Health Research

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  • Part-time Vacancy

    Vacancy for : BRD Administrator part-time Bath Research and Development will be advertising for a part-time administrator. Details will be on bath.ac.uk/jobs shortly. The BRD office is located at here the Department for Health, University of Bath.

  • NHS Grant Applications Workshop

    Are you thinking of applying for a research grant? Would you like guidance on improving your chances of success at getting funded? The Grants Application Workshop, run by the Research Design Service - South West, is designed to help you...

  • ALAN Seminars

    ALAN series 2 Assisted Living Action Network BRD have been supporting the ALAN series in the Innovation Centre in Bath see here for more information: http://assistedlivingaction.net/. The evening networking session on 'Strategies and interactive systems to promote rehabilitation, physical activity...

  • NIHR Funding Deadlines

    *NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research*Awards up to £2 million Competition 11 opened on 6 June 2011 APPLY NOW Competition 12 will open on 5 December 2011 Please see here for full dates for Competition 11 and 12 http://www.ccf.nihr.ac.uk/PGfAR/apply/Pages/calls.aspx Programme...

  • CARE Seminar

    Clinical Audit, Research and Evaluation Seminar: Rob Benington, Injury Prevention Manager, NHS Bristol - 'Recent Lessons from Evaluations of Injury'. Tuesday 21st September, 1.00pm - 2.30pm Council House. Everybody welcome, tea and coffee witll be available. Please feel free to bring...

  • Patients and Public Shape Health Research

    On the 12th July, the University hosted a Carers Group and presented two new projects, In Touch and If Only. In Touch, developed by Dr. Nigel Harris from BIME, is an easy to use video communication system developed specifically for...

  • ALAN Seminar Cancelled- From Health Service to Self-Service: The promise of technology mediated health behaviour change

    The ALAN Networking Seminar 'From Health Service to Self-Service: The promise of technology mediated health behaviour change' due to take place between 5.30pm - 7.30pm on Thursday 7th July 2011 has been unfortunately been CANCELLED.

  • Centre for Pain to fund a PhD in user design or assisted living

    The Centre for Pain research is funding a PhD in user design or assisted living.  They will fund a full-time 3 year PhD studentship in either of the following areas: a) Inclusive design in dementia. Innovating and improving methods of...

  • The Centre for Pain are hosting new PhD scholarships

    The Centre for Pain in the Department for Health, University of Bath are hosting the following PhD scholarships: A 3 year PhD involving applied research.  The PhD will be funded by Wiltshire PCT, and in one of the following areas:...

  • From Health Service to Self-Service: The promise of technology mediated health behaviour change

    We’re getting older. Today in the UK there are more people over 60 than under the age of 18 and within twenty years around a third of our population will be over 60 years old. One recent study predicts that...