Education and Training
-
-
NHS ConfedExpo 2025
Manchester Central Convention Complex Windmill Street, ManchesterJoin us on 11-12 June at Manchester Central, for the leading health and care conference delivered in partnership by NHS Confederation and NHS England. Explore cutting-edge innovations and expert insights at NHS ConfedExpo NHS ConfedExpo's extensive exhibition offers the chance to explore the latest technologies to help transform health and care and discuss innovative solutions...
-
Exploring lived experience with creative arts
OnlineHere, in the second webinar of the series, we will be hearing from researchers on: Exploring lived experience with creative arts. Three short 10-minute talks present projects that have used creative arts such as poetry, theatre and illustration, to explore the lived experiences of children in temporary accommodation, pregnant women in prisons and Gypsy & Traveller...
-
Let’s Talk About: Stigma
History of Science Museum Broad Street, OxfordHow do we talk about disease—and the stigma that often comes with it? Join us at the History of Science Museum for conversations exploring how illness and stigma shape our experiences, perceptions, and histories. You'll hear from five thought-provoking speakers who will guide small breakout discussions before coming together as a group as our speakers...
-
Making Your Voice Heard as a Public Contributor: Train the Trainer
OnlineThis training session is for researchers and PPIE leads working with or planning to work with public contributors, it aims to share our resources and approach to enabling patient and public contributors to have their voices heard at meetings. Experienced public contributors have co-produced this training which identifies common barriers to being heard and offers...
-
Associate Principal Investigator Scheme webinar
OnlineIn this NIHR hosted webinar, hear how companies like Novartis are benefiting from using the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme, a 6-month, in-work training initiative designed to provide health and care professionals with practical experience in clinical research. Registration is now open.
-
University of Oxford 10th Course on Network Meta-Analysis Course 2025
Department of Psychiatry Warneford Hospital, Oxford, United KingdomNetwork Meta-Analyses (NMAs) are often complex and challenging projects. This 3-day interactive course will focus on the tools you need to understand, write and critically appraise an NMA. A selected group of expert clinicians, researchers and scientists, with a strong track record in the field of NMA, will guide you through the course bringing you...
£1300 -
Learn more about how your community is contributing to healthcare research
Rose Hill Community Centre Carole's Way, Rose Hill, OxfordLearn more about the difference healthcare research is making in your community and how you can get involved. Free activities for children and refreshments provided. This event is jointly organised by: NIHR Oxford and Thames Valley Applied Research Collaboration, NIHR Research Delivery Network, South East Oxford Health Alliance and Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health...
-
-
HRA and ethics submissions training
OnlineSo, you’ve got a great idea for a research study – but what approvals do you need before you can start? Who do you apply to? And how do you go about doing this? Join an online 'live' presentation through Microsoft Teams for an overview of: how research is governed in the UK which approval...
-
MHR Incubator Fellowship Application Writing Retreat
Gladstones Library Church Lane, Hawarden, FlintshireEvent web page: Writing retreat – fellowship application – Mental Health Research This event is is fully-funded for Early Career Researchers. This writing retreat is for you if you: are working in any professional, clinical or research role relevant to mental health know which funder and fellowship - doctoral or post-doctoral/advanced - you are aiming...
-
Introduction to Global Disability Issues: Developing Skills in Inclusive Research and Health Practice
OnlinePersons with disabilities make up 16% of the world’s population and often face significant health inequalities, including a 14-year shorter life expectancy. The Introduction to Global Disability Issues: Developing Skills in Inclusive Research and Health Practice short course, organized by the International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine...
£1200 -
Regulation of RyR2 in the heart and brain
Sherrington Library Parks Road, OxfordOpen to University of Oxford staff. Type-2 ryanodine receptor (RyR2) mediated calcium release controls the contraction of cardiac myocytes and the excitability of neurons. Consequently, inappropriate activation of RyR2 leads to disease, such as arrhythmias and Alzheimer’s disease. Prof Jones will describe his published and unpublished research examining the pathophysiological regulation of RyR2 in the...
-
Positive Experience Shifts Fear Memories Away from Basolateral Amygdala
Florence Buchanan Lecture Theatre Sherrington Library, Parks Road, OxfordOpen to members of the University of Oxford only. The basolateral amygdala (BLA) is at the centre of all biological models that detail how we form fear memories across species. However, we have recently shown that GABAergic neurons in the lateral hypothalamus (LH GABA) become critical for formation of fear memories if subjects have recently had a...
-
Artificial intelligence for electronic health records
HybridOpen to members of the University of Oxford only. This talk by Dr. Shishir Rao explores how artificial intelligence (AI) on routinely collected electronic health records (EHR) data can transform healthcare research. The talk will focus on development and application of Transformer-based models for handling rich, multitype EHR, leveraging AI for prediction for early intervention, accelerating...
-
The Past is Not Past: Incorporating Historical Context into Psychological Therapy with People from Minoritised Ethnicities
OnlineHistorical context is a key factor in psychological therapy with people from minoritised ethnicities. The ongoing effects of historical experiences of discrimination and self-empowerment continue to shape the lived experiences of people from minority ethnic communities and influence their interactions with psychological therapy and healthcare systems in general today. However, historical context remains underexplored in...
-
Joint NIHR BRC and UKCRF Network Conference: Co-create to Translate: Achieving impact through collaboration
International Convention Centre 8 Centenary Square, BirminghamThe Birmingham BRC and CRF, together with the UKCRF Network, are hosting the very first joint NIHR BRC and UKCRF Network conference. This will be the 20th annual UKCRF Network Conference, in an expanded format which for the first time also includes the national BRCs – with the aim to promote and celebrate impactful cross-infrastructure...
£370
