NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
Enabling translational research through partnership
Are you a researcher who wants to know more about Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for support and information? If so, the NIHR... READ MORE
About the workshop This online workshop applies behavioural science to the real-world decisions people make about taking part in research. You'll be introduced to fast, automatic thinking (System 1) and slow, deliberate thinking (System 2) and use them to map key decision points across the recruitment journey. You'll identify what can drive early awareness and... READ MORE
The ASCEND Network, a research leadership group open to staff who identify as women or gender non-conforming, is hosting a leadership workshop on ‘Research Ideation – Finding the White Space’ and ‘Funding Pathways Beyond the Obvious’. Date: Tuesday 24th FebruaryTime: 9:00-13:00 (lunch will be provided) Venue: Rosemary Rue Meeting Room 2 in the Richard Doll... READ MORE
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become a recognised way of tackling tremors in people with Parkinson's disease. Now this technique - delivering an electrical pulse into the brain - is being explored as a potential treatment for other neurological conditions.A new study is looking at whether DBS can help to treat chronic pain in people... READ MORE
Providing strategies to reduce barriers in health inequalities and understand challenges faced by disadvantaged communities. The session includes a case study and the NIHR INCLUDE Socio-economic Disadvantage Framework. ONLINE EVENT Hosted by Barts BRC. For any questions about this session, please contact: Abida Firdaws, PPIE & ACD Administrator, a.firdaws@qmul.ac.uk About the speaker: Dr Heidi R... READ MORE
An informative session on the practical tools needed for ethnicity inclusion in health research. Covering the NIHR INCLUDE Ethnicity Framework, useful resources and researcher(s) case study. ONLINE EVENT Hosted by Moorfields BRC. For any questions about this session, please contact: Helen Baker, PPIE Lead, h.baker@ucl.ac.uk About the speaker: Professor Shaun Treweek, Chair in Health Services Research,... READ MORE
This informative and practical online training session will discuss the importance of lay summaries (or plain English summaries) in medical research and what's involved in a lay reviewer role. Who's it for? It's aimed at members of the public who would like to contribute to the research process. This session will give you the skills... READ MORE
Are you a researcher who wants to know more about Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for support and information? If so, the NIHR... READ MORE
with Dr Heidi R Green. This is the final webinar in a 3-part series of online inclusivity training sessions for health and care researchers organised by six NIHR Biomedical Research Centres: Barts, Birmingham, Cambridge, Moorfields, Oxford and Oxford Health, with the aim of helping you to help embed inclusion in your research. (Note, these sessions... READ MORE
with Prof. Shaun Treweek This is the second in a three-part series of online inclusivity training sessions for health and care researchers organised by six NIHR Biomedical Research Centres: Barts, Birmingham, Cambridge, Moorfields, Oxford and Oxford Health, with the aim of helping you to help embed inclusion in your research. An informative and interactive session... READ MORE