NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
Enabling translational research through partnership
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In celebration of Race Equality Week, we would like to invite you to join Professor Mahendra Patel on Microsoft Teams when he will talk about Supporting Inclusion and Diversity in Clinical Research. This event is being sponsored by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. All welcome, click this link to register.
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? Find out more about this free event here: https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/ctrg/training/drop-in
Location: Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA FREE entry, no booking required. Refreshments at 5.40pm for a 6pm start. Event Overview: Long before symptoms appear, the body can give us clues if someone will develop Parkinson’s disease. In this talk, Professor Michele Hu will explain how research has shown that people with REM sleep... READ MORE
These in-person half- or full-day writing retreats are open to all nurses, midwives, AHPs, pharmacists and healthcare scientists at any stage of their career, working at OUHFT who need space to focus on writing without interruption. Divisional Research Leads will be available for writing mentorship. To be held at the Oxford Hospitals Education Centre, Level... 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, NIHR... READ MORE
The Chair is Professor Paul Johnson, Academic Training Programme Director. The plenary talk title is 'Innovation thinking in healthcare research' by Professor Jeroen Bergmann, Associate Professor of Engineering Science, Director at Oxford Healthtech Labs and Senior Research Fellow in Engineering Entrepreneurship, University of Oxford. This will be followed by OUCAGS trainee presentations. To be held via... READ MORE
This course covers the legislation that applies to ‘non-regulatory’ research, along with the detailed principles of good practice in clinical research studies. This three-hour online 'live' course consists of trainer-led presentations, short video talks from those experienced in the conduct of clinical research and interactive exercises. Free. For more details, follow this link.
The public are invited to a webinar to ask questions of leading specialists about the latest research into treatment and management of depression. Prof Michael Browning and Prof Barney Dunn will take questions in an online ‘ask the expert’ event. The public can ask their questions in advance or during the event about the latest... READ MORE
This is an Oxford NMAHPs webinar to discuss how to disseminate your work to a wider audience. Register here.
A joyful celebration of postgraduate research across the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Research students present their work as posters oral presentations. For more details, contact Christine Gahan.
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? Free. For more information, follow this link.
The brand new NIHR Team Science Programme aims to bring together researchers from a variety of disciplines and with a wide range of experiences to tackle complex current and emerging health and care challenges. The first round of the Team Science programme welcomes applications from individuals interested in improving the lives of people with multiple... READ MORE
This workshop is led by Jen de Beyer. Create the perfect professional biography for your website, then convert it into a short conference bio. Free. For more details, follow this link.
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. Analytic methods of economic evaluation are applied in health care to address the fundamental economic question of how to allocate scarce health care resources to maximise health gain.... READ MORE
FREE entry, no booking required. Refreshments at 5.45pm for a 6pm start. Event Overview What is inflammation and why you should care about it? Gut, skin, joints, brain – inflammation can affect various parts of the body. But for too long we have treated them separately. Now we are looking at treatments that recognise the... READ MORE
Come to Templars Square, Cowley, and meet our research teams to find out about the amazing research we are doing into Stroke, delirium, dementia and Parkinson’s disease. You can also find out how you can take part in our studies, help improve our understanding of these conditions and play your part in developing better diagnoses... READ MORE
Publication School aims to give you a smooth writing process that results in a published article that is fit for purpose. It is designed for early-career researchers and students with limited academic writing experience working in health research, and focuses on clinical health research, although the principles taught are applicable more widely. For more information... READ MORE
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