Fostering a culture of research: Lessons from advisory sessions with nursing students

This weeks’ blog is by members of the Research and Innovation Hub: Dr Sharon Mutare (s.mutare@herts.ac.uk), Dr Rebecca Hadley (r.hadley3@herts.ac.uk) and Dr Lisa Whiting (all from the University of Hertfordshire) and Dr Phillip Smith and Fiona Smith (Heads of Research and Innovation, Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB).   Improving diversity and representation in research participation […]

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A perspective on funding, doing and publishing qualitative research

This blog is written by Dr Analisa Smythe, Research Matron, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (analisa.smythe@nhs.net) and Dr Catharine Jenkins, Associate Professor, Dementia Care, Birmingham City University (catharine.jenkins@bcu.ac.uk ).         IntroductionQualitative research is key to understanding participants’ experiences and insights, usually collected through focus groups and […]

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