Resources
Research toolkit for matrons and health and social care leaders
This toolkit offers topic summaries, practical information and case examples to help matrons and health and social care leaders:
- foster engagement with research and innovation
- support the development of a research active culture across their teams
The toolkit was commissioned by NHS England and developed with our support.
Available in Spring 2024
NIHR Pre-Registration Nursing and Midwifery Research Delivery Awareness Programme
This online programme aims to provide pre-registration nurses and midwives with a good understanding of clinical research and its associated research roles.
Masterclasses
NIHR Research Masterclass - help to apply for fellowship funding
Sign up to this masterclass if you want to start an independent health services research career. It will help if you want to apply for research fellowship funding.
It's an online course that includes webinars, examples of career journeys, discussion forums and case studies.
FutureNHS account
You will need a FutureNHS account to join the masterclass. Once you have logged in and followed the link below, you can “join workspace”.
To set up an account, go to FutureNHS, add your work email address and join for free.
How to join the masterclass
Once you have a FutureNHS account, you go to the link below and 'Join' the workspace.
Research Masterclass for Nurses, Midwives, and Health and Care Professions - FutureNHS
Writing Skills for Clinical Research Nurses and Midwives
If you want to write your own research publication, join this writing skills module on FutureNHS.
- do you have a study that you would like to publish?
- are you looking to start an independent health services research career?
- do you want to develop the knowledge and skills to apply for funding?
This module can help you.
FutureNHS account
You will need a FutureNHS account to join the masterclass. Once you have logged in and followed the link below, you can “join workspace”.
To set up an account, go to FutureNHS, add your work email address and join for free.
How to join
Once you have a FutureNHS account, you go to the link below and 'Join' the workspace.
Writing Skills for Clinical Research Nurses, Midwives and research delivery staff - Future NHS
The NIHR Nursing and Midwifery Incubator team developed these masterclasses. The incubator was funded to support the development of a skilled clinical academic research workforce across the nursing and midwifery professions.
Outputs from NIHR nursing and midwifery programmes
Below are examples of achievements from our research leaders programme (70@70):
- James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for Community Nursing
- Census of nurses and midwives who identify as research nurses and midwives
- funding for senior clinical academic posts as a result of development and testing of an embedded researcher model
- developing a research champion model for community services and a research ambassador model in an acute Trust
Podcasts
NIHR podcasts
Browse our podcasts and follow NIHR on Spotify:
The Nurse Researcher podcast
The Nurse Researcher podcast is hosted by Dr Andrew Finney who is a nurse academic. It aims to demystify clinical academia, explain what researchers do, their roles, how they got there and what advice they can offer to others looking to bring research into their roles. Listen on Apple Podcasts:
Clinical academics
How to become a clinical academic?
Watch this guide to starting out in clinical academic research. It's a series of 10 short videos to help you navigate the complexities of becoming a clinical academic:
A guide to starting out in clinical academic research
Clinical Academic Training and Careers Hub
The Clinical Academic Training Hub (CATCH) aims to be the home for information on clinical academic careers. Find out more:
Research findings to improve practice
Browse research findings and the projects we have funded to improve healthcare outcomes, enhance well being, and influence health and care policies.
Embedding clinical research in pre-registration nursing and midwifery programmes
Read our report on the development and evaluation of a pre-registration clinical research resource for nursing and midwifery students. It was published in the Journal of Research in Nursing 13 March 2024:
Embedding clinical research in pre-registration nursing and midwifery programmes
Guide to improve nursing research capacity in health and care
How ready is your organisation to support nurses to carry out research?
Use the Self-Assessment of Organisational Readiness Tool (SORT) on the NHS England website to find out. Your can find out how to plan to develop research capacity among nurses and gain the benefits of research related activity in your organisation.
More information
Sign up for the latest news, announcements, events and more: Request to register for the NIHR Nursing and Midwifery Bulletin
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Explore our information and resources for Nurses and midwives