NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford

Can asthma inhalers prevent COVID-19 hospitalisations? The STOIC Study
2021-03-16 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Mona Bafadhel is Associate Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Oxford and a Consultant Respiratory Physician. Her research focuses on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a set of conditions that cause the airways to become inflamed and make it harder for patients to breathe. In this talk, Mona will discuss her work on COPD and her recent research on the use of inhaled corticosteroids (usually used for asthma and COPD) to reduce the chances of severe respiratory illness in COVID-19 patients.
Watch live at https://youtu.be/cEJsKeHobMU.
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To submit a question please use the YouTube live chat or email OBRCenquiries@ouh.nhs.uk to send a question in advance.

Engagement event for those with an interest in primary care research
2021-03-16 10:30 - 12:00
The School for Primary Care Research is holding an engagement event open to anyone with an interest in primary care research.

For more information and to book a place, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/showcasing-5-years-of-primary-care-research-tickets-141154776737

Integrating Economic Evaluation into Clinical Trials
2021-03-10 - 2021-03-11
This newly developed course is designed for investigators, managers, researchers and others working in clinical trials. It will give participants an understanding of what is required to design and conduct an economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial.
Participants will get access to around 5 hours of recorded lectures and exercises that can be viewed in advance of two live 90-minute Q&A sessions on 10-11 March.
Please click HERE for further details, pricing and guidance on how to register.

EQUATOR publication school
2021-03-02 - 2021-03-05
Join us for four afternoons of live online learning in our Publication School! This course covers every aspect of writing and publishing a journal article, from planning to dissemination. The course is designed for early-career researchers and students with limited academic writing experience.
2-5 March, 12:30-17:00
To discuss eligibility and book your place, email us on equator@csm.ox.ac.uk.
Students £150; academia/public sector/non-profit £240; plus we have 5 free places to those funded by Cancer Research UK.
ndorms.ox.ac.uk/graduate-courses/courses/equator-publication-school

Obtaining Ethics and HRA Approval
2021-02-23 10:00 - 12:30
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 and breaks.
23 February 10:00 -12:30
23 March 10:00 -12:30
20 April 10:00 -12:30
18 May 10:00 -12:30
22 June 10:00 -12:30
Contact mark.crossley@admin.ox.ac.uk to book a place, an invitation to join the Teams session will be emailed to you when your place and the session are confirmed.
https://researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/ctrg/training/drop-in

EQUATOR Centre Lightning Workshop “Planning your article's message, audience, and target journal”
2021-02-19 12:30 - 13:30
What do you and your coauthors need to decide before you start to write? Get your message, audience, and target journal sorted now to ensure a smooth publication process! With Paula Dhiman and Jen de Beyer.
The free Lightning workshop sessions are open to all staff and students of the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes, and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, and take place over Zoom.
Make sure you never miss a UK EQUATOR Centre training event by subscribing! Send a blank email to equator-oxford-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk.
ndorms.ox.ac.uk/graduate-courses/courses/equator-network-short-training-sessions

EQUATOR Network short training sessions: Responding to peer reviewers’ comments
2020-12-17 12:30 - 13:30
Practice dealing with the kind, the fair, and the seriously challenging with Paula Dhiman. This free workshop series is open to all staff and students of the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes, and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Registration is required to book onto a session, email equator@csm.ox.ac.uk
ndorms.ox.ac.uk/graduate-courses/courses/equator-network-short-training-sessions

Obtaining Ethics and HRA Approval
2020-12-15 10:00 - 13:30
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?
This will be a two and a half hour online presentation through Microsoft Teams, with practical exercises and time for questions and breaks. To book a place contact mark.crossley@admin.ox.ac.uk
researchsupport.admin.ox.ac.uk/ctrg/training/drop-in

Public Engagement with Research Training
2020-12-08 13:00 - 17:00
Oxford University is offering some free training courses to help you develop your public engagement skills. Available to all DPhil students, researchers and support staff working at the University.
Podcasting One-To-One Coaching Session 8 December, 13:00- 17:00
Link for information:
medsci.ox.ac.uk/divisional-services/support-services-1/communications-web/public-engagement/training

Integrating Economic Evaluation into Clinical Trials
2020-12-08 - 2020-12-09
This newly developed course is designed for investigators, managers, researchers and others working in clinical trials. It will give participants an understanding of what is required to design and conduct an economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial. We have some BRC funded places at £130.
8-9 December 14:00-15:30
herc.ox.ac.uk/herc-short-courses/integrating-economic-evaluation-into-clinical-trials

Medical Research: Essential Skills Autumn 2020 — Module 4: Research publication and dissemination
2020-12-05 09:00 - 13:00
This course provides an overview of key steps and common methods in medical research and its publication, and is divided into four modules.
Module 1: Research planning: before you start your research project
Saturday 10 October 9:00 -13:00
Module 2: Research design and protocol
Saturday 7 November 9:00 -13:00
Module 3: Statistical thinking
Saturday 21 November 9:00 -13:00
Module 4: Research publication and dissemination
Saturday 5 December 9:00 -13:00
Attendance at all four modules is not compulsory, but booking is! Places are still available. All courses will be held online, via Zoom and you can register at: https://oxford.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/imres-autumn-2020

PPI webinar: Finding and reading a research paper
2020-12-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Dr Thomas Kabir from the McPin Foundation will talk about finding, reading and understanding healthcare and medical research papers.

The webinar is organised by a collaboration of Oxford-based organisations that work together to support patient, carer and public involvement in health research.

Public Engagement with Research Training
2020-12-01 10:00 - 13:00
Oxford University is offering some free training courses to help you develop your public engagement skills. Available to all DPhil students, researchers and support staff working at the University.
Introduction to Public Engagement 1 December 10:00–13:00
Podcasting One-To-One Coaching Session 8 December, 13:00- 17:00
Link for information:
medsci.ox.ac.uk/divisional-services/support-services-1/communications-web/public-engagement/training

PPI webinar: Qualitative research
2020-11-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Dr Nikki Newhouse is a postdoctoral researcher in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford, where she works as a qualitative methodologist. Her primary research interest is in human-computer interaction, in particular the development, evaluation and implementation of complex digital interventions to support physical and psychological wellbeing across the lifespan. She uses qualitative and participatory design methods to explore how and why people use (and don’t use) technology ‘in the wild’.
In this presentation, Nikki will talk about what qualitative research is (and isn’t!) and why it matters for healthcare; she will use examples from her experience to illustrate how we might go about designing good qualitative studies with clear research questions, focusing on best practice in data collection, analysis and presentation.
The webinar is organised by a collaboration of Oxford-based organisations that work together to support patient, carer and public involvement in health research.

Medical Research: Essential Skills Autumn 2020 — Module 3: Statistical thinking
2020-11-21 09:00 - 13:00

Predicting your COVID-19 risk
2020-11-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Julia Hippisley-Cox, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and General Practice at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, will discuss her research into risk prediction models for a range of diseases, including COVID-19, and how these tools can be used to improve healthcare and support the NHS.
Watch live at https://youtu.be/2fuc_mjckOY.
To submit a question please use the YouTube live chat or email OBRCenquiries@ouh.nhs.uk to send a question in advance.

Working with the seldom heard: learning disabilities
2020-11-19 11:45 - 12:30 | Online
Ensuring that health services, research and education meet the needs of people from all walks of life is vital. To achieve this, we need to work in partnership with people from diverse communities, for example Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic groups or the LGBTQ+ community.
In our series of online webinars, we will hear from a range of speakers from different communities. We will discuss how we can work collaboratively to ensure that we include seldom heard voices in our work.
This second event will focus on Learning Disabilities. Our three guest speakers will talk about their experience and answer questions during this 45-minute webinar.

Online LIVE Applied Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis course
2020-11-16 - 2020-11-20
The course consists of daily LIVE sessions (1-6pm) starting with a course overview, introduction to HERC & software orientation on Monday. Tuesday-Friday will be taught sessions, which include a presentation, followed by exercises in break-out rooms (supported by tutors), each concluding with an extensive Q&A.
More information can be found at herc.ox.ac.uk/herc-short-courses/applied-methods-of-cost-effectiveness-analysis

NIHR Nursing & Midwifery Incubator Masterclass — How to write the killer proposal and boost your chances of success
2020-11-10 09:00 - 13:00
27 October 9:00-13:00, 3 November 9:00-13:00, 10 November 9:00-13:00 via Zoom
Would you like to take the first steps in being a clinical academic in nursing or midwifery? Would knowing how to apply for and obtain NIHR research fellowship funding help? If the answers to these questions is YES then come along to our 3-day online event.
In a mixture of information giving, small group work and discussions, we will take you through:

NIHR Values including Patient and Public Involvement, and Research Impact
Researching complex interventions – choosing a question with the best chance of getting funded
How to write the killer proposal and boost your chances of success

For more information and instructions on how to join https://www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/clinical-academic-career-advisory-service/

EQUATOR Network short training sessions: EQUATOR Publication School
2020-11-10 - 2020-11-13
Tuesday 10 – Friday 13 November, 13:00-16:30, live over Zoom.
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 Workshops series, plus more. The course is designed for early-career researchers and students with limited academic writing experience.
The course will be run virtually as 4 half-day sessions using shared slides, webcam, and audio. We’re excited to maintain the highly interactive nature of Publication School in this online format, with all-group discussion and small-group exercises and discussion.
https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/graduate-courses/courses/equator-publication-school

Medical Research: Essential Skills Autumn 2020 — Module 2: Research design and protocol
2020-11-07 09:00 - 13:00

NIHR Nursing & Midwifery Incubator Masterclass — Researching complex interventions – choosing a question with the best chance of getting funded
2020-11-03 09:00 - 13:00

Working with the seldom heard: the LGBTQ+ community
2020-11-02 11:45 - 12:30 | Online
Ensuring that health services, research and education meet the needs of people from all walks of life is vital. To achieve this, we need to work in partnership with people from diverse communities, for example Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic groups or the LGBTQ+ community.
In our series of online webinars, we will hear from a range of speakers from different communities. We will discuss how we can work collaboratively to ensure that we include seldom heard voices in our work.
This first event will focus on the LGBTQ+ community. Our three guest speakers will talk about their experience and answer questions during this 45-minute webinar

Pelvic pain: diagnosing endometriosis sooner
2020-10-28 18:00 - 18:45
Pelvic pain and fertility problems can be symptoms of many issues. Endometriosis is a common condition that can take 8 to 12 years for proper diagnosis – tissue similar to the womb’s lining grows in the ovaries and fallopian tubes – and few tests exist to distinguish it from other potential causes. University of Oxford Professor, Christian Becker, explains how researchers are analysing blood, saliva, urine and tissue samples to better understand the condition and develop more effective tests.
This event is part of the Health Research and You series of talks from the National Institute for Health Research at IF Oxford 2020.
IF Oxford uses Pay What You Decide ticketing so you can choose to pay whatever you want, or can afford. You can make your donation during booking or after the event and the amount you pay is up to you. A suggested donation of £5 per person for each event enjoyed will help secure the future of the Festival.

EQUATOR Network short training sessions: Top titles for academic articles - Patricia Logullo
2020-10-28
Your article title is the first – and possibly only – thing that most people will read. A great title grabs your readers’ attention and gives them the full picture about your article. Bring along your latest project to practice writing declarative, descriptive, and question titles.

About EQUATOR Network short training sessions
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. While the Botnar Research Centre is closed, these sessions will be delivered remotely via Teams or Zoom.
This free workshop series is open to all staff and students of the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes, and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Registration is required. To book onto a session, for more information, and to enquire about UK EQUATOR Centre training for your department or group, please email equator@csm.ox.ac.uk

NIHR Nursing & Midwifery Incubator Masterclass — 1. NIHR Values including Patient and Public Involvement, and Research Impact
2020-10-27 09:00 - 13:00

How to imitate a pancreas
2020-10-26 18:00 - 18:45
Next year marks the discovery centenary of insulin, revolutionising the care of people with type 1 diabetes. Explore how science has transformed what was once a rapidly fatal illness to a managed condition. Technological advances are helping people with diabetes mimic the action of their pancreas, from drugs to patches that deliver insulin via handheld devices. This talk examines how research has transformed lives.
This event is part of the Health Research and You series of talks from the National Institute for Health Research at IF Oxford 2020.
IF Oxford uses Pay What You Decide ticketing so you can choose to pay whatever you want, or can afford. You can make your donation during booking or after the event and the amount you pay is up to you. A suggested donation of £5 per person for each event enjoyed will help secure the future of the Festival.

Childhood anxiety – helping parents help their children
2020-10-19 18:00 - 18:45
Problems with anxiety are common, with roots often in childhood, however support for children and their families is all too rare. In this talk, University of Oxford Professor, Cathy Creswell, explores a range of evidence-based ways for parents to help their children overcome problems with anxiety. Individuals can achieve great results, and you can help researchers find new ways to make sure everyone gets support when they first need it.
This event is part of the Health Research and You series of talks from the National Institute for Health Research at IF Oxford 2020.
IF Oxford uses Pay What You Decide ticketing so you can choose to pay whatever you want, or can afford. You can make your donation during booking or after the event and the amount you pay is up to you. A suggested donation of £5 per person for each event enjoyed will help secure the future of the Festival.

ON-LINE Training: Obtaining Ethics and HRA Approval
2020-10-13 10:00 - 12:30
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?
This will be a two and a half hour online presentation through Microsoft Teams, with practical exercises and time for questions and breaks. To book a place contact mark.crossley@admin.ox.ac.uk

Comms Training Sessions – Writing for a lay audience
2020-10-13 10:00 - 12:00
Bristol BRC are running the following training sessions, which are also open to Oxford BRC researchers. The sessions are free and researchers can sign up at the Eventbrite links below.
How to win at Twitter
6 October, 10:00-12:00, via Zoom
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-win-at-twitter-tickets-117230424355
Writing for a lay audience
13 October, 10:00-12:00, via Zoom
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-for-a-lay-audience-tickets-117235160521
