Research support
All RSS 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 economics, 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 incluside 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