Some of you might be thinking of applying for NIHR funding. The following seminars might be useful.

At the lecture by the Director of the NIHR earlier this week it was pointed out that York is not that successful in obtaining particular types of NIHR funding and it was also pointed out that one reason was because patients were not involved as much as the NIHR would like. So the workshop on the RFPB programme might be particularly useful. -----------------------------------------

The NIHR Research Design Service for Yorkshire and the Humber offers a programme of learning events which are FREE to NHS researchers, and others working in partnership with the NHS within the Yorkshire and Humber region, who are developing an application to a suitable funding body, particularly Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) and all other NIHR research programmes.

We will be offering the following events during November 2010 -

PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN RESEARCH DESIGN AND DEVELOPING GRANT APPLICATIONS Tuesday, 9 November 2010 1.30 pm - 4.15 pm UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

MAKING SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS TO THE RESEARCH FOR PATIENT BENEFIT (RFPB) PROGRAMME Wednesday, 17 November 2010 1 pm - 4 pm (please note that lunch is included and will start at 1 pm. The presentations will start @ 1.30 pm) HUDDERSFIELD ROYAL INFIRMARY

DEVELOPING A PROPOSAL FOR A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Tuesday, 30 November 2010 12.30 am - 4 pm UNIVERSITY OF YORK

Please see our website for further information about these events and an ONLINE BOOKING form - http://www.rds-yh.nihr.ac.uk/learning-events.aspx

You will be sent an email confirming your booking.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries or require any further information about the RDS - http://www.rds-yh.nihr.ac.uk/

Best wishes - Sally Greenhough ------------------------------------------------------- Sally Greenhough (Monday, Tuesday @ Wednesday) Learning Events Co-ordinator The NIHR Research Design Service for Yorkshire & The Humber (NIHR RDS YH) The School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) The University of Sheffield Regent Court (Room G045) 30 Regent Street SHEFFIELD S1 4DA

Email: s.greenhough@sheffield.ac.uk Tel: 0114 222 0777 Fax: 0114 272 4095

www.rds-yh.nihr.ac.uk/ www.sheffield.ac.uk/scharr/