{"id":404,"date":"2016-10-20T10:09:40","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T10:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/centre-for-trials-research\/?p=404"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:59:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T13:59:11","slug":"rdcs-annual-event-2016-increasing-research-capacity-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/centre-for-trials-research\/rdcs-annual-event-2016-increasing-research-capacity-in-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"RDCS Annual Event 2016: Increasing Research Capacity in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales held its annual showcase event recently. This is our longest running event, now in its sixth year, and it has been oversubscribed every time. In recent years, it has focused on the upcoming Research for Public and Patient Benefit (RfPPB) call.<\/h3>\n

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\u201cThis is the study day I have been waiting for. It was all helpful.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Whole day was very useful, excellent thank you”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This year we had another excellent turnout and a very productive day. We began with a short introduction to the day by our Deputy Director Sue Channon<\/a>.\u00a0 This was followed by an overview of key features of successful funding applications delivered by Dr Mark Kelson<\/a>. Following a short break, we had presentations on the importance of Health Economics by Professor Deb Fitzsimmons as well as a fascinating session where Dr Kirsten McEwan fed back on her experiences as an observer at the RfPPB panel discussions this year including hints and tips for improving delegates’ submissions.<\/p>\n

One of the most popular sessions we have run for the past few years followed, where we provided the delegates with copies of both successful and \u00a0unsuccessful actual proposals from previous year\u2019s funding rounds. This is extremely useful for researchers as it covers the intangibles of what makes a great proposal; from the language used and the flow of the document, to the layout and the presentation style.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon we also had a great presentation from director of Health and Care Research Wales, Professor Jon Bisson<\/a>, where he outlined the intended vision and scope of Research for Patient and Public Benefit funding, in terms of both health and social care.<\/p>\n

All in all, the day was a great success with huge amounts of detailed and pertinent information being presented to delegates. We hope our event contributes to the improving standard of proposals we have seen year on year in this important funding call.<\/p>\n

Best of luck to all of the applicants!<\/p>\n

RDCS Annual Event 2017 Delegate Feedback<\/h2>\n

The event achieved an average satisfaction rating of 80%\u00a0from 21 attendees.<\/p>\n

Delegates really enjoyed the feedback from observer panels and we intend to develop this into a regular annual feature to give you the inside scoop on what are the priority areas from funding panels.<\/p>\n

Delegates were asked \u201cWhich aspects did you find most helpful?\u201d Here’s what they said:<\/h3>\n

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