Welcome to the NIHR Coordinating Centre for Research Capacity Development

The Research Capacity Development Programme is one of the family of programmes of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The Research Capacity Development (RCD) Programme is managed by the NIHR Coordinating Centre for Research Capacity Development (NIHR CCRCD) and funded by the Department of Health.

The RCD Programme makes research training awards to individuals who show the potential to become research leaders in their particular field and whose research is people or patient-focussed and relevant to the NHS. 

3rd NIHR Trainee Conference 22nd-23rd September 2009

This year's conference will be held at the Midland Hotel, Manchester and is open to all NIHR funded trainees. Last year there were 226 participants and the event provides information about the NIHR, valuable support and opportunities for sharing experiences.

Provisional Programme

To register your interest in attending and to indicate if you would like to submit a poster, please go to

www.profbriefings.co.uk/nihrtc09/

Please note this conference is only open to individuals who currently hold one of the NIHR trainee awards.

NIHR Fellowship Scheme

Round 2 has now closed; further details about  round 3 will be available late autumn.

NIHR Integrated Academic Training - Academic Clinical Fellowships and Clinical Lectureships

The NIHR CCRCD manages the Academic Clinical Fellowship and Clinical Lectureship phases of the Integrated Academic Pathway. These awards make up part of a package of measures recommended in the Walport Report "Medically and dentally qualified academic staff: Recommendations for training the researchers and educators of the future".

NIHR Clinician Scientist Awards

The NIHR Clinician Scientist Award is open to individuals in medicine and dentistry.  The Awards are intended to build a cadre of research-led clinical academics capable of leading research in their discipline.  The Awards provide up to five years post-doctoral training.

Further details on Round 9 of the awards are now available.

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