NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

Open Day: Exploring Healthcare Research
2023-05-10 10:00 - 15:30 (Europe/London) | Leiden Square, Oxford, Leiden Square, Westgate Centre, Oxford, OX1 1TR, United Kingdom
Come and join us for our Open Day at the Westgate Centre in Oxford between 10am and 3.30pm on Wednesday 10th May.
The event – held jointly with Oxford Health BRC – will allow members of the public to visit interactive stands showcasing some of the amazing research that takes place in Oxford for the benefit of NHS patients.
You can find out about the latest developments in how we diagnose and treat heart disease, mental health issues, diabetes, dementia and many other conditions, as well as being able to find out about how you can get involved in our research.
The Open Day will be officially opened at 10am by Oxford BRC Director Prof Helen McShane and Oxford Health BRC Director Prof John Geddes.

Practical statistics for epidemiology using R
2023-05-09 - 2023-05-12 | Green Templeton College, 43 Woodstock Rd,, Oxford, OX2 6HG
Practical statistics for epidemiology using R is intended for those who have been exposed to the field of epidemiology. Prior knowledge of epidemiological measures of association such as prevalence, odds, risks, rates and their ratios is required. This is the companion and follow-on course from our Introduction to epidemiology short course. It is aimed at researchers who use epidemiological data and work alongside statisticians. No prior experience with statistics or statistical software is required, although some experience in a numerate discipline may help participants understand the topics presented.
£250 for OU students, £500 for OU staff/external students, £750 for external academics.
For more details: ndph.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us/practical-statistics-for-epidemiology-using-r

CNMHSCR Seminars 2022-23: The CoDAQ study: Featuring: Deborah Moll (OH NHS FT, Anna Robinson, Jemima Littlejohns, Zoe Collett:
2023-04-27 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
The Centre for Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care is one of three OxINMAHR Research Centres. The Centre hosts seminars with speakers presenting on a range of topics related to research in nursing, midwifery, health and social care. Speakers include a mix of external and internal speakers as well as PhD students, early career and senior researchers. This provides a great opportunity for research students to practice their presentation skills, receive feedback on their work and learn from others. Come with an open mind and enjoy a variety of topics and methodological approaches.
The CoDAQ Study: Do speech and language therapy services to support communication meet the quality of life needs of people with dementia and their caregivers?
To be added to the calendar invitations please use okozlowska@brookes.ac.uk

Integrating Economic Evaluation into Clinical Trials
2023-04-25 - 2023-04-26
Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) ONLINE course
This course, for those working in clinical trials, will give participants an understanding of what is required to design and conduct an economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial. No previous knowledge of economics is required.
For full information on HERC courses, including pricing, please visit: www.herc.ox.ac.uk/herc-short-courses or contact herc@ndph.ox.ac.uk
Discounted rates are available for booking on more than one course. Early bird deadline – noon on 17 March 2023.

EQUATOR Lightning Workshop: Perfect your elevator pitch
2023-04-24 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
This online workshop is with Jen de Beyer.
Whether standing by your conference poster, at a professional networking event, or in the pub, the question is the same: “So, what is it that you do?” With that crucial 2-minute elevator pitch answer ready, you’ll never say “ummmm” again!
Open to all staff and students of the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes, and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. To book a session, please email us (equator@csm.ox.ac.uk) and we’ll send you the meeting link.
For more details: ndorms.ox.ac.uk/graduate-courses/courses/equator-network-short-training-sessions

Introduction to epidemiology
2023-04-24 - 2023-04-28 | Online
This introductory course in epidemiology is intended for those who have little or no prior epidemiological training, but have moved into a student or staff role that requires an understanding of these epidemiological principles for their work.
The course will take you from the basic principles of epidemiology, to the design, interpretation, and appraisal of epidemiological research. No prior knowledge is required, although a background in biological sciences or medicine may help understand the topics in health.
£90 for OU students, £250 for OU staff/external students, £350 for external academics.
For more details and to register: ndph.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us/introduction-to-epidemiology

RDS Maintaining Momentum - From Doctoral to Postdoctoral Research
2023-04-20 09:15 - 17:00
This Research Design service workshop is aimed at Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHPs) and their managers who have completed or are currently completing a PhD, helping them continue with research after finishing their doctorate. There will be a mix of presentations and one to one sessions, the workshop will be a hybrid of online and face to face.
For more details, follow this link.

EQUATOR Publication School
2023-04-20 - 2023-04-21 | Said Business School, University of Oxford, Park End St,, Oxford, OX1 1HP
9am to 5pm daily
This course covers every aspect of writing and publishing a health-related journal article, from planning to dissemination. It is designed for early-career researchers and students with limited academic writing experience working in health research. It focuses on clinical health research, although the principles taught are applicable more widely.
To book your place, email us at equator@csm.ox.ac.uk. We are offering 5 reduced places to those funded by Cancer Research UK. Only one place will be allocated to any particular institution, with places otherwise allocated in order of application.
https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/graduate-courses/courses/equator-publication-school

Obtaining ethical and HRA approvals
2023-04-18 10:00 - 13:00 | Online
So, you’ve got a great idea for a research study – but what approvals do you need before you can start? Who do you apply to? And how do you go about doing this?
Join an online presentation through Microsoft Teams. To book a place contact: rgea.training@admin.ox.ac.uk
For more details: researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/ctrg/training/drop-in

Oxford BRC Writing Retreat for NMAHPS
2023-04-11 - 2023-04-14 | Merton College, Merton St,, Oxford, OX1 4JD
11, 13, 14 April, 10am to 4pm
This three-day writing retreat is open to all nurses, midwives and allied health professionals at any career stage, working at OUH who need time and space to focus on writing without interruption and with support from a mentor.
To get the most out of the retreat, it is important that you come ready to write from the very start of day one. Therefore, you will need to send your mentor up to three SMART goals and the outcomes you aim to achieve by the end of the writing retreat. You also need to send them an outline of what you plan to write.
The core days will run from 10.00-16.00, however you can arrive anytime from 8.30 to start writing and stay until 18.00. Members of the mentor team will be onsite during these hours. The workshop will be structured to include regular review and feedback slots, and attendees should commit to submitting the output from the workshop within 3 months of the week ending. Lunch and refreshments will be provided on all three days.
15 places available. Deadline for applications is 28th February 2023.
To apply click on the link: https://forms.office.com/e/KwNz7bUh96
For any questions contact clair.merriman@ouh.nhs.uk

Unvirtuous circle: Cascading effects of inequity across the health-related AI innovation lifecycle?
2023-03-28 13:30 - 14:30 | Rewley House, Department for Continuing Education, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA
This free lecture with Professor David Leslie, Director of Ethics and Responsible Innovation Research at The Alan Turing Institute, explores whether health-related AI increases inequity. Everyone welcome.
For more details and to register: conted.ox.ac.uk/events/view/effects-of-inequity-across-the-health-related-ai-innovation-lifecycle

Applied Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
2023-03-27 - 2023-03-31
Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) ONLINE course – 5 day course with a wrap-up session on 6 April
This is an intensive week-long course for health economists and health professionals with some knowledge of health economics, who wish to learn about the methodology of cost-effectiveness analysis as applied in health care.
For full information on HERC courses, including pricing, please visit: www.herc.ox.ac.uk/herc-short-courses or contact herc@ndph.ox.ac.uk
Discounted rates are available for booking on more than one course. Early bird deadline – noon on 17 February.

CNMHSCR Seminars 2022-23: Featuring:Kimberley Fairer (OUH NHS FT)
2023-03-22 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
The Centre for Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care is one of three OxINMAHR Research Centres. The Centre hosts seminars with speakers presenting on a range of topics related to research in nursing, midwifery, health and social care. Speakers include a mix of external and internal speakers as well as PhD students, early career and senior researchers. This provides a great opportunity for research students to practice their presentation skills, receive feedback on their work and learn from others. Come with an open mind and enjoy a variety of topics and methodological approaches.
To be added to the calendar invitations please use okozlowska@brookes.ac.uk

Crohn’s and Colitis Public Information Event
2023-03-21 17:30 - 19:30
Patients, the public and healthcare professionals are welcome to attend a Crohn’s & Colitis public information event taking place in Lecture Theatre 1, John Radcliffe Hospital and online, on Tuesday 21 March from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.
Updates will be given on IBD research, care and management, with a Question and Answer session. For registration and more details, follow this link.

OUCAGS Forum: Obtaining Ethics and HRA Approval, Navigating your way through the system
2023-03-21 14:00 - 17:00 | Online
Plenary talk by Ronja Bahadori and Carol Cornelius, Research Governance, Ethics and Assurance Team, University of Oxford. Chaired by Prof Paul Johnson, Academic Training Programme Director, followed by trainee presentations.
Register at: https://oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/march-23-oucags-forum

Involving patients and the public in research
2023-03-20 13:30 - 15:00 | Teams
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, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Resource Centre together with Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences are pleased to invite you to a training session on how to involve patients and the public in your research work.
Join us online via Teams:

20th March 2023, 1.30 – 3pm
23rd May 2023, 12.30 – 2pm

You can sign up here:
https://forms.microsoft.com/r/dpew0R4gE9
For further information please email:
Angeli.Vaid@ouh.nhs.uk or Polly.Kerr@phc.ox.ac.uk

EQUATOR Lightning Workshop: Sharing your article after publication
2023-03-15 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
This workshop will be run by Patricia Logullo. Extend the life and reach of your article after publication by disseminating widely, working with your communications team, and engaging with potential readers through social media.
Open to all staff and students of the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes, and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. To book a session, please email us (equator@csm.ox.ac.uk) and we’ll send you the meeting link.
https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/graduate-courses/courses/equator-network-short-training-sessions

Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in Health and Care Research: Online Introductory Day
2023-03-15 | Online
Building Partnerships with Creativity and Justice: Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in health care and research
Are you connected to Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) and keen to know more and build partnerships? You are invited to join experts at Exeter University for an online introductory day.
This is a co-designed and co-delivered event by a group of PPIE partners and academics who see a need for more in-depth approaches to PPIE learning and for bringing together academics (especially, but not exclusively, those early in their careers), PPIE partners and PPIE leads/administrators to create a safe space in which to explore and learn. The School is in two parts; an in person residential two and a half days on the university campus (in late June) and, for those who are very new to PPIE, we are offering this online introductory day, which can be booked on its own.
About the course
The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated the vital links between research, communities and public engagement as the new vaccines and their rollout progressed. Unprecedented levels of media coverage included a wide spectrum of public opinion, which ranged from scepticism and misinformation through to support and gratitude. Over half a million members of the public joined the Covid research registry and many are still taking part in trials.
This timely hybrid course is an opportunity to explore beyond the numbers and the rhetoric. We will examine innovative and honest ways of generating and spreading knowledge. We will also explore how to foster the uptake of this knowledge through partnerships with care sectors, the public and communities. Partnerships that reflect creativity and justice.
Dr Kristin Liabo (PPIE Team Lead) has brought together a team with a wide range of expertise which includes members of the College of Medicine and Health and its patient and public partners. This group will deliver an informative and thought-provoking experience for researchers and others with an interest in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE).
Who is it for?
This interdisciplinary course is relevant to researchers undertaking health and care research, including PhD students, and people in PPIE co-ordinator/facilitator roles. Linking research and practice, it will be tailored to those who are working across different disciplines in healthcare, social care, and public health.
What will you learn?

Why PPIE matters and how it works – and sometimes doesn’t work!
Putting Justice at the heart of partnerships between patients, communities, and researchers
The role of creativity in PPIE and how we achieve equality in co-creation
Capturing and measuring PPIE – ticking boxes or bringing it to life?

For more information and to book, follow this link, or contact Angela King.

Obtaining ethical and HRA approvals
2023-03-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Online
So, you’ve got a great idea for a research study – but what approvals do you need before you can start? Who do you apply to? And how do you go about doing this?
Join an online presentation through Microsoft Teams. To book a place contact rgea.training@admin.ox.ac.uk
https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/ctrg/training/drop-in

Essential Guide to Grant Applications (EGGA) 2023 Masterclass
2023-03-08 - 2023-03-10 | Online
9.10am to 3pm each day.
This is a free to attend, three-day masterclass, funded and hosted by NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) South Central, on how to write a grant application that is strong from a methodological point of view, reads well and presents a convincing case for funding. Optional one-to-one sessions with RDS advisers will also allow attendees to work through aspects of their own research ideas with experienced methodologists and facilitators.
For more details and to register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/essential-guide-to-grant-applications-egga-2023-masterclass-tickets-506255713467

How to Involve Men in Service Design, Delivery, and Research
2023-02-28 11:30 - 13:00 | Online
A webinar focusing on men’s mental health and how health and care providers, and patients and service users, can best work effectively together.
This webinar is the first of our two-part series focusing on men’s health. It will explore how health and care providers can involve men with mental ill health, and their families, in the design and delivery of service and research.
We will hear from three speakers who will each share their thoughts and experiences – we will hear from a lived experience perspective, from a relative/carer and from a professional working in this space.
Come along and find out what works and what doesn’t work and how to put coproduction into practice.
This event is free of charge, but please register to attend.
For more details and to register, follow this Eventbrite link.

CNMHSCR Seminars 2022-23: Featuring: Peta Baker (OUH NHS FT)
2023-02-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Online

Statistics: Designing Clinical Research and Biostatistics
2023-02-22 - 2023-02-23 | IT Services, 13 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6NN
The aim of this course is to develop core statistical skills for interpreting clinical and epidemiological data. It will provide knowledge of statistical methods and study design used in medical research. The course will enable participants to develop the skills needed to analyse data for their own research projects.
For any questions or further information, please email Mahkameh Mafi Mahkameh.mafi@ndorms.ox.ac.uk.

Embedding PPIE in your research
2023-02-21 13:00 - 13:45
The NIHR are running a free webinar ‘Embedding PPIE in your research’ on February 21 (1-1.45). This webinar will demonstrate how to integrate PPIE into your research and focus on working with underserved groups or topics.
Register via this link.

EQUATOR Lightning Workshops: Choosing a Target Journal for your Research Article
2023-02-08 12:30 - 13:30 | Online
This workshop is with Ruth Tunn.
Your choice of journal can affect how quickly your research is published, who reads it, how easily it is found, and how much it is trusted. Learn how to choose the perfect home for your research article from the thousands of journals available!
Open to all staff and students of the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes, and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. To book a session, please email us (equator@csm.ox.ac.uk) and we’ll send you the meeting link.
https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/graduate-courses/courses/equator-network-short-training-sessions

CNMHSCR Seminars 2022-23: Featuring: Dr Cathy Henshall and the systematic review team: Racism in mental health nursing
2023-02-08 12:00 - 13:30 | Online

Informal online session for people who want to know more about getting involved in health research
2023-02-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Would you like to find out more about patient and public involvement (PPI) in research and how you can get involved and make a difference to health research?
PPI staff Una Rennard (NIHR Oxford and Thames Valley Applied Research Collaboration) and Rachel Taylor (NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre) invite you to an informal session on Zoom (you can come to part or all of the session).
This will be a chance to meet us, ask any questions you have about PPI, and for us to find out about you and your interest in research. We’re aiming this session at people who are new to PPI, so please don’t worry if you don’t know much about it – we’d love to tell you more!
If you would like to join the session, email GetInvolvedOBRC@ouh.nhs.uk and you will receive the Zoom link
If you have any questions, please email Rachel.taylor@ouh.nhs.uk
Watch this video about the value of getting involved in research.

NIHR webinar: Discover funding opportunities for qualitative researchers
2023-02-07 10:30 - 11:30 | Online
Find out about a range of funding opportunities for applied qualitative research and get tips on what funding panels look for when assessing grant applications. This webinar is open to NIHR Academy Members with an interest and expertise in qualitative health and care research. Register at: https://eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3616722204064/WN_7Yyhli3pS2e8R3xS7ECysA

Obtaining Ethical and HRA Approvals
2023-02-07 10:00 - 13:00 | Online
So, you’ve got a great idea for a research study – but what approvals do you need before you can start? Who do you apply to? And how do you go about doing this?
Join an online presentation through Microsoft Teams. To book a place contact: rgea.training@admin.ox.ac.uk
https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/ctrg/training/drop-in

Introduction to Health Economic Evaluation
2023-02-07 - 2023-02-08
Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) ONLINE course – 2–3.30pm over 2 days
For health professionals and health researchers who would like to understand the basics of health economics and its relevance to the health service. No previous knowledge of economics is required.
For full information on HERC courses, including pricing, please visit: www.herc.ox.ac.uk/herc-short-courses or contact herc@ndph.ox.ac.uk
Discounted rates are available for booking on more than one course.
