Research Capacity Building

We will support our staff in building their careers. We will provide training opportunities that will enable them to grow. We will build a skilled and motivated workforce which can solve important health and social care problems.

Research Capacity Building Opportunities

Delivered by the Research Evaluation and Collaboration for Translation Team, Applied Health Research Hub, University of Lancashire. We support people to develop and expand their research skills.

Internship programme

ARC NWC internships provide opportunities for employees of our partner organisations interested in developing research skills or progressing their research career. No previous experience is necessary. Internships types incluce:

Research or innovation project: Undertake a small scale research project with academic supervision.

NIHR fellowship application: Support to apply for pre-doctoral, doctoral, or advanced fellowships.

Rapid conversion of evidence summaries: Produce a summary of existing evidence to inform service delivery.

Knowledge mobilisation: Support to deliver a project translating research into practice.

All internships include:

Day release for one day a week for up to 12 months supported by £6,300 salary backfill.

Access to research methods training or Master’s degree modules.

Expert academic supervision from one of our five universities.

Further opportunities

PHD studentships: ARC NWC offers funded full time PhD studentships linked to our research themes across our five universities. Students receive fees, a stipend and academic supervision.

Fellowships: ARC NWC Fellowships support staff in partner organisations to develop bids for external research funding. An award of £14,000 pays for staff time and research costs.

Mentorship: ARC NWC mentorship scheme matches researchers with more experienced colleagues to support their development.

Leadership development: Researchers are supported to develop research leadership and management skills to collaborate with and influence others.

All our programmes align with ARC NWC research themes that reflect the needs of our local population.

Please get in touch with us at arcnwc@lancashire.ac.uk for enquiries.