NIHR joins forces with top UK colleges for new e-learning programme
Date: 26 June 2023
The NIHR has invested almost £1 million to create a new programme of e-learning content for health and care professionals with an interest in research.
For the first time, funding has been allocated to 7 Royal Colleges and the College of Optometrists. This has enabled each to design online content tailored to the training needs of their aspiring researchers.
The online modules are free to use. They are ideal for health professionals interested in a research career, even if they have little or no research experience so far.
This is the first time that NIHR and the colleges have collaborated on a shared project of this kind. The aim is to improve the clinical research awareness, knowledge and skills of health professionals.
Each college has used the funding award to work with its own partners to deliver a selection of targeted modules.
The modules have been designed for each college’s target population. Each module is pitched at an introductory level for those with limited experience of research. For example, the Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) module focuses on investigational medicines. At the same time, the Royal College of Emergency Medicine offers a module on leadership in emergency care research.