The NIHR (Oxford) cognitive health Clinical Research Facility (CRF) introduced two students to the world of research by providing work experience placements in partnership with the charity in2scienceUK. In2Science UK empowers students from diverse backgrounds to achieve their potential and progress to STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) and research careers through high quality work placements and career…
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Oxford academic writing retreat for nurses and AHPS – book now for November
• Protected academic paper writing time
• Network with fellow researchers
• 1-2-1 mentor support available
• Apply by midday Friday, Sept 30, 2022
• 20 places available
It is open to all nurse, AHP and healthcare researchers at any career stage, who have a paper(s) to write up for submission to an academic journal and need time and space to focus on this without interruption.
New Oxford Study Evaluates Pharmacological Treatment for Insomnia
Two drugs, eszopiclone and lemborexant – both not currently licenced for the treatment of insomnia in the UK – were shown to perform better than others, both in the acute and long-term treatment of insomnia in adults, according to a new Oxford study exploring the pharmacological management of insomnia. This new study, published in The…
Involving diverse communities in research
On 21st of June 2022, around 30 Oxford researchers and 12 public contributors came together at Oxford’s Old Fire Station to discuss ways of involving people from diverse communities in health research. Health researchers want to engage with people from diverse communities so that their research is more relevant to all of society. People who…
Building and sustaining capacity of our Young People’s Advisory Group
The second year of the covid pandemic proved to be another challenging year for everyone on many levels. On the bright side, we’ve powered through and ‘done’ a lot. We have continued exploring what meaningful and sustainable involvement entails across a breadth of opportunities and now is a good time to reflect on how these…
Involving young people in studies using large health databases
Written by Dr Ruth Jack and Dr Rebecca Joseph, research fellows from the Centre for Academic Primary Care at the University of Nottingham, and Debbie Butler, public contributor. All three have been working together on projects exploring antidepressant use as part of the Mental Health and Technology theme of the National Institute of Health and…
