Research training and careers
Develop your career in research
If you want to develop your career in research, you can find training and development opportunities listed here. Information about fellowships and scholarships can be found in our funding section
Postgraduate research training
The nursing professoriate in the UK
Clinical research nurses
UK Government training opportunities
England
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR): career development
The NIHR supports research training through its Integrated Clinical Academic (ICA) programme.
NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)
NIHR ARCs run a large range of research training courses and capacity development programmes.
Northern Ireland
HSC Public Health Agency Northern Ireland, Research and Development
Building research capacity in Northern Ireland through training opportunities, and creating opportunities for researchers to compete for research funding on a wider UK or international basis.
Scotland
The CSO offers training fellowships aimed at improving the research and development skills base; increasing the development of evidence-based practice.
Wales
Health and Care Research Wales
Offering a number of schemes designed to stimulate excellence and support capacity building in health and social care research.
Research Capacity Building Collaboration (RCBC) Wales
Partnership between six Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Wales, funded by Health and Care Research Wales.
