Introduction to the Southampton Academy of Research – SoAR . Professor Alison Richardson (SoAR Executive Director) Introduction to SoAR and learning and development offer. alison.richardson@soton.ac.uk

RDS services and new transition to RSS - Issy Reading (Research Adviser) I.C.Reading@soton.ac.uk

**Clinical Research Network Wessex will be undergoing an organisational change on the 1st October 2024, transitioning into two separate new networks - South Central Regional Research Delivery Network and South West Central Regional Research Delivery Network. Some services and functions offered by the new RRDNs may change but we will communicate this in the future as it applies to you.** Clinical Research Network (CRN) Wessex – Supporting Early Career Researchers (ECRs). Kelly Adams (Head of Research Workforce Development) kelly.adams@nihr.ac.uk

Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Southampton . Karl Staples (New academic career development lead BRC) Karl Staples K.Staples@soton.ac.uk

SoAR induction day - Overview of School of Health Sciences (SoHS) ,Associate Professor Peter Worsley (SoHS Lecturer, Physiotherapist)

Overview of Faculty of Medicine (FoM) . Mr Matt Coleman (Faculty Research Manager) Research Design Service (South Central)