Stories

Your Path in Research - Ben's Story

Ben Brown, Deputy Care Home Manager, shares his story about his career in research.

Your Path in Research - Penelope Welbourne

Penelope Welbourne is Specialty Research Lead for Social Work in the NIHR Clinical Research Network South West Peninsula, and Associate Professor in Social Work at the University of Plymouth.

Hannah Shephard: Championing Research in Mental Health Nursing

Leeds Nursing student Hannah Shephard was one of the first ever finalists in the new Clinical Research category at the Nursing Times Student Awards this year.

Children’s Emergency Department award winning supporters of research

The Children’s Emergency Department at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton won a NIHR Clinical Research Kent, Surrey and Sussex’s Research Support Award in the Acute Trust: Non-COVID-19 category in 2021.

CRN Wessex’s new Research Delivery Manager

Dr Zoë Sheppard started at the network in September 2022, having previously worked as Head of Research at Dorset County Hospital.

My path in research on the NIHR LA SPARC scheme

In this blog, Dr Sara Karrar, Public Health Representative for CRN East of England, talks about her time on the NIHR's Local Authority Short Placement Award scheme for Research Collaboration (LA SPARC).

Q&A: Bryony Marks - Research Midwife at CRN Wessex

We speak to Bryony about her role in the Direct Delivery Team

Q&A: Sophie Hutin - Clinical Trials Assistant at CRN Wessex

We speak to Sophie about her role in the Direct Delivery Team

My Path in Research - Danielle's Story

Read about Dani's path in research

Midwife who took part in miscarriage drug trial urges others to say yes

To mark Baby Loss Awareness Week 2022, we spoke to Midwife and mother Hannah about her experience of taking part in the PRISM study, looking at the use of progesterone to reduce the risk of miscarriage in some women.