Public Health and Social Care Professionals and Researchers
Our support
We work with a wide range of Public Health and Social Care experts to develop future national and international research leaders, accessing exciting new fellowship opportunities in these key areas. Newcastle Health Research Partnership is unique amongst Academic Health Sciences Centres in having local government as a partner – Newcastle City Council.
We contribute to fellowship funding panels and directly mentor and supervise talented individuals across the clinical academic pathway. From internships and pre-doctoral awards to doctoral, post-doctoral and ultimately to professorial awards.
Public Health and Social Care Professionals and Researchers Pillar Leads:
- Prof Ruth McGovern
- Dr Sarah Sowden
- Prof Amy O’Donnell
Public Health and Social Care Professionals and Researchers – Research Career Development Awards
Pre-doctoral
research experience
1
NIHR Internships via undergrad scheme, ICA or NIHR Infrastructure programmes
NIHR Predoctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (PCAF) or Predoctoral Local Authority Academic Fellowship (PLAF) or Local Authority Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (LA SPARC) Scheme (depending on employer and if registered with regulatory body)
2
PhD research
training
NIHR Doctoral Fellowships
NIHR Doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (DCAF) or Doctoral Local Authority Academic Fellowship (DLAF) (depending on employer and if registered with regulatory body)
NIHR Infrastructure PhD
MRC Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Fellowship (if registered HCP)
MRC Clinical research Training Fellowship (if registered HCP)
Wellcome 4Ward North (if registered HCP)
*NIHR Pre-application support fund
Charity eg BHF, Alzheimer’s Society
Early post-doc
research period
3
NIHR Development Skills Enhancement Award
NIHR Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (ACAF) or Advanced Local Authority Academic Fellowship (ALAF) (depending on employer and if registered with regulatory body)
NIHR Advanced Fellowship
MRC Postdoctoral Clinical Research Training Fellowship (if registered HCP)
*NIHR Senior Clinical Practitioner Research Award (SCPRA)
4
Post-doctoral route
to independence
NIHR Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship (ACAF) or Advanced Local Authority Academic Fellowship (ALAF) pending on employer and if registered with regulatory body)
NIHR Advanced Fellowship
Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) and Advanced Fellowship (EME-AF)
MRC Clinician Scientist Fellowship (if registered HCP)
Wellcome Early Career Awards
NIHR Population Health Career Scientist Award
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
Independent
researcher
5
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