RDS-EM Launch Conference 2010: Making the most of your RDS

11 February 2010, Burleigh Court, Loughborough University Conference Centre

This conference was an opportunity for researchers to learn more about research and research funding in health and social care. Meet the RDS-EM staff and hear from those who manage and administer research funding competitions. The day was free of charge and was a mix of formal presentations, plenary discussions and time to network. For more information view the conference flyer and the conference programme.

Presentations:

• How Research Design Services can help you secure research funding - a National Perspective (Prof David Armstrong)
• How Research Design Services can help you secure research funding - a Local Perspective (Prof Niroshan Siriwardena)
• NIHR Research Design Service for the East Midlands - Constructing a Bid (Freya Tyrer and Paul Leighton)
• Research for Patient Benefit Programme - How to improve your chances of getting funding - things the panel will need to see (Prof Claire Anderson)

• Research for Patient Benefit Programme - Panel Discussion and Questions

Exhibition Stands - Research Organisations

The following research organisations outside the RDS-EM provided exhibition stands and representatives were available to answer questions:

• INVOLVE
• NHS Innovations East Midlands
• National Research Ethics Service
• RDInfo
• NIHR CLAHRC - Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland (LNR)
• Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland CLRN
• Trent CLRN
• Centre for Health and Wellbeing Research
• Diabetes Research Network
• Primary Care Yorkshire Network East Midlands and South Yorkshire (PCRN-EMSY)
• UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Research Network
• UK Mental Health Research Network