Clinical Research

The MRes programme is multi-disciplinary and is designed for practitioners who wish to develop a research or a clinical academic career. The aim of the programme is to develop students’ knowledge and research skills to enhance their current and future careers in supporting, delivering and integrating research into clinical practice, and fostering evidence based practice.

KEY BENEFITSStudents are provided:

• Unique opportunity to work with experienced research teams on a unique designated research project
• Lectures delivered by experienced multi-disciplinary researchers on contemporary issues in the conduct and utilisation of health, clinical and social care research.
• Opportunity to develop and undertake their research guided by experienced health and social care researchers
• Support to disseminate work related to their MRes studies particularly through publication in high quality peer-reviewed journals
• Opportunity to develop their work into a PhD Fellowship application if successful at MRes level
• Located in the heart of London

PURPOSEThe purpose of this taught programme is to develop students’ knowledge and research skills to enhance their current and future careers in supporting, delivering and integrating research into clinical practice, and fostering evidence based practice.

DESCRIPTIONThe MRes programme is multi-disciplinary and is designed for practitioners who wish to develop a research or a clinical academic career. A unique feature of the MRes is that students will join experienced research teams to work on a specifically designed project from the outset of joining the programme. This will assist students in understanding more about the research process and how the taught components are directly related to their chosen project areas. The programme will develop students’ knowledge and research skills to enhance their current and future careers in supporting, delivering and integrating research into clinical practice, and fostering evidence based practice. The Programme will also assist in identifying the practitioners with the appropriate innovation and critical-thinking skills so that they might be supported to undertake further study with the aim of developing a future clinical-academic career.

For Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals, there is the opportunity to apply for Clinical MRes Fellowships. The Fellowship will allow you to focus solely on your study by paying your salary (allowing you to be seconded from your present institution) and your programme fees. The Fellowships are funded by the prestigious National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) MRes Fellowship Scheme.

Fellowships will be available for up to 12 candidates via an application process in March 2013.