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Research Training Opportunities
We have some great events coming up to help support you in your research activities.
Friday 31st January | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Writing Day |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: EndNote Desktop for Managing References and Writing for Publication |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: Good Clinical Practice ‘Lite’ |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: Building Evidence for REF Impact Case Studies |
Wednesday 5th February | Royal Society Visit |
Wednesday 5th February | RKEDF: Introduction to Impact |
Tuesday 11th February | RKEDF: Overview of NIHR, CRNs and NIHR portfolio |
Thursday 13th February | RKEDF: Writing Day – Systematic and Scoping Reviews |
Wednesday 19th February | RKEDF: Advanced Literature Search Techniques |
Thursday 20th February | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Writing Day |
Tuesday 25th February | RKEDF: Research Ethics @ BU |
Wednesday 26th February | RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools |
You can see all the Organisational Development and Research Knowledge Development Framework (RKEDF) events in one place on the handy calendar of events.
Please note that all events are now targeted, so look closely at the event page to ensure that the event is suitable for you. In addition, most RKEDF events now require the approval of your Head of Department (or other nominated approver). Please follow the instructions given on the event page and the template email for you to initiate the booking request.
If you have any queries, please get in touch!
On Tuesday 11th February, Research Development & Support are running a 2 hour workshop to give an overview of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Clinical Research Networks and the NIHR ‘portfolio’.
This workshop is designed to raise awareness of the benefits of the NIHR’s portfolio of research studies to BU and NHS partners. It will also explore the role of the NIHR Clinical Research Networks (CRN), with an emphasis on the set-up and work of our local network, Wessex.
The workshop will cover the requirements to be eligible for the NIHR portfolio, how to apply so that your study may be considered for adoption, and how to access the support of the NIHR CRN.
By the end of this workshop you will have an understanding about:
If you’re interested in attending then reserve your place via Organisational Development.
On Tuesday 4th February, Research Development & Support are running a 2 hour workshop on the standards of Good Clinical Practice. If you’re running your own clinical research, or are planning to in the future then this workshop is for you.
This workshop is designed to ensure that Researchers are equipped to conduct clinical research in accordance with the international standard.
The workshop will cover other standards and regulations, roles in clinical research, participant eligibility and data collection, safety reporting and closing down your study.
By the end of this workshop you will have an understanding about:
If you’re interested in attending then reserve your place via Organisational Development.
Science has a long history of inspiring writers to imagine and write about what could be possible in the future, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to Asimov’s Foundation series. Explore the blurring lines between scientific fact and fiction at the Royal Society’s late-night opening event at their headquarters at Carlton House Terrace in London on February 10th.
The Royal Society is the independent scientific academy of the UK, dedicated to promoting excellence in science, spending over £40 million annually across a range if the grant-making schemes. If you would like to find out more about them and their funding, there’s an opportunity here at BU on Wednesday February 5th , from 11:00 – 13:00, on the 7th floor of the Executive Business Centre.
The Royal Society’s Grants Operations Manager and the Grant Impact and Promotions Officer will deliver an overview of the society’s funding schemes and provide advice on putting together a successful funding application. Academics with a successful track record will also discuss their personal experiences, and there will be a Q&A session followed by a networking lunch.
For more information and to book, please see the staff intranet. If you have any queries, please contact RKEDF@bournemouth.ac.uk.
Two resources are now available on the NIHR Learn website for researchers –
To access the above resources you will need to have access to the NIHR Learn website. Once you have an account select the tab ‘Health Research Innovations’ and then click on ‘NIHR Endorsed Learning’. Both courses are free and do not require an enrolment key.
Remember – support and guidance is on offer at BU if you are thinking of conducting clinical research, whether in the NHS, private healthcare or social care – get in touch with Research Ethics. You can also take a look at the Clinical Governance blog for resources and updates.
BU will be hosting the Royal Society on Wednesday, 5th February 2020, 11:00 – 13:00, at the Lansdowne Campus.
The Royal Society is the independent scientific academy of the UK, dedicated to promoting excellence in science.
The Society is an independent, charitable body and performs a number of roles including influencing policy-making, promoting public engagement with science and funding leading scientists. Over £40 million is spent annually by the Royal Society across the grant-making schemes. The Royal Society dates from the 1660s and supports a diverse programme of activities.
This session will deliver an overview of the Royal Society’s funding schemes and provide advice on putting together a successful funding application. Academics with a successful track record will discuss their personal experiences. There will be a Q&A session followed by a networking lunch.
The intended learning outcomes of this session are:
Please find out more and book now, giving any dietary requirements. You will receive a meeting request giving the confirmed Lansdowne Campus location.
If you have any queries, please contact the RDS team at RKEDF@bournemouth.ac.uk
There are some great opportunities coming up this month to enhance your research skills.
Writing Academy – Tuesday 14th – Thursday 16th January
This popular training event will enable you to develop the skills required to improve the quantity and quality of your publications and to develop a publication strategy which best represents you as an academic. Taking place offsite in Bournemouth, this comprises two days in-depth training followed by a supported writing day.
Writing Day – Systematic And Scoping Reviews – Monday 27th January
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. One of the most important aspects for a systematic review is to create an effective and professional search strategy. This session will provide information on effective search strategies and advice on writing scoping and systematic reviews from academics with experience in this field.
Introduction to Impact – Wednesday 29th January
This workshop will explain what research impact is, why it matters, and how to build impact into your research from the beginning of a project.
Environment Narrative Writing Day – Friday 31st January
For those who are currently writing their environment narratives for REF submission.
Even more great research training opportunities from the RKEDF can be found on the event calendar.
An exciting opportunity to attend a workshop, please see below for further details –
‘A team from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) are working on a project looking at how we recruit research study participants from commercial High Street health care providers (e.g. Boots, SpecSavers etc), or organisations that support health in some way (e.g. gyms, slimming clubs etc).
The project is titled Community-Based Research and we are looking to answer two specific questions:
These two groups could miss out on research opportunities currently because they don’t come into the standard health system until they are either considered to be too severe for High Street treatment (in the case of group 1) or they already have a health problem (in the case of group 2). We are looking to develop a process by which we can actively recruit participants at scale for trials before they need to access the health service, thus enabling better recruitment of milder disease and pre-disease phenotypes. We are aware that research is happening in these two groups and would like to pull together researchers who have this experience in order to learn from their successes and challenges.
To support this ETI we are running a workshop on January 31st, 10.30-3.30, at The Wesley Euston Hotel & Conference Venue, London, which will bring together the research community to discuss:
a) Examples of how we currently recruit from these settings, identifying successes and challenges
b) Based on these, identifying the key elements of a recruitment strategy that the Clinical Research Network could use
We would like to invite researchers to attend if this would be of interest. Please could nominated representatives complete this Eventbrite registration page (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nihr-crn-community-based-research-event-tickets-83954384825) including indicating which Specialty they are representing.’
We have some great events coming up in the New Year to help support you in your research activities.
Monday 13th January | RKEDF: Research Outputs – Writing Day |
Tuesday 14th/15th January | RKEDF: Writing Academy |
Wednesday 15th January | RKEDF: Working with Industry |
Friday 17th January | RKEDF: Preparing Practice-Based Research Outputs for Assessment |
Monday 27th January | Writing Day – Systematic and Scoping Reviews |
Wednesday 29th January* | Introduction to Impact |
Thursday 30th January | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Writing Day |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: EndNote Desktop for Managing References and Writing for Publication |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: Good Clinical Practice ‘Lite’ |
Tuesday 4th February | RKEDF: Building Evidence for REF Impact Case Studies |
Tuesday 11th February | RKEDF: Overview of NIHR, CRNs and NIHR portfolio |
Wednesday 12th February | RKEDF: Working with Industry |
Tuesday 18th February | RKEDF Leverhulme Prize Drafting Workshop |
Wednesday 19th February | RKEDF: Advanced Literature Search Techniques |
Wednesday 19th February | RKEDF: AHRC Leadership Fellowship |
Thursday 20th February | RKEDF: Environment Narrative Writing Day |
Tuesday 25th February | RKEDF: Research Ethics @ BU |
Wednesday 26th February | RKEDF: Measuring the Impact of Your Research with Advanced Citation Tools |
You can see all the Organisational Development and Research Knowledge Development Framework (RKEDF) events in one place on the handy calendar of events.
Please note that all sessions are now targeted, so look closely at the event page to check that the event is suitable for you. In addition, most RKEDF events now require the approval of your Head of Department (or other nominated approver). Please follow the instructions given on the event page and the template email for you to initiate the booking request.
If you have any queries, please get in touch!
*The date of this event may be subject to change
An exciting opportunity to attend a workshop, please see below for further details –
‘A team from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) are working on a project looking at how we recruit research study participants from commercial High Street health care providers (e.g. Boots, SpecSavers etc), or organisations that support health in some way (e.g. gyms, slimming clubs etc).
The project is titled Community-Based Research and we are looking to answer two specific questions:
These two groups could miss out on research opportunities currently because they don’t come into the standard health system until they are either considered to be too severe for High Street treatment (in the case of group 1) or they already have a health problem (in the case of group 2). We are looking to develop a process by which we can actively recruit participants at scale for trials before they need to access the health service, thus enabling better recruitment of milder disease and pre-disease phenotypes. We are aware that research is happening in these two groups and would like to pull together researchers who have this experience in order to learn from their successes and challenges.
To support this ETI we are running a workshop on January 31st, 10.30-3.30, at The Wesley Euston Hotel & Conference Venue, London, which will bring together the research community to discuss:
a) Examples of how we currently recruit from these settings, identifying successes and challenges
b) Based on these, identifying the key elements of a recruitment strategy that the Clinical Research Network could use
We would like to invite researchers to attend if this would be of interest. Please could nominated representatives complete this Eventbrite registration page (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nihr-crn-community-based-research-event-tickets-83954384825) including indicating which Specialty they are representing.’
On Weds 20th November, BU were delighted to welcome Dr Tracey Henshaw, Assistant Director of Leverhulme Trust to speak about the funding opportunities available from Leverhulme. Tracey provided an overview of who the Leverhulme Trust are, what they will (and won’t!) fund, their funding programmes, and what they are looking for in funding applications including useful hints and tips for their main programmes.
You can now view the slides via Brightspace here.
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 15th January at Bournemouth University –08:45am – 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.
Attendance is free – fully funded places are also available (inc accommodation, travel etc.)
This one-day workshop aims to provide early-career researchers with the opportunity to explore creatively and practically the public engagement and participatory potential of their work, and to learn about the often complex relationship between such activities and the requirements of impact narratives.
The workshop is free, and it is open to doctoral and early-career researchers from across the arts and humanities. If you can fund travel, accommodation and subsistence then just register and attend. However, there are also twenty fully funded places available to those whose research broadly aligns with the project’s themes and/ or methods, including (but not limited to): women’s and gender studies; women and war; memory studies; histories of war and conflict; trauma studies; oral history; participatory arts; women’s writing. More details on registering and applying for funded places can be found on the Eventbrite page.
Thursday 9 January 2020 – 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Liverpool John Moores University
The deadline for applying for funded places is 13 December 2019
On Tuesday 5th November, Research Development & Support are running a 2 hour workshop on clinical research documentation and filing.
This workshop is designed to share best practice in ensuring that records are completed, stored and shared appropriately, in accordance with the ‘ALCOAC’ general principle, and Good Clinical Practice standards.
The workshop will cover the ‘essential documents’ to be kept during the research project, as well as what to do once the study has ended. Also covered will be how to ensure compliance when storing data on paper and electronically and requirements for source data.
By the end of this workshop you will have an understanding about:
If you’re interested in attending then reserve your place via Organisational Development.
Amanda Lazar and Brian McNulty are running an Impact Planning Session on Friday 6th December for anyone engaged in research – from ECRs to Professors.
If you have some research that you think has the potential to make a positive change in the world, then bring it along.
We will discuss how to effectively disseminate your research, plan your impact pathway and how to evidence the impact of your research, as well as how to work towards an Impact Case Study for the REF.
By the end of the session you will have the outline of an impact pathway and will know how to access BU resources to help turn your research into impact.
Click here to book yourself onto the workshop.
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 Wednesday 4th December, 9:00am – 12:30pm.
Spaces are still remaining, so if you’d like to enrol, get in touch with Research Ethics.
The Physiological Society are hosting a free online webinar titled “Making your research more accessible” on 2 December 2019 from 12:00-12:45. The webinar is free and open to all, but mainly aimed at researchers with a little experience of public engagement who would like to take this to the next level and/or start designing their own activities.
Science Education Consultant Sai Pathmanathan will share her 20+ years’ experience of running successful public engagement activities across STEM to offer some top tips on:
Registration closes on Thursday 28 November 2019.