Date: Thursday 7th April, 2022

Time: 13:30 - 14:30 (GMT)

Location: Event hosted online via Zoom - link accessible on Eventbrite page to ticket-holders

NIHR FAN Webinar: What makes a good RfPB application?

The University of Exeter's National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Funder Advisory Network (FAN) is delighted to host this panel discussion on "What makes a good NIHR Research for Patient Benefit application?"

Our panel combines colleagues with NIHR expertise, RfPB-specific insight, and successful RfPB award-holders. All panel members will share their insight and experience of the scheme, followed by a chance for attendees to ask questions.

The panel comprises:

Dr Rebecca Abbott, Senior Research Fellow within the College of Medicine and Health's Evidence Synthesis Team. Becca has extensive experience on RfPB Panels, as a member of the RfPB South-West Regional Advisory Committee.

Dr Samantha van Beurden, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the College for Medicine and Health, with a background in Psychology and Behavioural Medicine. Sam's work is focused on the development, evaluation, and implementation of health behaviour change interventions and has a particular interest in the utility and uptake of digital health and integrating key stakeholder involvement throughout the lifecycle of interventions. She is currently running her live RfPB project "Feasibility study of a novel digital intervention promoting physical activity in young people with Cystic Fibrosis"

Dr Sam Merriel, GP and CRUK Clinical Senior Research Fellow within the Institute of Health Research. Sam has direct experience successfully applying for RfPB funding, and is currently running his live RfPB project "Primary care models for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer: the ProsDetect study"

Professor Gordon Taylor, Medical statistician and director of the NIHR Research Design Service for the South West (RDS SW). He has considerable knowledge of NIHR and its funding streams, and of advising applied health researchers in the development of high quality funding applications.

There will be opportunity to submit questions via the Zoom chat function during the panel discussion, and we will get through as many of these as possible during the session.

The session will be recorded.

Registrations are closed

NIHR FAN Webinar: What makes a good NIHR RfPB application?