BU Research Blog

We’re excited to share information about the NIHR INSIGHT (Inspiring Graduates and Early Career Professionals into Research) South West Central Collaboration, a programme aimed at fostering research engagement among early career health and social care practitioners in the South West of England.

This collaboration, funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), is led by University of the West of England (UWE) Bristol, and co-hosted by Bournemouth University (BU), with support from collaborators across the region.

UWE Website: Health and Care Research – MRes – UWE Bristol: Courses

BU Website: NIHR INSIGHT South West Central Programme | Bournemouth University

Find out about how one Current BU MRes student is using this programme to develop her clinical research career.

Key Opportunities:

• Fully Funded MRes Studentships:These are available for early-career colleagues (within 5 years of registration/work) in fields such as nursing, midwifery, allied health professions, social work, public health, pharmacy, chiropractic, osteopathy, and healthcare sciences.
  • Applications Open:2nd January – 31st March 2025 for September 2025 entry.
• Research Engagement Working Group:An opportunity for eligible colleagues to engage with research, whether they intend to apply for the studentship this year or not. Here is the link to join this group: https://forms.office.com/e/amdSpuBy6J?origin=lprLink

Further details on the programme website: NIHR Insight Programme for South West Central (insight-southwestcentral.net)

Please also find a shortened link to the website: https://tinyurl.com/yaus96fs

If you have any questions or need further information, feel free to contact the programme team at insight.swcentral@uwe.ac.uk.