Our hub is a collaboration of four world-leading research universities: Imperial College London, University College London, Queen Mary University of London and King's College London. However, we can help applicants from across England.
Led by our Directors: Professor Victoria Cornelius, Director of Imperial Clinical Trials Unit (ICTU), Chair in Medical Statistics and Trial Methodology at Imperial College London Professor Greta Rait, Clinical Professor of Primary Care and Health Services Research at UCL
We provide expert interdisciplinary support from the start of your journey, whatever your research area.
Our team can support you to navigate complex research funding processes. Our expert advisors have been where you are now, have wide-ranging expertise, and know what funders and panels are looking for.
We can work with you from pre-application stage, providing expert advice on:
- NIHR funding and other research funding programmes
- developing funding applications, including for fellowships
- grantsmanship reviews and mock interviews
- advice on research methods, design, and delivery, across a range of specialisms advice on collaboration and building your research team
- research career advice
- patient and public involvement and research inclusion expertise
Who can access this service?
Free expert advice is available to anyone applying to health and social care research funding.
We can help:
- researchers at all career stages
- health and care professionals of all disciplines
- SMEs, private and commercial applicants for research funding
We are keen to help those at an early stage of their research career, new to the research funding world or with less established research networks.
Innovative health and care research support
Expert advisors can support you to use the most modern and leading-edge methodologies and with implementation.
Our hub's team unites expert and senior health and social care researchers, methodologists and staff from world-leading institutions with outstanding track records in designing and delivering impactful and innovative research.
We also provide opportunities for collaboration with our interdisciplinary team, including signposting to connect to wider expertise networks to support innovative research. Our partnerships include expertise across a range of health and social care topics
Public involvement and research inclusion
We are committed to supporting inclusive research guided by public involvement. Our hub is expert in Public Involvement and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). These are vital parts of progressive and innovative research.
How to apply for support
To make the most of our support, we suggest getting in contact as early as possible.
Next steps
- Fill in the online Research Support Service request form
- Your request will be reviewed, and we will contact you within two weeks
- If your request is within our remit, you will be matched with an expert adviser who will tailor their support to your needs
If you have any questions, please email nihrrss@imperial.ac.uk.
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General Enquiries
For general enquiries please email: nihrrss@imperial.ac.uk