NIHR Doctoral Fellowship Round 4 Public Minutes
Contents
Meeting: NIHR Doctoral Fellowship Selection Committee – Round 4 Interviews
Date and time: 17 – 18 November 2020
Place: Virtually via Zoom
Attendees
Selection Committee One members:
- Professor Judith Ranking (Chair), University of Newcastle
- Professor Andrea Manca (Deputy Chair), University of York
- Professor Andrew Hayward, University College London
- Professor Catherine Exley, Newcastle University
- Professor Gordon Taylor, University of Exeter
- Professor Katherine Checkland, University of Manchester
- Professor Marilyn James,
- Professor Nigel Hoggard, University of Sheffield
- Professor Steven Jones, Lancaster University
- Ben Wills-Eve (Patient and Public Involvement)
- Angela Ruddock (Patient and Public Involvement)
Observers:
- Jeremey Parr, Wellbeing of Women
- Julieanne Bostock, DHSC (Day 2)
NIHR Academy Staff:
- Karen Fernando, Assistant Director
- Tom Pratt, Senior Programme Manager
- Gareth O’Brien Senior Programme Manager
Apologies
- Professor Andrew Hayward, University College London (Day 1)
Selection Committee Two members:
- Professor Gary Frost (Chair), Imperial College London
- Professor Trudie Roberts (Deputy Chair), university of Leeds
- Professor Charles Hutchinson, University of Warwick
- Professor Elizabeth Meins, York University
- Professor Ingunn Holen, University of Sheffield
- Professor Louise Connell
- Professor Paul Brocklehurst
- Professor Richard Riley
- Professor Yvonne Birks, University of York
- Gordon Smith (Patient Public Involvement)
- Susan Edge (Patient Public Involvement)
Observers:
- Professor Dave Jones, Dean NIHR Academy
NIHR Academy Staff:
- James Fenton, Assistant Director
- Rebecca Dove, Senior Programme Manager
- Elizabeth Taylor, Programme Manager
Selection Committee Three members:
- Professor Richard McManus (Chair), University of Oxford
- Professor Gretl McHugh (Deputy Chair), University of Leeds
- Dr Cynthia Iglesias, University of York
- Professor Gerald McCann, University of Leicester
- Professor Glyn Lewis, University College London
- Professor Jenny Myers, University of Manchester
- Professor, Mike Crawford, Imperial College London
- Dr Oliver Rivero-Arias
- Dr Phil Shackley, University of Sheffield
- Professor Ruth Harris, Kings College London
- Jacqui Gath (Patient Public Involvement)
- Sue Boex (Patient Public Involvement)
Observers:
- Professor David Williams, Wellbeing of Women (Day 2)
NIHR Academy Staff:
- Nicola Melody, Assistant Director, Personal Awards
- David Lunn, Senior Programme Manager
- Rosie Padley, Programme Manager
Apologies:
- Professor Jenny Myers, University of Manchester (Day 1)
Discussion of applications
104 applications were received before the closing date of 13th August 2020 and 100 of these proved eligible for assessment by the NIHR selection committee.
Shortlisting took place on the 12th October 2020. The selection committee shortlisted 37 DFs for interview, applicants were interviewed between 17th and 18th of November 2020.
Application summary
Action/Activity | Date | Applications |
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Stage 1 Application window opened | 1st April 2020 | 104 |
Stage 1 Application window closed | 13th August 2020 | |
Selection Committee Assessments | 21st August 2020 | 100 |
Shortlisting Meeting | 12th October 2020 | |
Stage 2 Application window opened | 12th October 2020 | 37 |
Stage 2 Application window closed | 30th October 2020 | |
Interviews | 17th – 18th November 2020 | 37 |
Recommended for funding* | 17th – 18th November 2020 | 22 |
*7 applications were recommended for Recommended for funding on a conditional basis.
Interview and discussion of applications
DF Round 4 Selection Committee 1 Recommendations
Reference No | Research Title | Outcome |
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NIHR301469 | Investigating the effectiveness of pre-surgical ‘health optimisation’ public health interventions for obesity and smoking in elective hip and knee replacement surgery from health service and patient perspectives | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301535 | COVID-19 survivors and kidney disease: The long term effects on kidney function, and health outcomes for people with pre-existing chronic kidney disease - a study using electronic health records | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301520 | Measurement of the Aerosol Generating Potential of Intubation, Extubation and associated airway procedures – MAGPIE study | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301501 | An Investigation of Ethnic Disparities in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301503 | No need(le) to worry: Development and feasibility study of a self-help cognitive behavioural therapy resource for children with needle fear | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301514 | Improving the United Kingdom's Newborn Screening Pathway for Detection of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301525 | EMpowering Pregnant women Affected by Trauma HistorY (EMPATHY): a critical participatory action research study | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301367 | Musculoskeletal Outpatients Physiotherapy Delegation (MOPeD): A mixed methods study | Reject |
NIHR301475 | Utilising routine healthcare data and artificial intelligence to support personalised neonatal care and efficient clinical trial design for bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Development of the PRemature Infant Outcome Risk (PRIOR) clinical prediction tool | Reject |
NIHR301500 | The Value and Meaning of Follow-Up Routine Surviellance Imaging after Treatment for Paediatric Brain Tumours: A Mixed-Methods Study. | Reject |
NIHR301509 | Personalisation of asthma diagnosis through optimisation of timing for tests | Reject |
NIHR301458 | Preventative Opportunistic Interventions in the Emergency Department (POIntED): intervention development and feasibility study | Reject |
DF Round 4 Selection Committee 2 Recommendations
Reference No | Research Title | Outcome |
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NIHR301474 | Improving outcomes for patients having shoulder replacements: guiding patient selection, evaluating cost-effectiveness and informing NHS provision. | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301467 | A mixed methods validation of technology enhanced macula services | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301510 | The analysis of overall survival in a changing clinical world; the methodological implications of relapsing cancers in randomised controlled trials. | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301454 | Improving safety for surgical patients through better diagnosis of drug allergies | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301522 | Personalised predictions of outcomes in adolescence and adulthood for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic review and IPD meta-analysis, evaluation of methodology, and external validation study. | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301536 | Core set of Outcome Measures for FOot and ankle disorders in RheumaTic and musculoskeletal diseases (COMFORT) | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301502 | Four-dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (4D-MRI) to guide radiotherapy for stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer: an assessment of its precision and accuracy. | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301494 | The effects of hyperoncotic albumin solution in patients with septic shock: a systematic review and randomised feasibility study. | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301505 | Understanding the relationship between NHS social prescribing and community networks in different socioeconomic areas in England | Reject |
NIHR301464 | Development of an intervention to reduce compassion fatigue in adolescent mental health ward staff. | Reject |
NIHR301488 | RECODE-PTSD: Reconsolidation to treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - preparatory pilot work and protocol refinement followed by phase 2 randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a competing task intervention. | Reject |
NIHR301523 | Acute illness in care homes: exploring optimal approaches to identification and management. | Reject |
NIHR301529 | Improving assessment of executive functions | Reject |
DF Round 4 Selection Committee 3 Recommendations
Reference No | Research Title | Outcome |
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NIHR301483 | Reducing violence by forensic inpatients with psychosis: First stages of the development of a virtual reality treatment based on cognitive inhibitory learning theory | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301448 | Artificial Intelligence to Improve Antenatal Detection of Congenital Heart Disease | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301457 | Childhood outcomes after perinatal brain injury | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301549 | Principles and practices of paediatric palliative care in the antenatal setting: a prospective study of parental experience to inform clinical practice | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301347 | Understanding care-leavers’ sexual and reproductive health: developing a framework for programmatic intervention and system change that supports their transition to independence | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301546 | Development and validation of prediction models for secukinumab therapy in psoriasis: a machine learning approach enabling personalised medicine | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301489 | IMproving Prophylactic Antibiotic use for Recurrent urinary Tract infection (IMPART): mixed-methods study to address evidence gaps and develop a decision aid. | Recommended for funding |
NIHR301528 | Predicting onset of anxiety and depression in people diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis | Reject |
NIHR301461 | Early pregnancy loss and perinatal bereavement: A lifecourse health approach to the psychological experience of miscarriage, ectopic, stillbirth, and neonatal death. | Reject |
NIHR301524 | Investigation of Sex-Related Discrepancies in Peri-operative Mortality and Morbidity following Elective Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Are Sex-specific Pathways Needed to Provide Equality in Delivery of Care? | Reject |
NIHR301478 | Intimate Partner Violence and Miscarriage: What is the association between intimate partner violence and miscarriage, the current UK provision of care, and healthcare professionals’ experiences with these patients? | Reject |
NIHR301542 | The impact of illness perceptions on patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). | Reject |