Training/Development Opportunities - NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre

Training/Development Opportunities - NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
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Training and development opportunities
The NIHR Cambridge BRC and our partners provide significant support for healthcare professionals to develop a clinical academic career. These include pre-doctoral, doctoral and post-doctoral opportunities.
We aim to provide collaborative multi-professional mentoring, networking and training.
We provide support and training for patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) activities and strongly support the inclusion of under-represented groups.
Here you will find some of the activities we support. To learn more about each opportunity please follow the links or contact the organisation listed.
Pre-doctoral including Master’s level training and degrees
Pre-doctoral including Master’s level training and degrees
Masters level course aligned with the
Clinician Researcher Credentials Framework
Early Research Experience for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (NMAPs) & Pre-PhD research placements for PhD Programme awardees
NHS England Pre-doctoral Bridging Fellowships for NMAPs
Research experience for Specialist Foundation Year trainees
From Clinical Academic Careers East of England (CLAC East):
Research Pre-Masters Internships for NMAPs
(includes one Master’s level research methods module)
NIHR Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic Programme
– including Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowships (PCAF) for NMAPs
One year pump-priming fellowships for NMAPs & Medics co-funded with
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust
Support for
NHS England NMAP research internships
& bridging fellowships
NIHR pre-doctoral fellowships
NIHR Fellowship Programme
– including pre-doctoral fellowships
NHS England Pre-doctoral Bridging Fellowships for NMAPs
From the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education:
MSt courses in genomics and health data
Medicine and health sciences courses
From the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine:
MPhil in Population Health Sciences
From Anglia Ruskin University:
Masters in Urology
Doctoral including Support for Developing a Competitive PHD Fellowship Application
Doctoral including Support for Developing a Competitive PHD Fellowship Application
PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals
NIHR
, NHS England and
Charity
fellowships
Co-funded Doctoral fellowships:
CITIID
(Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease)
Experimental Medicine Initiative
Cambridge/ University of East Anglia
PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals
Cambridge Clinical Research Fellowships Scheme
funded by Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, NIHR Cambridge BRC and the Evelyn Trust. Applications for academic years starting in the autumn usually close the previous November. If you could like to know when the 2025 round will open, please contact ACT at
fundsandgrants@
act4addenbrookes.org.uk
PhD Programme for Health Professionals at the Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia
From NIHR:
Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic Programme
: note that the Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship (PCAF) for NMAPs can include funding for a Master’s in Clinical Research
NIHR Fellowship Programme
: note that Pre-doctoral Fellowships can include funding for a Master’s degree
Post-Doctoral including mentoring and networking
Post-Doctoral including mentoring and networking
Post-doctoral bridging for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (NMAPs)
Eureka
Leadership Fellowships
Advanced
NIHR
, NHS England and
Charity
fellowships
Mentoring & Networking
Eureka
Leadership Fellowships
Advanced
NIHR
, NHS England and
Charity
fellowships – many charities fund post-doctoral and intermediate fellowships. You can search on
Association of Medical Research Charities
or specific charities’ websites.
CLAC East Post-doctoral Bridging Fellowships for NMAPs
NIHR Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowships for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (NMAPs)
The University of Cambridge
Postdoc Academy
based on site in the Clifford Allbutt building offers
seminars, workshops and masterclasses
and a postdoc network.
Seminars and events at the
Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences
Bradford Hill Seminar Series
and
Milner Therapeutics Institute
The
Cambridge New Therapeutics Forum
promotes interactions between scientists from academia and industry in order to improve opportunities for biotechnology research and development.
Grand Rounds take place every Wednesday at the Clinical School and the virtual
Clinical School Library
offers training for systematic reviews and literature searches.
The
Wellcome Connecting Science
Learning and Training team run training courses, conferences and other events focusing on genomics in research and healthcare.
Nursing, midwifery and AP research
Nursing, midwifery and AP research
Are you a nurse, midwife or allied professional (NMAP) who would like to undertake your own research? This area is dedicated for you to help you get started and give you some useful information about the research opportunities with the NIHR Cambridge BRC.
Start your research journey with us
The NIHR Cambridge BRC is a partnership between Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and the University of Cambridge. We strive to support our researchers and help them develop their academic careers.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus we have access to Addenbrooke’s, the Rosie and Royal Papworth Hospitals, world leading researchers and state-of-the-art research facilities; all with the focus to deliver translational research for the NHS.
We provide the opportunity to develop and train the next generation of researchers, scientists and non-medical health care professionals. We are able to help with funding, mentoring and supporting staff to develop their research skills.
Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Professionals (NMAP) research at CUH
Professor Jo McPeake is Professor of Nursing at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care for Cambridge University and Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Prof McPeake works closely with the Leads for NMAP Research at CUH, Alexandra Malyon and Colin Hamilton, and the NMAP Senior Leadership to support the development of research skills among staff and promote clinical academic careers.
The NMAP Research Strategy highlights the strong commitment of CUH to be a leader in NMAP research.
Download a copy of the NMAP Research Strategy.
About NMAP Clinical Research Group
The group of more than 80 members meets monthly for peer support, speakers and networking. Most meetings are hybrid so that you can join from wherever you are or network in person. Please contact
Professor Joanne McPeake
at the THIS Institute if you would like to be added to the mailing list.
You can also visit the
Clinical Academic Careers East of England
website to find out more about clinical academic careers in the East of England.
The NMAP Research Leads for Cambridge University Hospitals offer advice, mentoring and educational opportunities. You can reach them by emailing
cuh.nmapresearch@nhs.net
Opportunities for NMAPs are shared on X (formerly Twitter) on @cuh_nmaresearch
Council for Allied Health Care Professionals Research (CAHPR)
CAHPR has an East Anglia Research Hub and offers training and networking opportunities.
Email the hub lead – which can be found on their
website
– to ask to join the network and request more information.
Useful information:
Spotlight on researchers
CUH Nursing/AHP research
Getting started
Funding
Branding guidelines
Presenting on the virtual stage
– NIHR video to help deliver online presentations
Useful links and documents
NIHR career development
Other training
Other training
Commercialising your healthcare idea – drop-in sessions
Cambridge Clinical Research Fellowships
Cambridge Medical Library
Edge training
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Health and Care Research Pilot
(with reference to changes to data collection in EDGE from 1 November 2025)
Edge End-User Advanced training
Epic functionality training
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
Introduction to Clinical Research
National Institute of Health and Care Research Delivery Network (NIHR RDN)
NIHR Career development
NIHR – Presenting on the virtual stage training
PPI online events / training
Research Skills for Clinicians
Commercialising your healthcare idea – drop-in sessions
Do you have a novel idea that could improve patient healthcare but not sure what to do next?
NIHR Cambridge BRC Technology Transfer Team from Cambridge Enterprise and Health Enterprise East are running free monthly one-to-one sessions to all Cambridge University Hospitals and University of Cambridge staff, to provide guidance on how to commercialise your idea.
Whatever your role at the hospital or university, no matter what stage you’re at, the team will be able to advise on how to proceed to protect and commercialise your concept.
You don’t have to work in research or have a clinical role to attend, as long as you have a new healthcare idea and are interested in seeing it developed.
The online meetings will take place between 11:00 and 13:00 on the first Wednesday of every month. Email:
NHSBRC@enterprise.cam.ac.uk
for more information or to book a meeting. If you are unable to make this time, contact the team and they will try and accommodate a suitable time around you.
Find out more details
Cambridge Clinical Research Fellowships
The Cambridge Clinic Research Fellowships scheme with Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, the Evelyn Trust and the NIHR Cambridge BRC, provides an entry point into a career in clinical academia. It provides salary support and a consumable allowance for up to one year, during which time it is anticipated that successful candidates will apply for fellowships, with a view to completing a PhD.
For any queries, please contact
Ines Smith
, Grant Manager.
Cambridge Medical Library
The
Medical Library
supports the University of Cambridge and CUH, and offers various types of training and resources, tailored to suit NMAHP research needs. Examples include:
Databases for literature searching
“Teach Yourself” guides
Group training
Critical appraisal resources
Writing for publication
Edge training
Since 2017 Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) have been using EDGE, a Local Portfolio Management System (LPMS), to capture clinical trials data and support the delivery and maintenance of research at CUH.
If you work on studies adopted to the NIHR Portfolio, it is a mandatory requirement to upload patient recruitment data to Edge. Find out more about
training information
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Health and Care Research Pilot
The Department of Health and Social Care (/a) (DHSC), NIHR and NHS England have launched a pilot to collect NHS numbers of participants from research studies in Edge.
This pilot will link data about participants in NIHR-funded research studies with some of the demographic information about them that is held in the NHS, including their age, sex and postcode. The NIHR is doing this to better understand who is taking part in NIHR research to make sure it is inclusive and reaches the right people. It is not collecting any new information but linking the information already in the NHS system in a different way.
It will also support the requirement for NIHR, including NIHR Cambridge BRC, and other funding bodies to show that we are meeting inclusivity in participant recruitment across the research we conduct.
No individual will be identified by this work, which will help show how inclusive research is currently – and may help future research to benefit under-served communities and groups.
CUH is supporting this pilot, so from 1st November 2025 researchers working at CUH and using EDGE for their NIHR portfolio studies should know that:
Book your GCP training
You can book your GCP course via the
NIHR website
. If you are unsure about your GCP certificate, when it is due for renewal or any other queries, contact
cuh.gcptraining@nhs.net
The transfer of data to NHS England will be performed centrally by EDGE.
Research participants’ NHS Numbers will be sent monthly to NHS England, and they will collate the data received from EDGE with the data points from other NHS systems to create Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) dashboards. The Trusts’ Privacy statement will be updated to reflect this change.
Only prospective data from 1st November 2025 will be transferred to NHS England – historical participant data does not form part of this pilot.
From 1st November the use of NHS number to add a participant to EDGE will be mandatory, unless there is an exception (eg the study team does not have access to the participant’s NHS number).
Date of Birth, Gender, Postcode, and Ethnicity fields will also become compulsory data fields in all Participant Data Collection Plans to add a participant to EDGE: but this data will not be transferred to NHS England.
The collection of this data will help us improve data quality in our research, and evidence that the research we do is inclusive and reflective of marginalised and underrepresented groups or communities.
For all queries, please contact the CUH EDGE Team at cuh.edge@nhs.net
For more information on this programme, visit:
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Pilot Directions 2025
(for NHS England staff primarily)
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Pilot Data Provision Notice
(for publicly-funded health organisations in England which have been funded by NIHR to deliver health research studies, who have agreed to participate in the collection)
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Pilot Transparency Notice
(for anyone including patients who want to know about how NHS England processes personal information for this pilot)
Questions about the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Health and Care Research pilot
(essential reading for anyone with questions on the governance of this pilot, including how and why we are running this pilot, and how patients are being informed)
Edge End User Advanced training
The CUH EDGE team will be launching a further stage of EDGE training called End User Advanced training – this is for staff that would like to know more functionalities of the system for their day-to-day work when capturing clinical trials data.
To attend this training you must have already completed the End User training. Contact the EDGE team
cuh.edge@nhs.net
for more information and for training dates.
Epic functionality training
Further training sessions are available to support researchers in setting up studies and documenting research activities in Epic. The half-day interactive sessions led by a trainer will explain features and functionalities for staff who are new to research at the Trust.
If you are a researcher new to the Trust and are yet to have your initial Epic training, you must complete initial training (either the Epic clinical review or Epic outpatient nurse courses depending on your job role) before you can book onto the research training course. To book initial Epic training please email
cuh.ehospital@nhs.net
If you have completed initial Epic training and would like to book onto the research course, please use the same email address above but state ‘eHospital Epic Research Training‘ in the subject line.
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
All staff who work in clinical trials at
Cambridge University Hospitals
(CUH), sponsored or conducted within the Trust, are required to undertake Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training every three years and must hold a valid full GCP training certificate.
Once you have completed your training your certificate should be recorded by your department and updated on Q Pulse/ EDGE. A copy of your GCP certificate will also need to be sent to the R&D department at
cuh.gcptraining@nhs.net
GCP Training options
If your training is up for renewal, the R&D team offer three GCP training courses via the NIHR website:
GCP Full Course
GCP Refresher Course – for staff who have undertaken the full GCP course within the last
three
years or have renewed their training within the last
three
years.
Fundamentals of Clinical Research Delivery for Laboratory Staff – for lab staff after completion of the full/refresher GCP course.
NIHR Learn is a national resource co-developed with and approved by the MHRA and is accepted by most research sponsors. Courses can be completed in your own time and followed up with a webinar/ face-to-face
consolidation workshop
. All courses, including the consolidation day, are free of charge to NIHR, NHS and UK university staff.
Book your GCP training
You can book your GCP course via the
NIHR website
. If you are unsure about your GCP certificate, when it is due for renewal or any other queries, contact
cuh.gcptraining@nhs.net
Your GCP certificate
The Research and Development department has now transitioned from ReDA to EDGE for study set-up and management procedures for all portfolio and non-portfolio research studies taking place at CUH. From Monday 12th January 2026, CV and GCP certificates will be managed via EDGE. Please note, this does not apply to Trial Master Files, Investigator Site Files or Pharmacy Files – this change applies to CV and GCP Certificates only.
For existing users with active EDGE accounts:
Please check that your CV and GCP certificates have been uploaded to Edge.
Guidance on how to do this can be found by logging in to EDGE, select ‘Documents’ from the menu on the left side and select ‘CUH EDGE User Guides’.
For users who are new to EDGE:
The CUH EDGE team is holding a series of both online and class-based trainings combined with drop-in sessions throughout 2025/26 for all research staff.
Contact the CUH EDGE team at
edge@nhs.net
for available training sessions and any queries.
Further training
NIHR Learn hosts a number of other training sessions for research staff. Download a copy of the
training information leaflet
or find more information on
NIHR Learn
Introduction to Clinical Research
The Introduction to Clinical Research course is a joint initiative facilitated by the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, CUH Department for Research and Development, Clinical Education Support and Research Team at the NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Centre.
It is a two day, in person introductory course, for clinical research professionals who:
are new to working in a clinical research role
have started in such a role on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus
hold honorary research contracts or are CUH employees
Main components of day one: Ethics and the law in clinical research, Research governance, including the role of R&D, Data and information governance in clinical research, Public involvement and Engagement in Research, Costing and funding for NIHR Portfolio studies.
Main components of day two: Understanding and applying key concepts relevant to clinical research ethics, including HRA REC ‘approval’, consenting and recruiting participants, Understanding key documents and study personnel roles in research, Safety reporting in clinical research, Practical tips for screening and recruiting participants.
Upcoming dates: 18th – 19th June, 18th – 19th September, 5th – 6th November 2025.
Please refer to:
Introduction to Clinical Research on Eventbright
National Institute of Health and Care Research Delivery Network (NIHR RDN) – East of England
The NIHR RDN provides a range of research training including:
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Principal Investigator Masterclass Training
Advanced Research in Practice
Advanced Leadership Programme
Building Research Partnerships
Cancer Researchers Introductory Course
Essentials of Clinical Research
Find out more about
NIHR RDN
funding (please note users who do not have an NIHR Hub account will need to set up their own account to access this site).
Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Training
Run by the NIHR Cambridge BRC PPI team, these introductory sessions are open to all research staff conducting research studies and clinical trials with patients in the NHS. The events are suitable for all, but will particularly suit people who are new to PPI and need to understand what it is and for those who are thinking of submitting a grant application or setting up their first PPI project. See a list of our
PPI training opportunities
Research Skills for Clinicians
The Research Skills for Clinicians course is run annually by the Cambridge Clinical Research Centre in partnership with the Clinical School and Health Education East of England
There are places open for NMAHPs. For more information contact:
patojomcpeake@thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk
Book your GCP training
You can book your GCP course via the
NIHR website
. If you are unsure about your GCP certificate, when it is due for renewal or any other queries, contact
cuh.gcptraining@nhs.net
Pre-doctoral including Master’s level training and degrees
Early Research Experience for NMAPs & Pre-PhD research placements for PhD Programme awardees
NHS England Pre-doctoral Bridging Fellowships for NMAPs
Research experience for Specialist Foundation Year trainees
From Clinical Academic Careers East of England (CLAC East):
Research Pre-Masters Internships for NMAPs
(includes one Master’s level research methods module)
HEE-NIHR Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic Programme
– including Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowships (PCAF) for NMAPs
One year pump-priming fellowships for NMAPs & Medics co-funded with
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust
Support for
NHS England NMAP research internships
& bridging fellowships
NIHR pre-doctoral fellowships
HEE-NIHR Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic Programme
– including Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowships (PCAF) for NMAPs
NIHR Fellowship Programme
– including pre-doctoral fellowships
NHS England Pre-doctoral Bridging Fellowships for NMAPs
From the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education:
MSt courses in genomics and health data
Medicine and health sciences courses
From the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine:
MPhil in Population Health Sciences
From Anglia Ruskin Univers
Masters in Urology
Doctoral including Support for Developing a Competitive PHD Fellowship Application
PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals
NIHR
, NHS England and
Charity
fellowships
Co-funded Doctoral fellowships:
CITIID
(Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease)
Experimental Medicine Initiative
Cambridge/ University of East Anglia
PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals
NIHR
, NHS England and
Charity
fellowships
Cambridge Clinical Research Fellowships Scheme
funded by Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, NIHR Cambridge BRC and the Evelyn Trust. Applications for academic years starting in the autumn usually close the previous November. If you could like to know when the 2025 round will open, please contact ACT at
fundsandgrants@
act4addenbrookes.org.uk
PhD Programme for Health Professionals at the Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia
: please note applications for 2024 have now closed.
HEE-NIHR Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic Programme (NMAPs)
NIHR Fellowship Programme
PhD Programme for Health Professionals at the Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia
: please note applications for 2024 have now closed.
HEE-NIHR Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic Programme (NMAPs)
NIHR Fellowship Programme
From NIHR:
Integrated Clinical and Practitioner Academic Programme
: note that the Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship (PCAF) for NMAPs can include funding for a Master’s in Clinical Research
NIHR Fellowship Programme
: note that Pre-doctoral Fellowships can include funding for a Master’s degree
Post-Doctoral including mentoring and networking
Post-doctoral bridging for NMAPs
Eureka
Leadership Fellowships
Advanced
NIHR
, NHS England and
Charity
fellowships
Mentoring & Networking
Eureka
Leadership Fellowships
Advanced
NIHR
, NHS England and
Charity
fellowships – many charities fund post-doctoral and intermediate fellowships. You can search on
Association of Medical Research Charities
or specific charities’ websites.
CLAC East Post-doctoral Bridging Fellowships for NMAPs
HEE/NIHR Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowships for NMAPs
The University of Cambridge
Postdoc Academy
based on site in the Clifford Allbutt building offers
seminars, workshops and masterclasses
and a postdoc network.
Seminars and events at the
Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences
Bradford Hill Seminar Series
and
Milner Therapeutics Institute
The
Cambridge New Therapeutics Forum
promotes interactions between scientists from academia and industry in order to improve opportunities for biotechnology research and development.
Grand Rounds take place every Wednesday at the Clinical School and the virtual
Clinical School Library
offers training for systematic reviews and literature searches.
The
Wellcome Connecting Science
Learning and Training team run training courses, conferences and other events focusing on genomics in research and healthcare.
Nursing, midwifery and AP research
Are you a nurse, midwife or allied professional (NMAP) who would like to undertake your own research? This area is dedicated for you to help you get started and give you some useful information about the research opportunities with the NIHR Cambridge BRC.
Start your research journey with us
The NIHR Cambridge BRC is a partnership between Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and the University of Cambridge. We strive to support our researchers and help them develop their academic careers.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus we have access to Addenbrooke’s, the Rosie and Royal Papworth Hospitals, world leading researchers and state-of-the-art research facilities; all with the focus to deliver translational research for the NHS.
We provide the opportunity to develop and train the next generation of researchers, scientists and non-medical health care professionals. We are able to help with funding, mentoring and supporting staff to develop their research skills.
Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Professionals (NMAP) research at CUH
Professor Jo McPeake is Professor of Nursing at the Department of Public Health and Primary Care for Cambridge University and Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Prof McPeake works closely with the Leads for NMAP Research at CUH, Alexandra Malyon and Colin Hamilton, and the NMAP Senior Leadership to support the development of research skills among staff and promote clinical academic careers.
The NMAP Research Strategy highlights the strong commitment of CUH to be a leader in NMAP research.
Download a copy of the NMAP Research Strategy.
About NMAP Clinical Research Group
The group of more than 80 members meets monthly for peer support, speakers and networking. Most meetings are hybrid so that you can join from wherever you are or network in person. Please contact
Professor Joanne McPeake
at the THIS Institute if you would like to be added to the mailing list.
Applications to the NHS England-funded research internships, pre-doctoral and post-doctoral bridging fellowships are open and close in September each year. These are great opportunities for people at different points in their research interests and skill development. To find out more and to apply, visit the
Clinical Academic Careers East of England
website.
The NMAP Research Leads for Cambridge University Hospitals offer advice, mentoring and educational opportunities. You can reach them by emailing
cuh.nmapresearch@nhs.net
Opportunities for NMAPs are shared on X (formerly Twitter) on @cuh_nmaresearch
Council for Allied Health Care Professionals Research (CAHPR)
CAHPR has an East Anglia Research Hub and offers training and networking opportunities.
Email the hub lead – which can be found on their
website
– to ask to join the network and request more information.
Useful information:
Spotlight on researchers
CUH Nursing/AHP research
Getting started
Funding
Branding guidelines
Presenting on the virtual stage
– NIHR video to help deliver online presentations
Useful links and documents
NIHR career development
Other training
Commercialising your healthcare idea – drop-in sessions
Cambridge Clinical Research Fellowships
Cambridge Medical Library
Edge training
EDI
Edge End-User Advanced training
Epic functionality training
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
Impact Intros – monthly networking sessions for researchers
National Institute of Health and Care Research Delivery Network (NIHR RDN)
NIHR Career development
NIHR – Presenting on the virtual stage training
PPI online events / training
Research Skills for Clinicians
Commercialising your healthcare idea – drop-in sessions
Do you have a novel idea that could improve patient healthcare but not sure what to do next?
NIHR Cambridge BRC Technology Transfer Team from Cambridge Enterprise and Health Enterprise East are running free monthly one-to-one sessions to all Cambridge University Hospitals and University of Cambridge staff, to provide guidance on how to commercialise your idea.
Whatever your role at the hospital or university, no matter what stage you’re at, the team will be able to advise on how to proceed to protect and commercialise your concept.
You don’t have to work in research or have a clinical role to attend, as long as you have a new healthcare idea and are interested in seeing it developed.
The online meetings will take place between 11:00 and 13:00 on the first Wednesday of every month. Email:
NHSBRC@enterprise.cam.ac.uk
for more information or to book a meeting. If you are unable to make this time, contact the team and they will try and accommodate a suitable time around you.
Find out more details
Cambridge Clinical Research Fellowships
The Cambridge Clinic Research Fellowships scheme with Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, the Evelyn Trust and the NIHR Cambridge BRC, provides an entry point into a career in clinical academia. It provides salary support and a consumable allowance for up to one year, during which time it is anticipated that successful candidates will apply for fellowships, with a view to completing a PhD.
For any queries, please contact
Ines Smith
, Grant Manager.
Cambridge Medical Library
The
Medical Library
supports the University of Cambridge and CUH, and offers various types of training and resources, tailored to suit NMAHP research needs. Examples include:
Databases for literature searching
“Teach Yourself” guides
Group training
Critical appraisal resources
Writing for publication
Edge training
Since 2017 Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) have been using EDGE, a Local Portfolio Management System (LPMS), to capture clinical trials data and support the delivery and maintenance of research at CUH.
If you work on studies adopted to the NIHR Portfolio, it is a mandatory requirement to upload patient recruitment data to Edge. Find out more about
training information
EDI
Edge End User Advanced training
The CUH EDGE team will be launching a further stage of EDGE training called End User Advanced training – this is for staff that would like to know more functionalities of the system for their day-to-day work when capturing clinical trials data.
To attend this training you must have already completed the End User training. Contact the EDGE team
cuh.edge@nhs.net
for more information and for training dates.
Epic functionality training
Further training sessions are available to support researchers in setting up studies and documenting research activities in Epic. The half-day interactive sessions led by a trainer will explain features and functionalities for staff who are new to research at the Trust.
If you are a researcher new to the Trust and are yet to have your initial Epic training, you must complete initial training (either the Epic clinical review or Epic outpatient nurse courses depending on your job role) before you can book onto the research training course. To book initial Epic training please email
cuh.ehospital@nhs.net
If you have completed initial Epic training and would like to book onto the research course, please use the same email address above but state ‘eHospital Epic Research Training‘ in the subject line.
Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
All staff who work in clinical trials at
Cambridge University Hospitals
(CUH), sponsored or conducted within the Trust, are required to undertake Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training every three years and must hold a valid full GCP training certificate.
Once you have completed your training your certificate should be recorded by your department and updated on Q Pulse/ EDGE. A copy of your GCP certificate will also need to be sent to the R&D department at
cuh.gcptraining@nhs.net
GCP Training options
If your training is up for renewal, the R&D team are offering three GCP training courses via the NIHR website:
GCP Full Course
GCP Refresher Course – for staff who have undertaken the full GCP course within the last three years or have renewed their training within the last three years.
Fundamentals of Clinical Research Delivery for Laboratory Staff – for lab staff after completion of the full/refresher GCP course.
NIHR Learn is a national resource co-developed with and approved by the MHRA and is accepted by most research sponsors. Courses can be completed in your own time and followed up with a webinar/ face-to-face
consolidation workshop
. All courses, including the consolidation day, are free of charge to NIHR, NHS and UK university staff.
Book your GCP training
You can book your GCP course via the
NIHR website
. If you are unsure about your GCP certificate, when it is due for renewal or any other queries, contact
cuh.gcptraining@nhs.net
Further training
NIHR Learn hosts a number of other training sessions for research staff. Download a copy of the
training information leaflet
or find more information on
NIHR Learn
Impact Intros – monthly networking sessions for researchers
Are you interested in innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability? Do you have an idea for improving patient health, but you’re not sure where to start?
Cambridge Enterprise is pleased to be announcing the launch of ‘Impact Intros’ on the clinical campus. Drop in at your convenience to meet with our staff for informal discussions about how we can help you. Make new connections with researchers and clinicians sharing common interests and complementary skills, and grow your network to transform your idea into reality. Impact intros are designed to facilitate conversations and collaborations from all sectors, disciplines, and industries across the Cambridge ecosystem.
Impact Intros will be held on the last Wednesday of the month, 3.30-5.30pm at Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre.
Find out more.
National Institute of Health and Care Research Delivery Network (NIHR RDN) – East of England
The NIHR RDN provides a range of research training including:
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Principal Investigator Masterclass Training
Advanced Research in Practice
Advanced Leadership Programme
Building Research Partnerships
Cancer Researchers Introductory Course
Essentials of Clinical Research
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Run by the NIHR Cambridge BRC PPI team, these introductory sessions are open to all research staff conducting research studies and clinical trials with patients in the NHS. The events are suitable for all, but will particularly suit people who are new to PPI and need to understand what it is and for those who are thinking of submitting a grant application or setting up their first PPI project. See a list of our
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Research Skills for Clinicians
The Research Skills for Clinicians course is run annually by the Cambridge Clinical Research Centre in partnership with the Clinical School and Health Education East of England
There are places open for NMAHPs. For more information contact:
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The NIHR Cambridge BRC is part of the NIHR and hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with the University of Cambridge. We are at the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Europe’s largest health research area.
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Want to find out more about what health and care research is and why we do it?
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⏳ Final call: Applications are closing soon for Non-Executive Members of our new Council!
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Come and see us! We are at @CAST_Education (CAST) from 11am - 4pm for the @Cambridge_Fest Hands On Science Day!
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