28 Jan 2022
News and opportunities – 28 January
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Update from Friday 28 January
EVENTS
Local Government Association (LGA) event – Health Inequalities report: The Unequal Pandemic
Friday 11 February, 10 am – 11.45 am
In this webinar Professor Clare Bambra will share the findings of her recent co-authored book The Unequal Pandemic: COVID-19 and Health Inequalities. In her talk, she will outline how the pandemic is unequal in three ways: it has killed unequally, been experienced unequally and will impoverish unequally. Professor Bambra will be joined by a range of speakers from across the sector.
Durham Infancy and Sleep Centre’s 22nd Anniversary Conference on Implementing Infant Sleep Research in Practice
Monday 28 March
This event is a celebration of 20+ years of work at Durham Infancy and Sleep Centre. Several international speakers will be sharing how they’ve implemented aspects of the Centre’s research in practice. The aim of the conference is to inspire attendees to use research to make change.
NIHR Methodology Incubator Qualitative Workstream Launch Event
Thursday 10 February, 11.00 am – 12.30 pm
This webinar is aimed at people with experience of, or interest in, qualitative methods at all career stages and levels of expertise. The webinar will also be relevant to those with an interest in mixed methods research and team science. You will hear career stories from qualitative methodologists and about methodological achievements. There will be an opportunity to share experiences and thoughts about challenges and opportunities for qualitative methodologists and mixed methodologists.
Public Policy Exchange (please note this is a paid-for event)
Informal carers: Providing greater support to relieve financial and emotional pressure
Thursday 3 March, 9.30 am – 1pm
This symposium will provide a vital opportunity to bring unpaid carers to the forefront of discussions about health and social care. In order to properly acknowledge the needs of unpaid carers, action must be taken both nationally and locally, in homes, health care settings, and in schools.
Aimed at anyone working with informal carers or young carers.
NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) NENC – Virtual research Design Clinics in February
The RDS NENC are running Virtual Research Clinics on 9, 14 and 24 February, from 10am – 4pm
C-WorKS Connect event: The wider impacts of Covid on adult mental health
Tuesday 8 February, 1pm – 2pm
This session will provide a brief overview of what we know about the impacts of the pandemic to mental health at a population level in the region, along with examples of regional strategies or interventions to mitigate that impact.
More about C-WorKS
C-WorKS is a community that brings together people and organisations across the North East and Yorkshire to reduce the impact of wider consequences of COVID. As a network, members collaborate and share knowledge, expertise and resources across health and wellbeing topic areas, including health inequalities.
You can join C-WorKS by emailing [email protected]
ARC NENC Public Involvement and Community Engagement (PICE) in applied health and social care research – advice and support drop-in sessions
Wednesday 23, March, 1pm – 2pm
Wednesday 22 June, 1pm – 2pm
Wednesday 19 October, 1pm – 2pm
These are informal drop-in sessions for anyone linked to the NIHR ARC NENC who would like PICE- related advice or support to develop public involvement and community engagement in research. Please note the session an internal event for registered ARC NENC members.
Find out more and book (using the select date option to choose your session)
TRAINING
Pre-doctoral Local Authority Fellowship (PLAF) applications are now open
These fellowships offer a fantastic opportunity for those working in local authorities or their supporting services, who are keen to develop as a health and/or social care researcher.
This fully funded pre-doctoral fellowship will enable awardees to retain their existing employment contracts and salaries, whilst protecting their time to prepare an application for a PhD fellowship and undertake a fully funded programme of relevant Masters level training.
Creating better PICE adverts – delivered by the NIHR ARC West
Monday 14 March, 1pm – 2pm
Find out how to create PICE adverts that work, and that can help to increase engagement and participation in your research. The session will include templates to get you started.
NEWS
Soapbox Science 2022 is open for applications
Soapbox Science is a novel public outreach platform for promoting women scientists and their work.
Soapbox Science events transform public areas into an arena for public learning and scientific debate. No middle man, no PowerPoint slide, no amphitheatre – just remarkable women in science who are there to amaze the public with their latest discoveries. Find out more about Soapbox Science here
The Newcastle Soapbox Science event will be running in this summer in Newcastle city centre and a call for speakers is now open.
Find out more and apply online
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Senior Research Assistant/Research Assistant – Northumbria University
Understanding the implementation of ‘Making Every Contact Count’ (MECC) delivered by healthcare professionals in a Mental Health setting: A pragmatic process evaluation.
This role is to work on a research project funded by the Applied Research Collaboration for the North East and North Cumbria (as part of the Prevention, Early Intervention and Behaviour Change theme). The aim of this evaluation is to inform the implementation plan for Making Every Contact Count (MECC) and facilitate successful implementation of the bespoke MECC training at scale. This project will be conducted within a mental health inpatient setting, and community treatment teams across Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
Find out more and apply by 28 Feb
Senior Research Assistant – Northumbria University
Evaluating the ‘Little Orange Book’
A team of researchers from Fuse are looking to recruit a Senior Research Assistant to help evaluate the ‘Little Orange Book’, a guide to common childhood illnesses for parents/carers of children aged 5 and under. The project is funded by Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the role is based at Northumbria University.
Find out more and apply by 31 Jan 2022
Opportunity with NIHR ARC East of England: Research Fellow in Adult Social Care
As part of the SCRiPT (Enhancing research capacity in adult social care in the East of England) study, NIHR ARC East of England are seeking a Research Fellow to join the team and play a key part in delivering this exciting project focused on research in adult social care.
Find out more and apply by 16 Feb
Reminder: NIHR School for Social Care Research – call for internship applications
Applicants can request funding of up to £5,000 for student internships to support individuals undertaking a Master’s degree to develop their career in adult social care research in England. Awards will be made to support individuals to undertake their dissertation at an NIHR SSCR Core Member university.
The deadline for applications has been extended to 12 noon Tuesday 1 February 2022.
Follow this link to find out more.
Call for evidence – Social Prescribing for children and young people to improve mental health
A team from NIHR ARC South West Peninsula are conducting a review of evidence relating to how children and young people (CYP) access social prescribing community assets for health and wellbeing, to improve mental health.
In addition to published evidence, they are keen to gather other types of evidence including any information from community projects working directly with CYP to improve mental health, for example unpublished evaluations, reports or leaflets; project websites; conference presentations or posters; blogs or other social media content; any other sources of information which may be relevant.
If you have any information you think may be helpful to share please contact [email protected]