthcare workers

💼 Olufunke Adeyeye Grant - Global Majority HCPs

Focus: CPD & patient care

⚠️ Closes early with high demand!

👉 Apply NOW: rcnfoundation.rcn.org.uk

#HealthcareFunding #Nursing

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Aug 26

🎉 Congratulations to Jessica Keen on being awarded a 4Ward North PhD Fellowship!

As Pharmacy Lead at NW Genomic Medicine Service Alliance, she'll develop a programme theory for pharmacogenomic panel testing in cancer treatment pathways.

Well done! 🚀

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Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Aug 12

🌟 Don't miss this inspiring seminar with Dr. Kylie Watson, Consultant Midwife at Saint Mary's Hospital Manchester!

“The impact of clinical academic midwifery and contribution to reducing inequalities in maternity outcomes"

📅 11 Sept
🕙 11am-11.45am
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1e1f34...

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨 OPPORTUNITY ALERT 🚨

Senior nurses, midwives & AHPs: The NIHR Senior Research Leader Programme wants YOU!

✅ 3-year funded programme ✅ Band 8b mid-point
✅ Shape national research priorities ✅ leadership development

📅 Deadline: 22 Oct 2025 🚀
www.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...

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Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 30

🔥 NEW: VoiceIn - the FREE PPIE tool every researcher needs!
✅ Direct patient feedback ✅ Multiple question formats
✅ Zero cost barriers ✅ Accessibility focused
Perfect for researchers seeking meaningful public engagement.
Try it now: voicein.org
#PPIE #Research #PatientVoice #FreeTools

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 29

🎉 Congratulations to Meg Hyslop-Peart on being awarded a NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award!

As Fetal Monitoring Lead Midwife at @SaintMarysHosp, she'll review the fresh eyes approach to fetal monitoring in labour.

Well done! 🚀

#NIHRResearch #Midwifery #FetalMonitoring

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 23

🩺 PHYSIOTHERAPISTS! £30,000 research funding available via @ppef_uk Scheme A Awards!

✅ Full projects/pilot studies ✅ Any physio-relevant topic ✅ Perfect for novice researchers ✅ MSc/PhD students welcome

📅 Deadline: 25/08/2025
Must be CSP member - ppef.org.uk/grants-and-awards/

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 22

🫀 fully-funded PhD fellowships for nurses & HCPs! 🎓
✅ 3-year full funding ✅ Research consumables ✅ Conference travel ✅ Flexible working ✅ ROLLING applications - no deadlines! Perfect for cardiovascular HCPs ready to advance their research careers 🚀 bhf.org.uk

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 16

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Jemma Haines MBE on being awarded the Manchester NIHR BRC Pre-Application Support Fund! Jemma completed doctoral studies on Inducible Laryngeal Obstructions & this will support her Senior Clinical & Practitioner Research Award application 🚀

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 15

🔬”Research is like plumbing, you learn by doing it" - Prof Rachel Elliott

Health economist & pharmacist Prof Elliott shares this brilliant insight on our podcast, Humans of Clinical Academia 🎙️

Full episode: youtu.be/nr3e9mWfyCI?... @manchestercatalys
#Research #HealthEconomics

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Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 14

🚨 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship now open!

👩‍⚕️ For post-PhD HCPs
💰 Up to 5 years funding (80% FEC)
🏥 Stay clinically active (2-4 sessions/week)
🔬 Lead your own research

Deadline: 3 Sept 2025, 4pm
Apply: ukri.org/opportunity/... #HealthcareResearch

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 10

🚀 Transform patient care through #SLT research! Professor Sarah Wallace OBE shares her inspiring journey & demonstrates how collaborative #research revolutionises clinical practice in critical care. Perfect for SLTs & #healthcare professionals 👇
youtu.be/fC6tklxpEJk

Prof Sarah Wallace, 'Delivering impactful speech and swallowing research: An unconventional journey'

YouTube video by Manchester Catalys

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Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 8

🎯Amazing day at @acmedsci Clinical Academic Summit!

We outlined Catalys' work supporting clinical academics & highlighted how research drives better patient outcomes📊

So proud representing our incredible Catalys HCPs, you're shining examples for the future of healthcare! 💪✨

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 7

🎉 Congratulations to Elizabeth Riley on being awarded the Manchester NIHR BRC Pre-Application Support Fund! Elizabeth will investigate the benefits of pre-operative physiotherapy for joint preservation surgery patients and prepare a NIHR Doctoral Award application. Well done! 🚀

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 3

Congratulations to Ivo Ferreira de Andrade on being awarded the Manchester NIHR BRC Pre-Application Support Fund! 🎉

His research will focus on advanced imaging biomarkers to guide therapy in Inherited Cardiac Conditions. Exciting work ahead! 🚀

Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 2

The MRC Pre-doctoral Clinical Research Training Fellowship is open! 🔬

Perfect for nurses, midwives, AHPs, pharmacists, psychologists & healthcare scientists!

✅ 2-3 years funding ✅ Backfill funding

⏰ Deadline: 3 Sept 2025
Apply: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
#HealthcareResearch

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Manchester Catalys @catalys.bsky.social · Jul 1

🎙️ "How can you find research collaborators you can trust?"

Prof Dame Nicky Cullum explores the art of building meaningful #research partnerships 🤝✨

Full interview: youtu.be/RAhll7w6mvw?...

Also available on Apple Podcasts & Spotify -just search
#HumansOfClinicalAcademia
@nmswresearch.bsky.social

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