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The NIHR Newcastle PSRC wants to help people work together to make healthcare safer, especially for those with long-term health problems.
The Academic Career Development (ACD) team at the NIHR Newcastle PSRC helps people working in healthcare develop their careers in clinical research by supporting people in applying for research funding, sharing ideas, and helping each other improve. We want to ensure that people from all kinds of jobs, not just doctors, can learn to be leaders in patient safety.
Our Aims
How we work
The ACD team wants people from all different backgrounds to join us. We help people just starting in research with funding opportunities to start the next stage of their careers, such as internships and associate roles, and people who have already finished their doctoral training, such as Fellowships.
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Career Development
The ACD team at the NIHR Newcastle PSRC helps the people who are learning with us develop their careers and keep focusing on improving patient safety. We do this by having regular development meetings to share ideas and knowledge and helping people present their research at conferences and other events. We also offer person-centred career development opportunities for registered health and care professionals and methodologists to help people progress during and beyond their awards.
Working Together
Working together is key for the NIHR Newcastle PSRC. The ACD team help our trainees build relationships with large research groups and other organisations. Between the NIHR Newcastle PSRC and our partners, we have Europe’s biggest group of ageing researchers and lead centres for studying ageing, data, health habits, public health, and future health trends. These centres are known for their important work in patient safety, long-term health issues, and health differences. The ACD team use these connections to offer training and help more people learn about patient safety, as well as apply for further opportunities and fellowships.
Opportunities
We aim to increase the number of people applying for research funding to improve patient safety. We are particularly focused on providing opportunities for those who may not typically have access to such funding, or who may have had to pause their research due to personal reasons. At the NIHR Newcastle PSRC and within the ACD team, we are committed to ensuring that everyone has an equal chance to contribute to our mission regardless of their circumstances.
Faiza Yahya’s latest publication! Development of a Hospital at Home Digital Twin for Patients With Frailty: Scoping Review
How can we make the most of advanced technology and live information to improve how we deliver hospital-level care at home?
NIHR SafetyNet Seminar 101. Hosted by NIHR Newcastle PSRC Academic Career Development Open Session, Thursday 5th February 2026, hybrid event
Reducing the impact of deconditioning for older people admitted to hospital: development of a participatory research and improvement strategy with real world impact ” by Dr Lisa Robinson
Reflections on the NIHR Newcastle PSRC/Pharmacy Event – 19th June
PhD Student Henry Song reveiws his experience of the 2nd Annual PSRC Pharmacy Conference 2025
Bridging Practice and Research: A Pharmacit’s Experience,
Bridging Practice and Research: A Pharmacit’s Experience, by Liam Mullen Specialist Clinical Pharmacist in Acute and Emergancy Care at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
First pharmacist to secure an NIHR IPF
Kayleigh Davison Lead Advanced Pharmacist Practioner and NIHR In-Practice Fellow, Newcastle University,
My invitation to the House of Lords
Professor Annette Hand, invited to the Launch of the National State of Patient Safety Report (2024)
NIHR Academy Members’ Conference 2024 – Research impact: beginning with the end
The NIHR Academy Member’s Conference, held in Leeds on the 19th and 20th of November 2024 round up by Lauren Lawson and Radin Karimi NIHR Newcastle PSRC PhD Students
Never under-estimate the power of Networking during (or after) your PhD
Never under-estimate the power of Networking during (or after) your PhD, by Faiza Yahya
Future for the Future Leaders is now
Dr Niina Kolhmainen NIHR Newcastle PSRC Academic Career Development Co Lead, discribes her first Academic Career Development Forum
From the South West to the North East:
Chris Lovegrove: From the South West to the North East: a Clinical Research Fellow’s journey to the PSRC