Are you interested in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of RCTs & observational studies? Join our online course! It is open to anyone interested in evidence synthesis and evidence-based practice, specificially designed for psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health professionals, mental health pharmacists, and neuroscientists. Features include an engaging program of lectures, practical sessions & group discussions. This […]

A free masterclass for anyone thinking of applying for an applied health or social care research award from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) or other competitive peer reviewed funding programmes. The masterclass will focus on how to sell your research idea by: • Understanding what reviewers are looking for • Making […]

Course Description: This course is aimed at those who deliver research in a healthcare setting either in a Sponsor team or as a Host, and that maybe subject to regulatory inspection. Preparation for Inspection is critical but compliance driven from preparation rather than from quality systems can lead to poor practice and Inspection findings. Last […]

Course Description: Being able to provide a full, complete and accurate IRAS submission should help to make your approval process run much more smoothly, but many people struggle with some aspects of IRAS. This half day course is designed to supplement the existing IRAS and HRA guidance by working through the standard and combined review […]

Oxford Health BRC colleagues are welcome to join this lunchtime seminar, organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub. The seminar is part of a series. Each seminar is 20 minutes long followed by 10 minutes of Q&A, and will be held via Microsoft Teams. Multilevel modelling in clinical trials Dr Daphne Kounali, OCTRU Lead Statistician […]

Held online this course is designed for clinical investigators, managers, researchers and others working in clinical trials. It will give participants an understanding of what is required to enable an economic evaluation to be integrated into a clinical trial at the design stage. No previous knowledge or background in economics is required. Integrating Economic Evaluation […]

NIHR Nursing and Midwifery is hosting a hybrid full day event at Conference Aston in Birmingham on 8th May to celebrate International Nurses Day and International Day of the Midwife. We are keen to get representation from nurses and midwives working across all health and care sectors and aim to make this a truly inclusive event […]

Methods for understanding choices are applied in health care to assess preferences, analyse policies, conduct non-market valuation, and forecast behaviour. This course teaches introductory methods for devising experiments and modelling choice data in health care and will be available hybrid and in-person across the three days (although in-person attendance is strongly recommended if possible).

Dr Harrison said she started the study because she feels there is a lack of research into the needs of people with learning disabilities. She explained: "I think we don't really understand people with learning disabilities. We can understand older people, we can understand children, but we can't necessarily understand people who for so long […]

We run regular online ‘Introduction to public involvement in research’ training sessions in collaboration with Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. These are aimed at researchers and staff who are responsible for PPI activities and want to know how to get started, and where to find reliable guidance and resources. You can book for any session here.

Join us in Manchester from May 18-20, 2025, for the next edition of the R&D Forum Annual Conference—an unmissable gathering for professionals dedicated to health and care research management. For over two decades, this conference has been the cornerstone event for networking, professional development, and knowledge sharing across the sector. Following the record-breaking successes of […]

The public, students and staff and invited to join us for tea and cake to celebrate International Clinical Trials Day 2025. The open afternoon provides an opportunity to: Learn more about research and how you could get involved Meet the local research community Learn about student placements, careers in research and research opportunities for healthcare […]