Funding, Post-doctoral NIHR Three Research Schools’ Suicide Prevention Research Grant January 13, 2025 Shivani Joshi
Post-doctoral Research Adventures: Bridging Academia, Policy, and Practice Dr Ruth Plackett Senior Research fellow
Addiction research "My current role in addiction and recovery has further fuelled my curiosity." Gabrielė Žukauskaitė Community Engagement Specialist in the Charity Sector
Funding Eating disorders research grants from Medical Research Foundation October 24, 2024 Bea Shelley
Addiction research, GROW programme “I’m one of those people who genuinely enjoys going to work!” Darren Quelch
Addiction research, GROW programme, Post-doctoral Occupational Therapist to Full Time Researcher Catriona Connell Research Fellow
Community, Funding NIHR blog: common characteristics of a great fellowship application November 15, 2023 Bea Shelley
Explainer, Funding, Post-doctoral, Pre-doctoral Starting out in clinical research: a video guide series by ARC Wessex June 2, 2023 MHR Editor
Funding, Post-doctoral Development and Skills Enhancement (DSE) Award – for mid-career researchers May 15, 2023 Bea Shelley
Post-doctoral "I get to sit on the boundary between research and practice" Loveday Newman Clinical psychologist
Post-doctoral “After my years of clinical training, I couldn’t deliver the care I wanted.” Dr Yu Fu Health Services Researcher
"My lived experience allows me to have deeper and more relatable collaborations" Dr Blandine French Psychology/ Lived experience
"Knowing how best to sequence treatment strategies was really challenging in practice without relevant evidence to draw on" Dr Maria Loades Clinical psychologist
“By engaging in research, pharmacy staff can provide the evidence to make a real difference to the lives of people with mental ill-health” Dr Ian Maidment Clinical Pharmacist
“One doesn’t necessarily need to be a medical professional to contribute usefully to mental health research” Associate Professor Mara Violato Health Economist
“I’m inspired to pursue clinical research along with others who aspire for a more equitable society” Dr Ruchika Gajwani Clinical Psychologist
“I became interested in examining whether the issues I saw were replicated in the broader literature” Dr Beth Casey Research Associate
“Physiotherapists have always championed the importance of keeping the body in mind for mental health” Dr Brendon Stubbs Physiotherapist
“I am a big believer that there is no such thing as a bad idea” Dr Abdullah Kraam Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
“The flexibility of research brings both challenges and benefits” Professor Cathy Creswell Clinical Psychologist
Addiction research “Why not become a ‘boundary-spanner’?” Professor Eileen Kaner Professor of Public Health and Primary Care Research
Addiction research “I come at mental health research with a public policy hat” Dr Amy O’Donnell Health services researcher
“My move from clinical practice into research sort of happened by accident, but I’m really glad it did!” Dr Rachael Kelley Mental Health Nurse
“Research leads to other opportunities – for example strategic roles, later in your career” Professor Louise Howard Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist
“My earliest work experience in India was the driver for my research today” Professor Roshan das Nair Clinical Psychologist
“Mental health is tangled up in so many aspects of our society – that’s why it’s so interesting” Dr Vishal Bhavsar Psychiatrist
“I’m a sort of bridge between the clinical and academic organisations I work in” Dr Simon Hackett Art Therapist
“Clinically-applicable research is nothing like my undergrad research experiences” Dr Emma Černis Clinical Psychologist
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