Funding and support round-up

December 2021

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Latest funding opportunities

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme
21/578 Antidepressants for post-stroke emotionalism
21/580 Maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder
21/581 Colpocleisis for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse in women
21/582 Point of care ultrasound for breech presentation at term
21/584 Point of care Doppler ultrasound prior to emergency scrotal exploration
21/585 Early endovascular repair in type b uncomplicated sub-acute aortic dissection
21/586 Management of Perthes’ disease in children
21/587 Should we prescribe postoperative antibiotics to patients with facial fracture?
21/588 Timing of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis in traumatic brain injury
21/589 Coenzyme Q10 in chronic heart failure
21/590 Thromboprophylaxis following endovenous treatment for people with varicose veins
21/591 Surgical treatment of proximal ACL ruptures with ACL repair or ACL reconstruction
21/592 Hypertension in pregnancy
21/593 Pain management for children and young people (0-19 years)
21/598 Health and social care outcomes and cost-effectiveness of assistive technologies

View the full list of funding opportunities on our website.

The Health Services and Delivery Research Programme has changed its name

The programme is now called the Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) Programme. The programme's remit has expanded over time, with many of its commissioned research programmes seeking research proposals on topics related to social care.

Jo Rycroft Malone, HSDR programme director said: “It is a major milestone and more accurately acknowledges the hugely important research the programme commissions and funds in this area”.

From the RDS desk - Is research really for everyone?

The definition and scope of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is often misunderstood, and limited to only considering ethnicity and gender. In reality, EDI is about involving so many more groups, and avoiding potential language barriers and digital exclusion.

Our Research Design Service (RDS) blog this month explores EDI, and makes you ask yourself the question: is this research really for everyone?

Could you Chair an NIHR Selection Committee?

Are you a senior academic looking to shape and support the delivery of NIHR schemes and competitions for leading researchers?

We are looking for seven new Chairs for NIHR Academy Selection Committees to support the delivery of our competitions, chair committee meetings, and work with the NIHR Academy to develop schemes ensuring they remain relevant, and achieve their objectives.

Webinar: Expanding diversity in research approaches for multiple long-term conditions

The Programme Grants for Applied Research and Programme Development Grants team are holding a webinar on 9 December 2021, to outline their new highlight notice calling for varied research approaches to address multiple long-term conditions.

NIHR announces package of funding for research on climate and health at COP26

The NIHR will launch a new sustainability-themed package of funding for research into climate and health, including a £20 million global health funding call, NIHR Chief Executive Professor Lucy Chappell announced at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

Outstanding Clinical Radiology Researcher of 2021

The NIHR and the Royal College of Radiologists have presented this year’s award to Dr Jonathan Rodrigues, a member of the NIHR Imaging Group Workforce Subcommittee, and Imaging Champion for West of England LCRN. Read more about the award and Dr Rodrigues’ work.

New Open Access policy for NIHR-funded researchers

The NIHR has announced its new Open Access policy, requiring all peer-reviewed research articles arising from NIHR-funded research studies to be made immediately open access, under an open licence.

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