01 December 2020
John Geddes, Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry at Oxford University, discusses the importance of looking at both the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic on mental health a month after NIHR published its dynamic themed review of 'ongoing' COVID-19.
24 November 2020
Shaun Treweek, Ella Anderson, Adepeju Oshisanya and Miles Witham write about the problem of trials that do not represent the communities they are meant to serve. Here they explain how the NIHR INCLUDE initiative aims to change this.
17 November 2020
Research Midwife and Midwifery Practice Facilitator Hayley Martin stepped away from the maternity ward during the first peak of the pandemic to join the COVID-19 Research Team at the Princess Royal University Hospital, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Now a principal investigator for a maternity COVID-19 data registry study, Hayley writes about her journey.
05 November 2020
Barbara Moore, Senior Public Involvement Manager, at Health and Care Research Wales, writes about her experience working with participants in the Oxford University vaccine trial and the importance of including the public’s voice in shaping how research is conducted
03 November 2020
Ben Morgan is Assistant Director for the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme and NIHR Research Schools, Research Programmes. He writes about assessing health research grant applications and whether the processes being used currently, lead to funding the best research.
29 October 2020
Dr Gioia Mosler, Head of the Global Health Group and Community Engagement, Queen Mary University of London, writes about how she has been developing public engagement as part of a NIHR Global Health Research group which is working to improve asthma outcomes in children in Africa.
27 October 2020
Fans of the film Planet of the Apes may recognise this quote. It is a pastiche of ‘monkey see, monkey do’; referring to learning a process without an understanding of why it works. John Castledine, Head of Learning Development and Design at NIHR, explores the topic of learning through imitation in his latest blog as part of the NIHR's Rethinking your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) series.
22 October 2020
The latest NIHR Themed Review focuses on the long-term health impacts of Covid19, but without much published research available, what other types of evidence can we learn from? Jodi Brown from the Centre for Engagement and Dissemination explains the approach taken for this emerging topic.
20 October 2020
Pete Thompson is Director of Programmes and Impact at NIHR Academy. In his blog he gives us an insight into his early career working with pharmaceutical companies and how as part of his current role he is encouraging more researchers and commercial companies to work together to drive forward improvements to care and interventions.
12 October 2020
Gordon Johnston is a peer researcher with lived experience of mental ill health. Gordon is a co-applicant on the University of York’s Optimising Wellbeing during Self-isolation (OWLS) project, recently funded by the NIHR and UK Research and Innovation. He describes the background to the project and how he was involved in its development.
11 October 2020
On World Mental Health day, NIHR co-lead and Chief Medical Officer for England Chris Whitty sets out our mental health research goals.
10 October 2020
It’s clear that the UK’s COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on people’s mental as well as physical health. Researchers from NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre are studying how mental health services can best help people to get the care that they need during these difficult times.
04 October 2020
Professor Dave Jones is Dean for the NIHR Academy. In his blog he talks about his path in research, why research careers are important as well as the career support, guidance and opportunities the NIHR provides. His blog has been published as part of the Your Path in Research campaign.
02 October 2020
Dr Polly Duncan, is a General Practitioner (GP) and Senior Research Fellow, and her interest in research was sparked by an undergraduate research project in Ethiopia. She writes about her NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship and how she now spends her time supporting research and encouraging others to get involved in research. Her blog has been published as part of NIHR's Your Path in Research campaign.
30 September 2020
Stacey Rand is a social care researcher at the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the University of Kent. Here she talks about her route into the field and how NIHR’s Research for Social Care call has supported her work.
29 September 2020
Receiving feedback is a key part of the learning process, but how important is it for learners to also give it? John Castledine, Head of Learning Development and Design at NIHR, takes a look in his latest blog as part of the NIHR's Rethinking your Continuing Professional Development series.
21 September 2020
Katie Meadmore, Senior Research Fellow in NIHR’s Research on Research (RoR) team reflects on the relationship between trust and transparency in peer review for research funding. Her blog marks Peer Review Week 2020.
07 September 2020
Dr Helen Walters, an NIHR Public Health Consultant Advisor, introduces four newly launched public health research teams, contracted under the PHIRST scheme, to enable local authorities to rapidly evaluate interventions aiming to improve health and tackle health inequalities in their areas.
26 August 2020
Our emotions prepare our body to act in particular ways, so how do they affect our thinking and learning? John Castledine, Head of Learning Development and Design at NIHR, takes a look in his latest blog as part of the NIHR's Rethinking your Continuing Professional Development series.
21 August 2020
Research nurse Samantha Caddick and clinical trials coordinator Salma Kadiri, both working in Birmingham, relive the moment they recruited the first patient on an innovative cell therapy trial for COVID-19. Their blog is part of our COVID-19 Research Voices series.
19 August 2020
Maria Paton is an HEE/NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellow (CDRF) and Lead Cardiac Scientist for Heart Failure and Device Services at the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT). She explains her experience of returning to clinical work and how COVID-19 provided a chance to learn and develop their service for the better.
13 August 2020
Joe Jarvis, an NIHR Global Research Professor shares his journey, and how achieving the NIHR’s flagship career development award has helped build a strong multi-national team in Botswana and beyond.
12 August 2020
Jeremy Taylor, NIHR Director for Public Voice, NIHR Centre for Engagement and Dissemination, discusses how COVID-19 has brought clinical trials to the forefront and outlines recent work done by the Centre on improving the experience of those participating in clinical trials.
02 August 2020
Kamil Sterniczuk tells how he was inspired to take part in a patient focus group advising on the proposed design of two new commercial studies, which will help improve the lives of people diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. He urges other patients to get involved in research too.
31 July 2020
Eight medical student volunteers at Heartlands Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust write about their experiences delivering essential COVID-19 clinical research as staff were deployed to the NHS frontline. Their blog is part of our COVID-19 Research Voices series.