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The AHP Research and Innovation Strategy is one year old. To celebrate, Health Education England (HEE) in conjunction with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) are hosting a free online event with important news, updates and announcements about exciting developments since its launch. Join us to find out more about how it is being implemented... 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
Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) Online course - five half-day sessions on 23, 24, 26, 30 and 31 January This course is designed for those who need to perform discrete choice analysis in healthcare and who wish to understand the issues that health researchers face when performing these analyses. This could include researchers and decision... READ MORE
This free event is open to OUCAGS trainees, Oxford University staff and students, and healthcare professionals within HEE Thames Valley. The event will include a plenary session, Survive and Thrive, a programme run by Thames Valley’s Professional Support and Wellbeing Service, presented by Dr Sara McDouall, a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Register... READ MORE
This course in Good Clinical Research Practice 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. Online live presentation through... READ MORE
The NIHR RfPB programme funds health, public health and social care research covering a wide range of health service challenges. The aim of the programme is to fund topics and research methodologies that increase the effectiveness of NHS services, provide value for money and benefit patients. The NIHR is asking for proposals from nurses or... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
This session is led by Paula Dhiman. Practise dealing with the kind, the fair, and the seriously challenging. 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 information,... READ MORE
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
If you are planning to run a ‘non-CTIMP’ research study this introductory course is for you. Not all research is subject to clinical trials regulations, but the same standards of conduct apply. This three-hour online course consists of trainer-led presentations, short video-talks from those experienced in the conduct of clinical research, and interactive exercises. The... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
So, you have 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? This will be a two and a half hour online presentation through Microsoft Teams, with practical exercises and time for questions... READ MORE
This course is provided by OUCAGS in collaboration with the EQUATOR Network, an expert provider in health research education. It is available to Oxford Foundation School doctors and HEE Thames Valley clinical research staff, free of charge. The course provides an overview of key steps and common methods in medical research and its publication, and... READ MORE
There is growing interest in the possibility of using blood-tests to detect cancer . If and when such tests become available, they could transform how we diagnose and look after people with cancer . This offers exciting possibilities, but also many potential pitfalls. Blood tests could be used to screen apparently healthy people for cancer... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
Got a research idea and not sure how to turn it into a funding application? Talk to our Research Design Service (RDS). The RDS provides support to health and social care researchers across England on all aspects of developing and writing a funding application, including research design, research methods, identifying funding sources and involving patients and... 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 title for this year's conference is “The road less travelled: celebrating non-linear career pathways” and will feature inspiring speakers, panel discussions and skills sessions on research career pathways and non-linear routes. There will also be optional networking sessions, wellness activities and our annual poster competition. Key sessions will be streamed online for those attending... READ MORE
The University of Oxford will be hosting an Academic Industry Meeting day (AIMday) on Infection and Sepsis on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 at St Anne’s College. This event will bring together academics, clinicians, scientists, patients and industrial partners to help identify and address some of the most pressing challenges in acute healthcare, as identified by... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
Join the UK EQUATOR Centre's monthly one-hour practical workshops on all aspects of writing and publishing your academic research! Workshops are held 12:30-13:30, unless otherwise indicated, on Zoom. “Editing your own words” with Jen de Beyer. Good academic writing is simple, clear, and complete. You'll practice balancing these three elements in group editing exercises. This free... READ MORE
If you are planning to run a ‘non-CTIMP’ research study this introductory course is for you. Not all research is subject to clinical trials regulations, but the same standards of conduct apply. This three-hour online course consists of trainer-led presentations, short video-talks from those experienced in the conduct of clinical research, and interactive exercises. The... READ MORE
This course is designed for anyone who requires a basic understanding of clinical research and data analysis. It will enable non-statisticians to interpret medical research and undertake their own research studies. The aim of this course is to develop core statistical skills for interpreting clinical and epidemiological data. It will provide knowledge of statistical methods... READ MORE
There will be a plenary session, ‘Challenging your Presentations’ from David Baker, University of Oxford, followed by presentations from clinical academic trainees from a variety of specialties: Riccardo De Giorgi - Repurposing statins for the management of depression: a multi-modal approach Michael Fitzpatrick - 'Separating the wheat from the chaff: Using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics... READ MORE
This course is provided by OUCAGS in collaboration with the EQUATOR Network, an expert provider in health research education. It is available to Oxford Foundation School doctors and HEE Thames Valley clinical research staff, free of charge. The course provides an overview of key steps and common methods in medical research and its publication, and... READ MORE
So, you have 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? This will be a two and a half hour online presentation through Microsoft Teams, with practical exercises and time for questions... READ MORE
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... READ MORE
Join us for four afternoons (12.30-5pm) of live online learning in our Publication School! This course covers every aspect of writing and publishing a journal article, from planning to dissemination. It brings you all of the content from the Lightning workshops series, plus more. The course is designed for early-career researchers and students with limited academic writing... READ MORE
Stroke is the second largest cause of death worldwide, responsible for over six million deaths each year. A common cause of stroke is carotid artery disease, which can be treated in one of two ways: carotid artery surgery; or having a stent fitted, with a view to improving blood flow to the brain. Until recently,... READ MORE
This symposium will focus on describing, discussing and debating the importance of human immune challenge paradigms in basic and translational science. This symposium will bring together leading clinician-scientists from both academia and industry who are actively running human challenge studies, developing new techniques to interrogate the immune response and capturing this information for therapeutic benefit.... READ MORE
If you are planning to run a ‘non-CTIMP’ research study this introductory course is for you. Not all research is subject to clinical trials regulations, but the same standards of conduct apply. This three-hour online course consists of trainer-led presentations, short video-talks from those experienced in the conduct of clinical research, and interactive exercises. The... READ MORE
This free-to-attend, half-day masterclass, funded and hosted by the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) South Central, is on how to improve your chances of success when applying for an NIHR fellowship. There are optional one-to-ones after 3pm with RDS advisers. For more information and to register, follow this link.
So, you have 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? This will be a two and a half hour online presentation through Microsoft Teams, with practical exercises and time for questions... READ MORE
Please book before 31 August online This course is provided by OUCAGS in collaboration with the EQUATOR Network, an expert provider in health research education. It is available to Oxford Foundation School doctors and HEE Thames Valley clinical research staff, free of charge. The course provides an overview of key steps and common methods in... READ MORE
We are excited to invite you to our Autumn Fair "An Introduction to Research Opportunities". This will be a fantastic opportunity to come and listen to short talks from the Oxford BRC, the Research Design Service and Patient & Public Involvement with one-to-one questions and a drop-in research ideas clinic. This is a free event... READ MORE
This is a half-day online workshop for those who are interested in research but don’t know how to get going. This may be of particular interest to those applying for a research-related internship or pre-doctoral fellowship as they start a clinical academic career. For more information and to register, follow this link.
If you are planning to run a ‘non-CTIMP’ research study this introductory course is for you. Not all research is subject to clinical trials regulations, but the same standards of conduct apply. This three-hour online course consists of trainer-led presentations, short video-talks from those experienced in the conduct of clinical research, and interactive exercises. The... READ MORE
This workshop is with Patricia Logullo. An article abstract needs to be an accurate well-structured summary to entice your readers to read further. As many readers only have access to the abstract, and it is often used by journal editors and scientific committees to decide whether to send the article for peer review, you need... READ MORE
So, you have 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? This will be a two and a half hour online presentation through Microsoft Teams, with practical exercises and time for questions... READ MORE
Jack Pearson (Medical Affairs Manager) with the company Natural Cycles will be speaker for this event. Natural Cycles is an app powered by an algorithm that measures basal body temperature. It can be used to determine fertility status, for contraception, to measure anovulation, irregular cycles, miscarriage, libido, ovulation status in PCOS, for pandemic stress and... READ MORE
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is not well understood, Although it is not a genetic disease, people are believed to differ in their genetic susceptibility to developing IBS, which affects the digestive system. It is known that people with IBS are more likely to suffer from a range of mental health problems, including anxiety and depression.... READ MORE
An evening of food, drink, networking, several speakers, and respiratory discussions, aimed at early career researchers. For more details and to register to attend this free event, follow this link.
This workshop is led by Jen de Beyer. Once you've planned your publication, you're ready to use reporting guidelines to write your first draft. We'll cover the structure of a journal article, what info goes where, and common pitfalls to avoid in each article section. Open to all staff and students of the University of... READ MORE
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