Newsletter – summer 2021
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Bea Shelley
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 development awards – will open in late summer 2021. Find out more about the schemes on the Wellcome Trust website.
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 round: 1) Connect awards, and 2) Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) awards. The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme is a translational funding…
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 guide to research at a doctoral level. It has been developed by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in collaboration with the RCN Mental Health…
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 hope. Being a practising GP and an active researcher are not as incompatible as one may think – a growing number of GPs are conducting…
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. Here’s what happened on our second #MHRtakeover!
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 Training Fellowships with NIHR, MRC, Wellcome or other funder. The scheme is available to medical trainees in psychiatry or neurology and to other health professionals…
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 that was taken to codevelop them. The paper is published in the Journal of Mental Health and features commentaries from many different people and organisations,…
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 full here.
Mental health research UK
MentalHealthResearchUk announces a competition for two PhD Scholarships beginning September 2022.