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Develop your career

Whatever stage you are at, whether you are new to research or want to work your way up the career ladder, we can help you.

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We offer support to help you develop your career, if you are:

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You can also attend one of our events or sign up to our mailing list for the latest opportunities. 

 

Our support has made a big difference to others who have sought our help in the past, as you can see from our case studies.

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Support and training available

Use these links to external organisations and courses to help you progress in your research career.

 

CATCH: The Clinical Academic Training Hub (CATCH) aims to be the home for information on clinical academic careers.

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NIHR Learn: Access a wide range of research learning resources, including online learning and face-to-face courses. This platform is exclusively for users who have NIHR account.

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NIHR Nursing and Midwifery website: Find out how the NIHR supports nurses and midwives to improve lives through research. Includes a dedicated Research Careers Framework, as well as information on ways to make research part of your career, research roles available to you, and training courses and funding to help you take the next step in your career.  

 

NIHR Research Masterclass for Nurses, Midwives, and Health and Care Professions: Designed for those wishing to embark on the early stages of an independent health services research career, particularly those wishing to submit an application to the NIHR for research fellowship funding. Please note that a FutureNHS account is required to access this course.

Useful resources

Are you interested in applying for a career development fellowship? These videos will give you tips on how to submit an excellent application.

Videos
What is a clinical academic career #1
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What is a clinical academic career #1

What is a clinical academic, and what are the benefits of becoming one? An outline, personal accounts and the history of the role.
Forming your team #2
05:17

Forming your team #2

A guide to forming your team for a clinical academic application with advice from Lara, who has been through the process.
Finding a Mentor #3
04:10

Finding a Mentor #3

A guide to finding a mentor to help you with your clinical academic work, and why it's different from a supervisor.
What Makes a Good Application #4
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What Makes a Good Application #4

Where do you start and what do you need to include in a research application to become a clinical academic. We've condensed as much advise as we can muster into this short video.
Developing your training plans #5
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Developing your training plans #5

How do you design a traning plan to become a clinical academic? This film offers step by step advice
Public and patient involvement #6
06:01

Public and patient involvement #6

How important is it to involve the public and patients in your cinical academic research application? We have expert advice in this short film.
The Interview #7
09:12

The Interview #7

How do you prepare for interview from a research panel? Professors Maria Stokes and Alison Richardson give their advice on getting the best from the interview.
Intellectual Property and Enterprise #8
10:21

Intellectual Property and Enterprise #8

Professor Cheryl Metcalf explains how to think about enterprise and intellectual property with your research proposal. Dr Kellyn Lee talks about her experience of using her PhD to create a business with impact.
Personal Stories #9
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Personal Stories #9

Clinical Academics talk about their own experiences: what drove them into research, what it means to patients and what it means for them.
Sources of information #10
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Sources of information #10

Where do you go to find out more to help with your application to become a clinical academic? Here's a brief guide

Research pathways at UHS and UoS

​Find out what options are available to you.

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