Support and Resources

In the Research Strategy and Services Division (RSSD) we deliver highly valued research services in partnership with the academic community, working symbiotically across the research project life-cycle supporting the delivery of the Birmingham 2030 ambitions.

For further support with research funding, training, due diligence and more, please visit our SharePoint site (staff login required). 

This document details the numerous ways you can communicate to partners across the world. 

IT and Communications Methods for Global Working (Word, 18.1KB)

Patient and public involvement is becoming increasingly important in your study design and study question especially for clinical studies involving the NHS and certain funders. The Birmingham Public Involvement Hub details fundamentals to consider (staff login required).

This section details resources, support and guidance regarding developing your research career at Birmingham.  

The fund is primarily to allow attendance at conferences for individuals (normally with child caring responsibilities) who would otherwise be unable to attend. Staff members may apply for up to £500 support towards additional caring costs incurred as a result of attending essential conference(s), workshops, seminars and/or training in any given academic year (1 October – 30 September).

Further information is available via the Application Form on our SharePoint site. 

The Staff Parents and Carers section on SharePoint brings together information and support on all aspects of family-related leave and support for staff. There is also the Parents and Carers' Network which has been set up to support and advocate University staff with parental and caring responsibilities. 

Please note: staff login will be required for these sites. 

This website brings together a wealth of training materials from across the Global Health Network, collaborating organisations, institutions and networks, and from reliable internet sources. Free and accessible to all the Global Health Training Centre provides research staff of all roles, all regions and all disease areas with the ‘how-to’ training materials required to safely conduct high quality research. Find out more at the Global Health Training Centre website. 

This website is ideal if you are visiting or meeting visitors from another country and you would like to know more about the customs, business and culture. Find out more at the Kwintessential website.

Going the Extra Mile: Improving the nation's health and wellbeing through public involvement in research details the NIHR's vision in public involvement in research, their research into current public involvement in research today and what the NIHR are planning going forward.

Tessa Richards in this blog article discusses how the patient and public involvement in research is growing and how it should be growing moving forward.