Research Learning Lectures

The NIHR Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme is pleased to announce the Research Learning Lectures: a series of lectures for anyone in Health and Social Care interested in learning more about research.

What are the Research Learning Lectures?

The Research Learning Lectures are a series of lectures covering a variety of topics relating to basic science, clinical trial methodology and statistics.

The lectures provide career advice for anyone who wishes to know more about research or work towards a career in research or academia.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to hear from and put questions to research experts from across the world.

The Research Learning Lectures have been developed by Dr Kiran Reddy and Queen’s University Belfast Critical Care & Respiratory Research Group and now also include lectures developed by Dr Sophie Merrick and The Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) at University College London (UCL).

The Research Learning Lectures are hosted by the NIHR Associate PI Scheme.

Who are the Research Learning Lectures aimed at?

• Current Associate PIs
• Associate PI Alumni
• Health and Care professionals with an interest in learning more about research.
• Those with an interest in learning about research delivery or research leadership
• Those with an interest in a career in Clinical Academia

Next lecture:

Lecture title: Making Clinical Trials More Inclusive

Date & time: 11th June 2025, 1:00-2:00pm (BST)

Speaker: Professor Kamlesh Khunti (University of Leicester)

Chair: Dr Sophie Merrick (MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL)

Upcoming:

Lecture title: Bridging the Gap: My Journey from Basic Science to Clinical Research with the Associate PI Scheme

Date & time: 10th July 2025, 1:00-2:00pm (BST)

Speaker: Dr Krishnaraj Rathod (Queen Mary University)

Chair: Holly Speight (NIHR Associate Principal Investigator Scheme Manager)

More lectures are on the way! This page will be updated with the details as soon as possible.

Please feel free to book a place for one or more of the sessions. Each lecture will be delivered virtually via MS Teams.

Unable to join a session live?

No worries! The lecture will be recorded and made available for playback in your own time. You don’t need to register to gain access to the recording. Simply set a reminder to check the link below a few weeks after the event (previous lectures are also available).

https://sites.google.com/nihr.ac.uk/associatepischeme/events/research-learning-lectures/recordings

Contact us

I f you have any questions, please contact the Associate PI Scheme team at associatepischeme@nihr.ac.uk

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