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Sussex Health and Care Research Training Hub events

The latest events from the Research Training Hub. 

The following events are available to all health and care professionals across Sussex unless specifically stated. We aim to provide as much information as possible about these events, but please email us here if you have any questions.

For more details and information on events delivered by the Trust please see the Trust Events Webpage.

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Hub led events

The Sussex Health and Care Research Training Hub is excited to launch a new series of events for health and care professionals across Sussex. Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise or explore new career pathways, there’s something for everyone. Some sessions are tailored to specific professions, as highlighted in the programme below. All events are online (unless otherwise stated) and completely free to attend. More events will be added to this programme so keep checking this page! 

Click here to view the recordings of previous Hub-led events >

The dilemma of PPI: Just because we're asked, does it mean we should agree to be involved?

Thursday 29 October, 12-1pm on Teams

Facilitators: Dr Sam Robertson, Lead for Patient and Public Involvement in Research, Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust

The session will focus on exploring and reflect on:

  • The impact of PPI involvement on advisors, including potential contribution to personal recovery.
  • Does PPI involvement imply complicity with a researcher's agenda (i.e. poacher turned gamekeeper)?
  • When research challenges our ethical positions and core values, should PPI advisors work at changing the study from within the study team or maintain independence?
  • How do we challenge the existing status quo and research culture?

Click here to register >

Partner events: Ongoing events and regular sessions

Work-in-Progress Meetings for Researchers of all stages

Every Tuesday from 7 October, 12-1pm in person: Meeting Room in Medical Research Building, University of Sussex, Falmer; and on Teams 

Join us for Work in Progress (WiP) meetings, that are taking place on weekly basis at BSMS, offering researchers at every stage (from early planning to near completion) a supportive space to share their projects. These sessions are designed to spark collaboration, build networks, and encourage fresh perspectives, with a particular focus on PhD students and Early Career Researchers (ECRs). Held in the Medical Research Building, WiP meetings showcase voices from across multiple disciplines, including Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Global Health and Infection, Clinical Neuroscience, and the School of Life Sciences. Recent speakers have ranged from PhD students and Academic Clinical Fellows to ECRs and visiting experts, all contributing to a vibrant exchange of ideas. Thanks to strong promotion, varied speakers, and accessible formats, WiP has seen consistently high engagement, reaching our room capacity each time with researchers joining both in person and online. We are delighted to continue this energy into the 2025/26 academic year! If you would like to join us either as a speaker or just part of the audience, drop us an email on: T.Jones@bsms.ac.uk.

Weekly Grant Drop-ins

Take place weekly, every Tuesday 3-4pm, Ground floor pod, Medical Research Building, University of Sussex, Falmer

These drop-ins are facilitated by Rebecca Merola, the BSMS Research Development Manager. Please come and have a chat with Rebecca if you have any queries on a current bid, future bids, research funding eligibility or other grant related queries

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Partner events: Special one-off events

Building Your Research Profile: First grant and leadership skills

Wednesday 25 November, 12.30-3.30pm, Meeting room, Medical Research Building

We are delighted to invite you to this upcoming workshop  on developing successful research grant applications. This is a Joint BSMS/ARC KSS Academy Workshop. The afternoon will include expert-led sessions on the key components of competitive funding applications, practical guidance for preparing your first grant proposal, and the leadership and collaboration skills needed to build a successful research career. There will also be opportunities to network with colleagues over lunch. We hope you will be able to join us. The session is particularly designed for early and mid career researchers but wider research community is welcome to attend.

Click here to register >

 

Impact Elevator Pitch workshop

Thursday 16 April, 2:30-4pm, Meeting room, Medical Research Building

Facilitator: Deeptima Massey

The workshop offers an opportunity to deliver a 3-minute “elevator pitch” on your research and to learn how other researchers are making impact a priority. Participants will spend dedicated time refining their impact ambitions through peer discussion, identifying key audiences, routes to impact, and practical next steps. Researchers who have attended previously are welcome to return and share how their impact goals and activities have developed over the past 12 months.

Click here to register >

 

Explore our partner-run events through the webpages listed below. These events are open to health and care academics across Sussex. Please see read the specific event details for further information and guidance on registering.

Click to University Hospital Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Events >

Click to Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Events >

Click to ARC KSS Events >

External events

There are currently no external events, please check back. 

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Knowledge and library skills

Knowledge and library services in Sussex provide refresher teaching on information skills, including how to run an effective literature search (finding quality health information), critical appraisal of research (understanding study designs, bias and interpretation of statistics), and reference management software. They also teach on writing for publication, how to run a journal club, and supporting the health literacy of patients and the public.

For more information about this teaching, please see:

Brighton & Hove, West Sussex, Lewes and the havens: Sussex Health Knowledge and Libraries >

Crawley & Horsham: Surrey & Sussex Library and Knowledge Services >

Eastbourne, Hastings & Rother: East Sussex Knowledge and Library Services >

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