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Weekly roundup 29/09/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research

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Weekly roundup 29/09/23: events, funding, & opportunities in mental health research
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OCTOBER

4 October

Discover how qualitative research creates impact

Opportunity: Webinar 

Organiser: NIHR

Location: Online

Time: 4 October 1400-1530 hrs

5 October

Tackling parental loneliness in the first 1001 days

Opportunity: Networking event 

Organiser: Solutions for perinatal loneliness

Location: Online

Time: 4 October 1300-1630 hrs

10 October

Mental Health Research Group Award Informational webinar

Opportunity: Webinar 

Organiser: NIHR

Location: Online

Time: Tuesday 10 October, 12:30-14:00

Working on Other Peoples Research - AHP Research Webinar

Opportunity: Webinar 

Organiser: CAHPR 

Location: Online

Time: Tuesday 10 October, 17:30-19:00

16 October

Transdisciplinary Placements in Public Health Research

Opportunity: Research 'work experience' 

Organiser: NIHR SPHR

Eligibility: People in professions currently not associated with public health in any way.

Deadline: Monday 16 October, 4pm

17 October

NIHR PHR informational webinar - sign up via funding programme of interest

Opportunity: Webinar 

Organiser: NIHR PHR

Location: Online

Time: Tuesday 17 October, 11:15hrs

18 October

Epidemiological Methods for Mental Health Research Using R

Opportunity: Data science workshop 

Organiser: MQ Mental Health Research

Location: London

Time: Wednesday 18 October, 10-16:30hrs

NIHR Research Programme for Social Care

Opportunity: Informational Webinar

Organiser: NIHR

Location: Online - register here

Time: Wednesday 18 October, 11:00 -13:00 hrs

25 October

South West NHSE-NIHR Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic (ICA) programme awards

Opportunity: Short Term Research Funding

Organiser: NIHR ARC South West

Eligibility: All healthcare related professionals within the remit of ARC SW.

Deadline: Apply by 1200hrs 25 October

31 October

UKRI Creating Opportunities Evaluation Development Fund

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: UKRI

Eligibility: UK based researchers looking to increase opportunities and reduce disparities in economic, health and social outcomes for people and places across the UK

Deadline: Tuesday 31st October 14:00hrs

Senior Research Leader - Nursing & Midwifery Programme

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: Be a nurse or midwife registered at an institution that receives DHSC funding

Deadline: Tuesday 31st October.

Webinars on: 27 September 2023- 14:00 - 15:00 and 5 October 2023- 11:00 - 12:00

NIHR SPCR Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: NIHR School of Primary Care Research

Eligibility: Strong academic background undertaking research at one of the 9 host institutions

Deadline: Tuesday 31st October.

 

NOVEMBER

1 November

Early Career Researcher Bridge Fund

Opportunity: Short Term Research Funding

Organiser: Alzheimers Research UK

Eligibility: Non-tenured ECR established in dementia research

Deadline: Apply by 1700hrs , Wednesday 1 November.

1-2 November

Emergency Care Incubator Symposium

Opportunity: In person event

Organiser: NIHR Emergency Care Incubator

Location: University of the West of England, Bristol- register interest here

Date/Time: 1 & 2 November

Cost: Free

14 November

Mental Health Award: Understanding how anxiety and trauma related problems develop, persist and resolve

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: Wellcome

Eligibility: multi-focal researchers with work in low and middle income countries

Deadline: Apply by 1700hrs , Tuesday 14 November.

15 November

King's PhD Programme in Mental Health Research for Health Professionals

Opportunity: Funded PhD

Organiser: King's College London and Wellcome

Eligibility: Health professionals who have completed their undergraduate training and are registered with a national professional regulatory body

Deadline: Apply by 1300hrs , Wednesday 15 November.

23 November

Forensic mental health aspects of intellectual disability and autism: An update

Opportunity: Virtual CPD training

Organiser: The Royal Society of Medicine

Location: Online

Date/Time: 23 November,  09:15-16:45hrs

Cost: Cost varies by RSM membership

29 November

This. Space 2023

Opportunity: Virtual conference

Organiser: This.Institute

Location: Online - register here

Date/Time: 29 & 30 November

Cost: Free

23/97 Pairing a child or young person in care with a non-related adult for regular social meetings and skills training

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: researchers in NI and Scotland should contact NIHR about eligibility to apply

Deadline: Apply by 1300hrs , Wednesday 29 November.

23/40 Supporting the mental health of birth mothers at risk of recurrent care proceedings

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: researchers in NI and Scotland should contact NIHR about eligibility to apply

Deadline: Apply by 1300hrs , Wednesday 29 November.

30 November

Pre-Application Support Fund

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: Researchers eligible to apply for one of NIHR's career development funds

Deadline: Apply by 1300hrs , Thursday 30 November.

DECEMBER

6 December

Mental Health Research Development Award

Opportunity: Research Funding 

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: HEI's with limited or no mental health research capacity who wish to expand

Deadline: Apply by 1300hrs Wednesday 6 December. Webinar on October 10th

NIHR Research Professorships

Opportunity: Research Funding 

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: members of HEI's, the NHS or any other health, public health or care body in England

Deadline: Apply by 1300hrs Wednesday 6 December.

7 December

NIHR Doctoral Local Authority Fellowship (DLAF) scheme Round 2 

Opportunity: PhD Funding for local authority employees 

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: Local authority employees looking for undertake a PhD during a sabbatical from current role.

Deadline: 7 December.

12 December

23/86 Reducing health inequalities related to ethnicity by influencing the wider determinants of health

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: NIHR PHR

Eligibility: Researchers looking to address the wider determinants of health for ethnic minorities in the UK

Deadline: Tuesday 12 December, 13:00hrs. Webinar on October 17th 11:15 - 12:30hrs

23/82 Suicide prevention in high risk groups

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: NIHR PHR

Eligibility: Researchers studying interventions for groups with high risk of suicide

Deadline: Tuesday 12 December, 13:00hrs. Webinar on October 17th 11:15 - 12:30hrs

23/83 Workforce health

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: NIHR PHR

Eligibility: Researchers studying interventions for organisations to improve workforce physical and mental health

Deadline: Tuesday 12 December, 13:00hrs. Webinar on October 17th 11:15 - 12:30hrs

20 December

PhD programme for Primary Care Clinicians

Opportunity: PhD Funding for primary care clinicians 

Organiser: NIHR SPCR

Eligibility: clinicians from all disciplines working in the UK NHS.

Deadline: 12 noon, Wednesday 20 December

29 December

Public Health Research Programme Rapid Funding Scheme

Opportunity: Research Funding

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: Researchers looking for funds to conduct rapid baseline data collection, as well as other feasibility work, prior to intervention implementation, for unique, time-limited opportunities

Deadline: Friday 29th December 2023

 

January 2024

16 January

Mental Health Research Group Award

Opportunity: Research Funding 

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: HEI's with limited or no mental health research capacity who wish to expand

Deadline: Apply by 1300hrs Tuesday 16 January. Webinar on October 10th

Mental Health Research Leaders Awards

Opportunity: Research Funding 

Organiser: NIHR

Eligibility: members of HEI's, the NHS or any other health, public health or care body in England

Deadline: Apply by 1300hrs Tuesday 16 January. Webinar on October 10th

 

 

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