Unfortunately due to low numbers the above training is now cancelled.
Keep an eye on the blog for future dates and please email Research Ethics if you require any guidance on making an application via IRAS.
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Unfortunately due to low numbers the above training is now cancelled.
Keep an eye on the blog for future dates and please email Research Ethics if you require any guidance on making an application via IRAS.
Are you currently undertaking research within the NHS and your Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training is due to expire? Or has it expired recently?
GCP certification lasts for two years, so if your training is due to expire, has expired, or you want to validate your learning, then take advantage of the upcoming refresher half day session, taking place at Poole Hospital on Monday 12th November, 9am – 12:30pm.
Spaces are still remaining, so if you’d like to enrol, get in touch with Research Ethics or the Wessex Clinical Research Network.
Are you currently in the process of designing, setting up or planning your research study, and would like to extend your project into the NHS?
Yes? Then you may want to take advantage of this training opportunity.
Oliver Hopper (Research & Development Coordinator, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital) and Suzy Wignall (Clinical Governance Advisor, R&KEO) will be running a training session on how to use, and complete your own application within the IRAS system.
IRAS (Integrated Research Application System) is the system used to gain approvals from the NHS Research Ethics Committee and Health Research Authority, before rolling out your study to NHS Trusts. To support this, the session will include the background to research ethics and the approvals required for NHS research.
The session will also be interactive, and so as participants, you will have the opportunity to go through the form itself and complete the sections, with guidance on what the reviewers are expecting to see in your answers, and tips on how to best use the system.
The training will take place in Studland House – Lansdowne Campus, room 117 on Tuesday 6th November, at 13:00pm – 16:00pm.
There are 12 spaces available, so get in touch with Research Ethics if you would like to register your interest and book a place.
Are you currently in the process of designing, setting up or planning your research study, and would like to extend your project into the NHS?
Yes? Then you may want to take advantage of this training opportunity.
Oliver Hopper (Research & Development Coordinator, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital) and Suzy Wignall (Clinical Governance Advisor, R&KEO) will be running a training session on how to use, and complete your own application within the IRAS system.
IRAS (Integrated Research Application System) is the system used to gain approvals from the NHS Research Ethics Committee and Health Research Authority, before rolling out your study to NHS Trusts. To support this, the session will include the background to research ethics and the approvals required for NHS research.
The session will also be interactive, and so as participants, you will have the opportunity to go through the form itself and complete the sections, with guidance on what the reviewers are expecting to see in your answers, and tips on how to best use the system.
The training will take place in Studland House – Lansdowne Campus, room 117 on Tuesday 6th November, at 13:00pm – 16:00pm.
There are 12 spaces available, so get in touch with Research Ethics if you would like to register your interest and book a place.
Are you currently undertaking research within the NHS and your Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training is due to expire? Or has it expired recently?
GCP certification lasts for two years, so if your training is due to expire, has expired, or you want to validate your learning, then take advantage of the upcoming refresher half day session, taking place at Poole Hospital on Monday 12th November, 9am – 12:30pm.
Spaces are still remaining, so if you’d like to enrol, get in touch with Research Ethics or the Wessex Clinical Research Network.
We wrote about policy impact on this blog in May 2018. Since then we have continued to work with a number of academic staff across BU and with RKEO to support the development of policy impact. But it’s hard – not just for us, but for the academic staff involved.
What is policy impact? This is from the Cambridge University guide: “Making your research agenda and research findings relevant to policymaking in a way that has an impact on how policy is formed, implemented or understood.” And importantly the definition goes on “Whether and how this happens is something that researchers (or groups of researchers) can influence and manage.”. That’s the bit we want to talk about.
[Other guides are available: Nottingham University has one, UCL have a whole set of externally available materials, the LSE impact blog , to name just a few.]
Why is it so hard?
All of these are probably true. The Cambridge University guide lists reasons to be involved in policy impact – the final one sums up these challenges: “To make your role more interesting and challenging”. It will definitely do that.
Over the last few months we have been privileged to work with staff on some internal projects responding to external requests – and we’ve learnt a lot. In May we wrote “…timing is everything and policy engagement is a two track process – the long term plan to engage those with long term, deep or personal interests in the relevant area, and the short term opportunistic engagement. The most important thing is to start now, including by preparing for the opportunistic engagement. If your issue suddenly becomes topical it will be much easier if you have prepared and don’t have to start writing overnight. And you’re more likely to be heard if people have heard about you and your research before.”. And remember our most important advice for this sort of engagement – to make it easy because no-one (externally) has to listen.
So what happens when we suddenly have to arrange a visit for an external VIP or send some representatives to a round table? We identify the theme or the purpose and then we talk to RKEO, think about the people we know, look at the M&C experts directory and ask around generally, to find the people who have the most relevant and interesting story to tell. And then we make all sorts of trouble for you. We need biographies and briefings for the VIP. We ask you to update your staff profile. We need you to customise your presentations for a lay audience and a 10 minute time slot. We want accessible and visual content, experiential content is even better. We make difficult requests for props and equipment. We need you to rehearse – sometimes not just for us but for representatives from the relevant Department as well, who add all sorts of additional requirements. We probably have to change the timing two or three times. And sometimes the VIP has a better offer or a political crisis comes up and we cancel everything at the last minute. It’s a nightmare.
And what’s the incentive? The visit will go well and the VIP is likely to talk about it in all sorts of situations afterwards. They love doing that – it shows that they are connected: “when I was at…”. They may put you in touch with other people in a way that leads to engagement or collaboration or helps Parliament recognise you as an expert in your field. They may have arrived with one perception of BU and leave with a different one. And there is a direct benefit for the individual academic staff too – because the material you produced is in the bank for next time – and you and we may be able to start using it more widely straight away. We usually follow up with the VIP afterwards. And we will know more about your work and will be better able to support you with policy related matters in the future.
It’s the same with select committee inquiries and government consultations. They come in with a short deadline (about three weeks). They ask questions that are nearly relevant to your research but not quite. They want evidence or responses in a particular format. It always clashes with a project deadline or teaching or marking. They take months to publish the responses – and when it’s evidence to a committee, it has to be an original submission that you have not used for anything else and that you can’t publish anywhere else until after they have published it themselves. They don’t follow up on most submissions. And government consultation responses often acknowledge, but then do not follow, the weight and direction of the responses.
So why should you drop everything to write a response or submit evidence? Because lots of people don’t. We find that often there are only half a dozen direct responses from universities to such things. Many universities rely on the sector bodies or societies to submit weighty responses on their behalf. And that is great, and they may be weighty and have a correspondingly important impact on the outcome. But what if we have something different or interesting to say? What if the committee or the Department is looking for voices that are outside the mainstream? You might only comment on one part of a larger set of questions but have evidence no-one else has. You might agree or disagree with the received wisdom on something but your view and perspective might make readers think twice about their assumptions. And it will get your name and your research out there – you might get called to give evidence or be quoted in the report or response, it may lead to contact in the future when people research the area.
And all of these are steps towards policy impact. So if you’re doing this stuff already, that is great. The people we have worked with at BU have been wonderful – patient, good humoured, responsive and impressive.
And with all this in mind we’d like to recognise, and thank, just a few of those we have bothered recently:
We’re very grateful. And we really believe that this will be a benefit for you and your work.
And if you’re not doing it, we’d like to add you to our list of candidates for the next opportunity. Please contact us and tell us how your work will make a difference to society and what is the change you want to see as a result of your work. And working with colleagues in RKEO and M&C we will do our best to help you navigate the nightmare and make steps towards seeing that change happen.
PS we have designed a practical workshop on influencing policy makers that you can try. Please contact us to discuss how you might use it.
PPS there are many others we should thank but the list would be too long, including other academic colleagues and colleagues from M&C, RKEO, Estates, IT and elsewhere. You’re all brilliant!
Health Research Futures is a four week, free online course that explores a range of topics in clinical research, offering continuing professional development (CPD).
The course includes twelve podcasts (three per week), a short weekly quiz and a live online discussion forum every week
You can sign up today, by creating an account on http://learn.nihr.ac.uk > select NIHR Learning > Future of Health E-Learning (Focus on new skills for new roles).
Enjoy!
Are you currently in the process of designing, setting up or planning your research study, and would like to extend your project into the NHS?
Yes? Then you may want to take advantage of this training opportunity.
Oliver Hopper (Research & Development Coordinator, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospital) and Suzy Wignall (Clinical Governance Advisor, R&KEO) will be running a training session on how to use, and complete your own application within the IRAS system.
IRAS (Integrated Research Application System) is the system used to gain approvals from the NHS Research Ethics Committee and Health Research Authority, before rolling out your study to NHS Trusts. To support this, the session will include the background to research ethics and the approvals required for NHS research.
The session will also be interactive, and so as participants, you will have the opportunity to go through the form itself and complete the sections, with guidance on what the reviewers are expecting to see in your answers, and tips on how to best use the system.
The training will take place in Studland House – Lansdowne Campus, room 117 on Tuesday 6th November, at 13:00pm – 16:00pm.
There are 12 spaces available, so get in touch with Research Ethics if you would like to register your interest and book a place.
Before agreeing to participate in your study, your participants should receive all the information they require in order to make an informed decision. Once they wish to participate, then an informed consent form should be completed and filed appropriately.
Although the process sounds complex, there is currently a great training opportunity to help familiarise yourself with the background to, and process of informed consent in clinical research.
The Wessex Clinical Research Network are hosting a training session at Poole Hospital on Wednesday 31st, 08:30am – 12:30pm.
If you’re interested in attending, get in touch with the Wessex CRN to book your place. Hurry as there are only 6 seats left!
The call for the next round of BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants will open 5th October 2018 and close 5pm on Wednesday 7th November 2018 and is aimed at Early Career Researcher and/or pump priming purposes.
It is strongly advised that you attend the British Academy small guidance session on 9th October 2018, where the Funding Development team will go through:
After the session you will have the chance to sit with a Research Facilitator and Funding Development Officer, to go through costs and your draft proposal. As well as the opportunity to have your proposal reviewed by an external application reviewer.
If you can’t attend this session, then we ask you to submit your intention to bid form to your Funding Development Officer by 9th October 2018, after this date applications will be moved to the summer round.
The British Academy have provided updated guidance on the small grants – BA scheme notes for applicants and BA FAQs . They have asked that all applicants read the documentation carefully before starting their application.
Timeline
The call closes at 5pm on Wednesday 7th November 2018.
Date | Action |
5 October 2018 | Scheme Opens |
9th October | RKEO British Academy Guidance session and/or
Intention to bid forms to be submitted to your faculty funding development officer |
4th November midnight | Nominated referee supporting statement to be completed via FlexiGrant |
4th November midnight | Your final application must be submitted on FlexiGrant by this date at the latest |
5th – 7th November 2018 | Institutional checks to take place by RKEO |
7th November 2018 | Submission |
Any queries please contact Alexandra Pekalski
Our very own Professor Roger Baker is facilitating a one day workshop on Emotional Processing Therapy for PTSD in Leeds on 26th October 2018.
The workshop will explore what an emotional processing style is and how this is relevant to the development and presentation of PTSD, there will be a range of teaching, skills training, role play, discussion and exploring case studies.
Please see flyer here for more information or book online here.
Don’t forget, BUCRU can provide FREE methodological advice and support in designing your research project. We’re based on the 5th floor of Royal London House so feel free to pop in and see us, call us on 61939 or send us an email.
With the forthcoming REF 2021 in mind we would like to encourage both staff and postgraduate students to consider writing up their literature reviews as journal articles. Systematic and scoping reviews are a great way of publishing quality publications. They are highly valued as REF submissions, especially, but not only, in the health field.
There is plenty of support at Bournemouth University: from academic colleagues, with vast experience in writing reviews, to the library team, who can advise on, for example, developing your systematic search strategy and which databases to search.
You can start with publishing your review question and research strategy on PROSPERO, international prospective register of systematic reviews. We would like to highlight just one BU example in the field of the social sciences. FHSS PhD student Orlanda Harvey published her proposed review ‘Support for people who use anabolic androgenic steroids: an investigation into what they want and what they currently access’ late last year on PROSPERO [1].
You might like to have a look at reviews published by Bournemouth University staff, which can be found by searching BURO, our institutional repository of research outputs. Moreover, BU academics have published several methods papers on the doing and writing systematic reviews [2-4].
Information about searching the literature for systematic reviews is available on this guide by the library team.
Other pages with useful information include:
Hopefully we have encouraged you to think about publishing your literature reviews as separate articles, and to seek help early in that process!
José López Blanco & Edwin van Teijlingen
For further information, please contact:
José López Blanco, Faculty Librarian (Health and Social Sciences), Library & Learning Support, Academic Services at tel 67350 or email: hsslibteam@bournemouth.ac.uk
References:
Are you interested in running your own research project within the NHS? Good Clinical Practice, or ‘GCP’, is a requirement for those wishing to work on clinical research projects in a healthcare setting.
GCP is the international ethical, scientific and practical standard to which all clinical research is conducted. By undertaking GCP, you’re able to demonstrate the rights, safety and wellbeing of your research participants are protected, and that the data collected are reliable.
The next GCP full day session is scheduled for Wednesday 10th October, at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester – 8:45am – 4:30pm.
The day will comprise of the following sessions:
If you’re interested in booking a place, please contact Research Ethics.
Remember that support is on offer at BU if you are thinking of introducing your research ideas into the NHS – email the Research Ethics mailbox, and take a look at the Clinical Governance blog.
Do you want to make the most of EU resources for your region or city?
Would your research activity benefit from a greater awareness the EU landscape?
Then, sign up for this free MOOC! Please note that you will need to do this soon as this resource will close at the end of February 2019.
Who is this course for?
This course is for everybody interested in the EU and its regional and local affairs, particularly for officials of regional and local administrations involved in EU affairs. It also targets students, teachers, local journalists and citizens in general.
What do I need to know?
Recommended background: basic knowledge of the European Union
What will I learn?
In this course you will learn about how the EU institutions function and work together, how the EU budget is prepared and how this impacts policies and activities at the regional and local level. Present and upcoming EU programmes and policies will be presented, as well as statistics, practical examples and success stories of concrete EU-funded projects across the continent.
The Research and Knowledge Exchange Office (RKEO) invite all ‘new to BU’ academics and researchers to an induction.
Indicative content
For more information about the event, please see the following link: https://staffintranet.bournemouth.ac.uk/workingatbu/staffdevelopmentandengagement/rolecareerdevelopment/academiccareerdevelopment/rkeoinduction/The ninth induction will be held on Wednesday, 3rd October 2018 on the 5th floor of Melbury House (please note that it is normally on 4th floor but we’ve moved it as we now have PRIME located with us. There will be an option at the end to come and meet the whole team on the 4th floor).
Title | Date | Time | Location |
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Research & Knowledge Exchange Office (R&KEO) Research Induction | Wednesday 3rd October 2018 | 9.00 – 12.00 | Lansdowne Campus |
9.00-9.15 – Coffee/tea and cake/fruit will be available on arrival
9.15 – RKEO academic induction (with a break at 10.45)
11.25 – Organisational Development upcoming development opportunities
11.30 – Opportunity for one to one interaction with RKEO staff
12.00 – Close
There will also be literature and information packs available.
If you would like to attend the induction then please book your place through Organisational Development and you can also visit their pages here.
We hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you.
Regards,
The RKEO team
Are you currently undertaking research within the NHS and your Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training is due to expire? Or has it expired recently?
GCP certification lasts for two years, so if your training is due to expire, has expired, or you want to validate your learning, then take advantage of the upcoming refresher half day session, taking place at Royal Bournemouth Hospital on Tuesday 2nd October, 1pm – 4:30pm.
Spaces are still remaining, so if you’d like to enrol, get in touch as soon as possible with Research Ethics or the Wessex Clinical Research Network.
Are you currently undertaking research within the NHS and your Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training is due to expire? Or has it expired recently?
GCP certification lasts for two years, so if your training is due to expire, has expired, or you want to validate your learning, then take advantage of the upcoming refresher half day session, taking place at Royal Bournemouth Hospital on Tuesday 2nd October, 1pm – 4:30pm.
Spaces are still remaining, so if you’d like to enrol, get in touch with Research Ethics or the Wessex Clinical Research Network.
Are you interested in running your own research project within the NHS? Good Clinical Practice, or ‘GCP’, is a requirement for those wishing to work on clinical research projects in a healthcare setting.
GCP is the international ethical, scientific and practical standard to which all clinical research is conducted. By undertaking GCP, you’re able to demonstrate the rights, safety and well-being of your research participants are protected, and that the data collected are reliable.
The next GCP full day session is scheduled for Wednesday 10th October, at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester – 8:45am – 4:30pm.
The day will comprise of the following sessions:
If you’re interested in booking a place, please contact Research Ethics.
Remember that support is on offer at BU if you are thinking of introducing your research ideas into the NHS – email the Research Ethics mailbox, and take a look at the Clinical Governance blog.