Staff Profile

About the NIHR Research Support Service

The NIHR Research Support Service (RSS) provides free and confidential advice to develop funding applications within the remit of the NIHR, including clinical, applied health and social care research, and post-award advice to award holders. Access to support, advice and expertise is available for all researchers across England applying to NIHR research programmes or research training awards as well as to non-NIHR funders such as charities.

The RSS is delivered collaboratively through eight hubs, each a partnership of research groups and organisations. 

All hubs support a broad range of research designs, from pre-application through to post-award delivery, as well as providing specialist topic or methods expertise. There are also specialist centres with expertise in public health and social care research.

RSS support includes:

• pre and post award advice from methodologists, including statisticians, qualitative researchers, health economists, social scientists, behavioural scientists, clinical trialists and others with expertise in research designs, approaches and methods of analysis
• advice on study development and delivery
• advice on patient and public involvement, and on developing and delivering inclusive research
• opportunities to collaborate with centres of research excellence
• signposting to other sources of advice and support including Clinical Trials Units and the NIHR Clinical Research Network Study Support Service.

Role

Julie works as Chief Operating Officer within the NIHR RSS delivered by Newcastle University and Partners. She works with the RSS Team to ensure effective day-to-day operational delivery of the service and associated functions.