For more information on any of our #MakeSpace4Research events you can email us at [email protected]
The 4Ps Programme
The 4Ps Programme has been developed by the Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals at the Newcastle Hospitals to support your needs regardless of where you are on the “research interested” to “Aspiring Clinical Academic” continuum.
This is a welcoming jargon-free modular programme. The four modules are Place, Project, Person and Plan, and they provide you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to move forward with research.
The starting point for the programme is our pre-requisite Foundation session.
The programme is delivered by a range of NMAHP clinical-academic colleagues, and with input from relevant organisations including the Research Design Service, Patient and Public Involvement panels, universities and funders.
For more information please click here for our main 4Ps page.
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YES! Early Research Support Group
Say YES! To research support from any stage from never done research before, where do I start? To NIHR Super Star, welcome!
Sessions last one hour with 30 minutes set aside for a Spotlight Session delivered by one of our RDI fellows and the rest is for you to chat about research, inspire and support.
All sessions are available for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals within the Trust are held on Microsoft Teams.
Sign up through our Eventbrite page
| 2025 Dates | Time | Presenter – all RDI Fellows |
| Monday 17th March | 10.00 – 11.00 | Karen Caulfield Clinical specialist paediatric physiotherapist Master’s in research – Bespoke (2024) |
| Thursday 1st May | 9.00 – 10.00 | Zoe Jackson Nurse Research Internship (2023) |
| Wednesday 21st May | 9.30 – 10.30 | Sarah Hogg Nurse Masters in Research Fellowship (2022) |
| Wednesday 25th June | 2.00 – 3.00 | Raya Vinogradov Radiographer Doctoral Fellowship (2022) |
| Thursday 24th July | 3.00 – 4.00 | Roisin Fallen-Bailey Senior Physiotherapist Doctoral Fellowship (2024) |
| Monday 22nd September | 1.00 – 2.00 | Heather Waldron Clinical Lead Speech and Language Therapist RCB Post-doc bridging (2024) |
| Wednesday 22nd October | 2.00 – 3.00 | Paige Elliott Dietitian Embedded Researcher Fellowship (2023) |
| Monday 24th November | 1.00 – 2.00 | Sarah Stephen Speech & Language Therapist Doctoral Fellowship (2022) |
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Doctoral Support Group
Our Doctoral Support Group is a great opportunity for those on Doctoral training pathways (PhD or Prof Doc) to share experiences, learn from and support each other on the doctoral pathway.
All sessions are held on ‘Teams’ for one hour. On some occasions 30 minutes will be set aside for a spotlight session with the remainder a sounding board for challenges, experiences, processes, presentation practice or just generally bouncing ideas around for pieces of work/funding applications/publications etc.
Please email the NMAHPs Research team [email protected] for details.
Upcoming Sessions for 2025
| DATE | TOPIC | VITAE DOMAIN |
| Monday 10th February 11am | How to be a viva survivor | Professional and career development |
| Friday 14th March 1pm | Getting to grips with methodology and methods | Knowledge base / Cognitive abilities |
| Monday 7th April 11am | The only way is Ethics! | Research management |
| Wednesday 7th May 1pm | The challenges of writing up | Creativity |
| Tuesday 3rd June 11am | Resilience and bouncing forwards | Personal qualities |
| Friday 4th July 2pm | Saying yes and saying no | Self-management |
| Wednesday 10th September 1pm | Getting funding, and then spending it well | Finance, funding and resources |
| Monday 6th October 11am | Impact is more than papers and posters | Engagement and impact |
| Wednesday 3rd November 1pm | Being kind to yourself and others | Professional conduct |
| Friday 5th December 10am | Publishing | Communication and dissemination |
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