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Cardiff University Research Consultants Successfully Help Wales-Based Researchers To Bring In £1 Million Of New Funding

Cardiff University Research Consultants Successfully Help Wales-Based Researchers To Bring In £1 Million Of New Funding

Posted on 5 April 2017 by Richard Haggerty

Experts in the Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales, based in the Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University, worked with 115 teams across Wales to develop […]

Evolving with Evidence and Celebrating a Decade of FNP

Evolving with Evidence and Celebrating a Decade of FNP

Posted on 4 April 2017 by Michael Robling

Background Last Thursday myself and Julia Sanders attended a celebration of 10 years of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) in the Attlee Suite at Portcullis House, Westminster. In fact this […]

From NHS Critical Care Nurse To NIHR Researcher

From NHS Critical Care Nurse To NIHR Researcher

Posted on 31 March 2017 by Victoria Shepherd

Background I first became interested in how decisions are made for those who are unable to make their own decisions during my clinical role as a critical care nurse. In […]

Too Much Information: World Autism Awareness Week

Too Much Information: World Autism Awareness Week

Posted on 30 March 2017 by Andrea Meek

Background This week (March 27th - 2nd April 2017) is World Autism Awareness Week. Claire Johnson (Head of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs– Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University) gave a […]

Mental Capacity Action in Research Event

Mental Capacity Action in Research Event

Posted on 27 March 2017 by Victoria Shepherd

The National Mental Capacity Forum and Health and Care Research Wales recently hosted the Mental Capacity: Action in Research conference in Cardiff, which aimed to bring together researchers and other […]

UK Formula Marketing Bill Paves The Way For A Comprehensive Advertising Ban On Infant Formula

UK Formula Marketing Bill Paves The Way For A Comprehensive Advertising Ban On Infant Formula

Posted on 9 March 2017 by Aimee Grant

On 21 February 2017, the full text of the Feeding Products for Babies and Children (Advertising and Promotion) Bill, known as the Formula Marketing Bill for short, was released. The […]

RDCS Supports Wide Range Of Researchers To Successfully Submit Proposals For Public And Patient Benefit (RfPPB) Funding Scheme

RDCS Supports Wide Range Of Researchers To Successfully Submit Proposals For Public And Patient Benefit (RfPPB) Funding Scheme

Posted on 20 February 2017 by Sue Channon

Research for Public and Patient Benefit (RfPPB) In the Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales team, we have been supporting 20 NHS-lead staff teams to develop applications for […]

Introducing Intervention Programmes in the UK: A Meeting With MPs, Policy Makers and Academics in Westminster

Introducing Intervention Programmes in the UK: A Meeting With MPs, Policy Makers and Academics in Westminster

Posted on 24 January 2017 by Michael Robling

Presenting to MPs and academics in Westminster Last week I presented at the first of a series of three round table discussions about introducing supportive early intervention programmes into the […]

First All-Wales Research Design and Conduct Service Residential Writing Retreat

First All-Wales Research Design and Conduct Service Residential Writing Retreat

Posted on 19 January 2017 by Mark Kelson

A successful 3-day writing retreat The Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales recently hosted the first All-Wales Research Design and Conduct Service residential writing retreat. The retreat […]

Health and Wellbeing in Pregnancy and Early Motherhood Event

Health and Wellbeing in Pregnancy and Early Motherhood Event

Posted on 13 January 2017 by Aimee Grant

Event background An event is being held today at the Cardiff Story, organised by the Centre for Trials Research and CASCADE Research, to launch the findings of the Health and […]