• Webinar: Leading change

    Online

    By attending this 60-min webinar, you will: ➡️ consider how and why change initiatives can fail when we underestimate what true, long-lasting change really requires ➡️ explore the importance of crafting and/or sharing a compelling change story to build early and ongoing understanding and alignment ➡️ discover how to truly embed change by ensuring leaders...

  • Building Social Care Research into Practice

    Kassam Stadium Grenoble Road, Oxford

    We are delighted to announce a series of interactive workshops aimed at operational and strategic leadership in social care (both adult and children) in partnership with colleagues at ADASS. Practitioner-led research in social care is a priority for the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), which offers a range of development opportunities to...

  • NIHR Academy Members’ Conference 2026

    The Queens Hotel Leeds and Online

    About the conference The NIHR Academy Members’ Conference 2026 will be held on 6 and 7 October. This will be a hybrid event with in-person attendance at The Queens Hotel, Leeds, and online streaming for a virtual audience. The title of this year’s conference is NIHR20 – The future is digital: revolutionising health and care...

  • NIHR Writing Successful Grant Applications [Online]

    Online

    Sophie Hyndman, Deputy Director & Senior Research Adviser, NIHR Research Support Service This session is designed to help you craft compelling research funding applications that resonate with reviewers. It will cover: The purpose of grant applications What reviewers look for when assessing applications How best to pitch and write your application to appeal to reviewers...

  • UKRI Mental Health Platform Research Summit in partnership with MQ

    Sheffield United Football Club

    An annual event which connects researchers, clinicians, ECRs and people with lived experience of severe mental illness. This year our plenary speakers are Cynthia Fu from KCL and Belinda Lennox from University of Oxford. You can expect interactive workshops focused on AI, and creativity in research, sessions by partners Medicines Discovery Catapult on pitching to...

  • Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs) Con 2026

    The Life and MInd Building South Parks Road, Oxford

    Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs) are a group of complex mental health disorders that are characterised by the uncontrollable urge to pull, pick, scratch, cut or bite one's own skin, hair or nails. These behaviours are not simply bad habits, they are often chronic, difficult to control and associated with high levels of emotional distress. ...

    £175
  • Early Career Researcher Workshop hosted by MQ and DATAMIND

    Sheffield United Football Club

    The ECR Workshop in partnership with MHP is part of the ongoing series supporting early career researchers in mental health. Join us for a day of connection, learning, and practical insights to help you take the next step in your career. ECRWorkshop 2026: programme highlights and booking

  • Trich: a solo show

    Amey Theatre Abingdon School, Drama Studio 2, Park Road, Abingdon

    Please join Professor Clare Mackay at Amey Theatre Abingdon on Monday 12 October at 7pm for some public engagement with a difference  TRICH is a solo show, over 75 minutes with no interval, centred around mental health. Find out what happens when we stop pretending everything is fine and start letting people in. TRICH was...

    £15
  • Watch: 20 years of the NIHR in our region event

    Online

    Staff are invited to watch live an event celebrating 20 years of the NIHR in our region. The event, in Reading, will include speeches, Q&A panels and staff tributes from 11am to 3pm on 13 October. View the NIHR20 event programme. Watch the event live stream. A recording will be made available.

  • Research inclusion as a condition of funding – 2 years on

    Online

    Join us on 14 October for a webinar reflecting on two years of research inclusion as a funding condition. Hear directly from committee chairs about their experiences of assessing inclusion in applications. We’ll also launch the updated Research Inclusion Toolkit and other resources to support inclusive research. The event will explore key implementation insights and...

  • National Paediatric Translational Research Conference

    Sheffield City Hall Barkers Pool, Sheffield

    The NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR GOSH BRC) Paediatric Excellence Initiative and Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity are hosting the inaugural National Paediatric Translational Research Conference, in collaboration with Great Ormond Street, Alder Hey, Birmingham and Sheffield Children’s Hospitals. When: 15-16 October 2026 Where: Sheffield City Hall, Barker’s Pool, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield...

  • NIHR Infrastructure Research Inclusion Forum: Connecting Infrastructure, Shaping Strategy

    Online

    Building on successful collaborative events led by colleagues across infrastructure centres, this half-day online forum brings together Research Inclusion Leads from across NIHR to connect, share expertise, and drive systemic change together. We are keen to learn from your insight and experience as we develop the NIHR Inclusion Plan. Alongside shaping this direction, this dedicated...

  • Early Career Researcher Grant & Fellowship Pitch Event

    Online

    Applications are now open for the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Grant & Fellowship Pitch Event, hosted by the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration Mission Capacity Development workstream. This event offers mental health ECRs from across the UK the opportunity to present a grant or fellowship proposal to an experienced panel and receive constructive feedback...

  • Informed Consent

    Online

    Informed Consent: half-day workshop to explore the informed consent process in more depth.