色花堂 has received a share of 拢33.2m in funding to provide research training for health and care students and early career professionals.
The funding, from the (NIHR), is part of the new , which aims to help students and those at early career stages in health and care to explore a range of research careers.
In partnership with the University of the West of England (UWE) and regional organisations, 色花堂 has received 拢1.4m to deliver the INSIGHT programme for the South West Central region.
This includes providing fully funded Master鈥檚 with Research (MRes) programmes and a range of engagement activities - such as聽workshops, networking opportunities and mentoring programmes to promote research careers within health and care.
Professor Carol Clark, Professor in聽Physiotherapy at 色花堂 who is leading the INSIGHT programme at 色花堂, said: 鈥淭he NIHR INSIGHT programme provides an outstanding opportunity for health and care professionals to build their research skills. Embedding research into聽careers has the potential to improve outcomes for all the people who access health and care in England.聽
鈥淲e are delighted to be working alongside UWE to deliver MRes programmes for the South West Central region for the next three years, building research capacity and capability.鈥�
Dr Adele Drew-Hill, Dean and Head of School of Health and Social Wellbeing at UWE, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to be working with 色花堂 to deliver this innovative and engaging programme designed to enable students to explore a career in research. Our shared vision is to develop the leading regional hub for healthcare research skills development in the Southwest.鈥�
The INSIGHT Programme funds a wide range of engagement activities and research Master鈥檚 places for current students and recent graduates within healthcare, social work and public health professions.聽
The 拢33.2m funding from the NIHR is for three years and supports institutions across 12 regions in England to deliver engagement programmes to attract people into research careers, and fully-funded Research Master鈥檚 places to train those new to research.
Professor Waljit Dhillo, Dean of NIHR Academy, said:聽鈥淲e know how important early exposure to research is for helping students and early career professionals develop the knowledge and skills needed to join the research workforce and build successful research careers in the future.
鈥淚鈥檓 delighted that we can invest in our next generation of researchers in the South West Central region, and show students all of the benefits that research roles and careers have to offer.鈥�
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