Improving healthcare through clinical research
Bea ShelleyFree online course This free open access course explains simply how medical treatments are discovered, tested and evaluated. If you’re curious about research, this might be a great place to…
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Communications coordinator for the Mental Health Research Incubator and the Emerging Minds Network.
Your path in research campaign – useful links
‘Your path in research’ is a new NIHR campaign which is championing the careers of research-active health professionals. Although the content is mainly aimed at clinical professionals – or people…
NIHR fellowship application day – 6 October
An all-day masterclass on how to improve your chances of success when applying for an NIHR Fellowship. This online event is open to any researcher, clinician and/or academic from across…
Webinar: Develop a competitive Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship application – 6 October
Online webinar from NIHR for those wishing to pursue an PCAF application. Webinar topic: Find out how to develop a competitive PCAF application The HEE/NIHR ICA Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship…
Beneficial Changes Network – submissions of innovations before 22 Oct
The Beneficial Changes Network is now open for a second round of transformation, innovation or improvement submissions from the frontline. This is a fantastic opportunity for mental health researchers and…
Twitter takeover: Dr Rachael Kelley
Nurse and senior research fellow at Leeds Beckett University, Dr Rachael Kelley, got some great chat going in her twitter week with us – good food for thought! Thanks Rachael….
Twitter takeover: Dr Emma Černis
Psychologist and researcher Dr Emma Černis highlighted her career inspirations did some research career myth-busting in her takeover week with us. Here’s her week to catch up on if you…
£30 million NIHR investment offers wide range of funding opportunities for mental health research
A huge new investment in mental health research offers significantly more funding opportunities for mental health researchers in the year ahead. The broad range of programmes will offer opportunities for…
Research for Social Care in North of England – 19 Oct deadline
Mental health in the North of England Research for Social Care is running an additional call focusing on important social care questions around mental health in Northern England. This additional…
Medical Research Foundation grants for mental health, 27 Sept deadline
Apply now for Launchpad Grants for mental health research from the Medical Research Foundation. The closing date is 27 September. The Medical Research Foundation’s Launchpad Grants will support early and…
NIHR Fellowship application day – 6 October
This online workshop organised by the South Central Research Design Service is for researchers who are applying for a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Fellowship. The workshop covers the…
Starting research workshop – 15 September
This workshop organised by the South-Central Research Design Service is for those who are interested in research but don’t know how to get going. It may be of particular interest…
Peer and community research methods – free online training course from CSMH
The Centre for Society and Mental Health (CSMH) has launched their new course in ‘Research methods: a practical guide to peer and community research’. In the 10-week practical course hosted…
Programme development grants – mental health call, 4 August 2021 deadline
The NIHR Programme Development Grants (PDGs) programme has launched a funding call inviting proposals for research to address the challenge of mental health. Deadline: 4 August 2021 Find out more…
Newsletter – summer 2021
View the summer 2021 MHR Incubator news online. You can sign up to the newsletter via the link in the top right corner of our homepage.
Wellcome Trust funding schemes
The Wellcome Trust have launched three new discovery research funding schemes which can support mental health research projects. The three schemes – early career awards, discovery awards and career…
Competition launch webinar – NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme
The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme will launch the 5th round of its Connect Awards on the 17th of August 2021. There will be two funding streams in this…
Online doctoral thesis site for mental health nurses
Aspiring nurse researchers can now access a selection of doctoral level theses, all of which have been completed by mental health nurses. The new resource is intended to be a…
Why GPs need to be involved in mental health research
“The number of people presenting with mental health problems to general practice is a worrying growing trend, however, the involvement of GPs in mental health research is an area for…
Twitter takeover: Dr Vishal Bhasavar
Consultant psychiatrist and mental health researcher at the section for women’s mental health at King’s College London took the reins of the @MHRincubator twitter account for one week in June….
Preparatory research training – Maudsley BRC
Mental Health Biomedical Research Preparatory Clinician Fellowships offer healthcare professionals an opportunity to obtain the necessary research track record, skills and support to compete for externally funded three year Clinician…
Shared goals for mental health research: what, why and when for 2020s
A new paper by Dame Til Wykes and other leading figures in mental health research describes the Department of Health and Social Care’s mental health research goals and the process…
Looking back to move forward: Reflections on the strengths and challenges of the COVID-19 UK mental health research response
A must read for anyone interested in the research priorities in COVID-19. This article is an open access publication accessible to readers anywhere in the world. Read the article in…
Mental health research UK
MentalHealthResearchUk announces a competition for two PhD Scholarships beginning September 2022.