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What makes a good application?
Gary Frost
Imperial College London
What is it about?
NIHR remit
1. NIHR supports training in clinical and applied health research, including social care research.
2. The proposal must have clear potential for benefitting patients and the public within 5 years of its
completion (but recognising the training element of the research).
3. The research can involve: patients; samples or data from patients; people who are not patients;
populations; health technology assessment; or health services research.
4. NIHR does not support basic research or work involving animals or their tissue.
5. If the work involves biomarkers:
research that tests whether application of new knowledge can improve treatment or patient
outcomes, and has obvious potential benefit within 5 years, is within remit [1]; [1] This might
include application of known biomarkers, or other prognostic factors, to refine and test novel
therapeutic strategies.
research that aims only to elucidate mechanisms underpinning disease, or identify risk factors for
disease or prognosis (including search for biomarkers) is out of remit.
6. NIHR is also prepared to support research into medical education.
What happens
• Submitted application screened for remint
• First cut: Panel assessment (12 per panel
member)
• Second cut: Referee assessment
• Third cut: Interview
Panel
Post-Doctoral Panel Members (PDF,CDF,SRF)
Name
Affiliation
Professor Jenny Hewison
(CDF-SRF Chair)
Professor of the Psychology
of Healthcare, University of Leeds
Professor Jayne Parry
(CDF-SRF Deputy Chair)
Professor of Policy and Public Health
University of Birmingham
Professor Robert Read
(PDF – Chair)
Professor of Infectious Disease
University of Sheffield
Professor Hugh Barr
Consultant General and Gastrointestinal Surgeon
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Professor John Bond
Professor Ian Pavord
Consultant Physician and Honorary Professor of Medicine
University Hospital of Leicester
Professor Gavin Perkins
University of Warwick
Professor David Richards
Professor of Mental Health Services Research
University of Exeter
Professor Peter Selby
St James University of Hospital
Dr Calum Semple
Professor of Social Gerontology and Health Services Research
Newcastle University
Senior Lecturer & Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician
University of Liverpool
Professor Bianca de Stavola
Professor Bill Deakin
Professor of Psychiatry and Director Neuroscience
and Psychiatry Unit, University of Manchester
Professor of Biostatistics
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Ala Szczepura
Professor Tim Croudace
Professor of Psychometric Epidemiology
University of York
Professor of Clinical Diabetes and Metabolism
Cardiff University
Professor of Health Services Research
University of Warwick
Professor Chris Thiemermann
Professor in Pharmacology
Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry
Professor Sir Simon Wessely
Professor of Psychological Medicine and Vice Dean
Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London
Professor Colin Dayan
Professor Christi Deaton
Professor Julia Fox-Rushby
Professor Gary Frost
Dr Paramjit Gill
Professor Trisha Greenhalgh
Professor of Nursing
University of Manchester
Health Economist
Brunel University
Chair in Nutrition and Dietetics
Imperial College London
Reader in Primary Care Research and GP
University of Birmingham
Professor of Primary Health Care and Director, Healthcare Innovation and
Policy Unit, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Professor Ian Harvey
Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health and Dean
of the Faculty of Health, University of East of Anglia
Professor Rury Holman
Professor of Diabetic Medicine
University of Bristol
Professor Jane Hutton
Department of Statistics, University of Warwick
Professor Eileen Kaner
Professor of Public Health Research
Newcastle University
Dr Linda McGowan
Senior Lecturer in Women’s Health
Dr Ann McDonnell
Reader in Health and Social
Care Research, Sheffield Hallam University
Professor Charles McCollum
Institute of Cardiovascular Services
University of Manchester
Candidate
Need to demonstrate excellence
Doctoral
Degree
Demonstrates interest in research
Post Doc
Demonstrated outcome from the PhD
Demonstrate publication history
Demonstrate funding
Place
• High quality for the area of research
• Need to demonstrate excellence (REA/REF)
• You need to be in the right place
• Post Doc and up need to justify where you will
be for the fellowship.
Project
PPI
Training and Development
• Taken very seriously
– Strengthen weakness
– Learn new skills
– Research leadership
Supervisors and Mentors
• Experience is very impotent
– Main mentor should be a recognised expert
– PhD supervisors need to have experience of
supervising to completion
– For PDF staying in the same place need to
broaden there experience
– Need to have some expert for all major parts of
the project
Interview
• Time limited: 10 minutes
• Needs to be slick and get over the importance
and novelty of the work
• Practice in front of people +++++
• Get critical input
• Question from the panel
– 10minutes on research
– 10minutes on career
Summary
• Write for the expert generalist, needs to be
very clear
• Translation is important
• Ensure in remint
• Do not make unsupported statement
• The candidate needs to be surrounded by
experts
• Supervisors and mentors need a track record