Applications are now open for the April delivery of the Public involvement in research CPD unit co-delivered twice a year with the BU PIER Partnership. The focus of the 5 week unit is on harnessing lived experience expertise in health and social care research, service improvement and/or professional practice and developing an evidence informed public involvement strategy for your own study, project or role. The unit places specific emphasis on collaborating with groups currently under-served by research.
The national online unit is open to practitioners, researchers, public involvement leads and academics at all career stages with free places offered to BU PhD students through the research development programme.
To find out more, including dates and fees, please see here. Please share with your colleagues, PGRs and external networks including anyone you are supporting to develop fellowship scheme applications who may wish to include this unit within their training plan.
NCCPE/NERC Events: Develop skills in public engagement with environmental research










BU Annual Research Conference: Poster Exhibition Call for Applications
Vitae Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition: Applications Now Open
3C Online Social: Thursday 26 March 1–2pm – Research Culture, Community & Can you Guess Who?
Four BU students at national midwifery conference
INRC book roundtable/presentation by Drs Jonathan Cole and Catherine Talbot, Wednesday 22/04/2026, 13:00h, P426
ECR Funding Open Call: Research Culture & Community Grant – Apply now
ECR Funding Open Call: Research Culture & Community Grant – Application Deadline Friday 12 December
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025 Call
ERC Advanced Grant 2025 Webinar
Update on UKRO services
European research project exploring use of ‘virtual twins’ to better manage metabolic associated fatty liver disease