Support for Our Researchers

Our goal is to develop research capacity in our themes to reflect clinical advances and global need.

At the NIHR Sheffield BRC, we support researchers at all stages to progress their academic research careers, from those taking their first steps into research, to those applying for advanced fellowships and running their own trials. For targeted information appropriate for your career stage, please visit the pages below. We also highlight upcoming training events on our Training & Events Calendar Page.

Pre-Doctoral Students

Undergraduates, Master's Students, Medical Students

Doctoral Students

Those currently completing a PhD or MD

Clinical Fellows

Medically trained individuals involved in research

NMAHPs

Nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists and clinical trial assistants

Senior Clinical Fellows

Medically trained individuals with substantial experience in clincial research

Principal Investigators

Those who run clinical trials

Pre-Clinical Scientists

Scientists that work on pre-clinical models, including within labs or computer modelling

Postdoctoral Researchers

Those with a PhD who are working within research but not yet running their own studies

Clinical Research Support Staff

People working behind the scenes, such a project managers, coordinators and R&D staff

Key Staff

Professor Oliver Bandmann

Academic Career Development Lead

Dr Emma Fargher

Academic Career Development Coordinator

Dr Ali
Ali

Cardiovascular Disease Training
Representative

Professor Nigel
Hoggard

Imaging & Engineering Training
Representative

Dr Paul
Collini

Infection & Immunity Training
Representative

Professor Oliver
Bandmann

Neuroscience Training
Representative

Researcher Spotlights

Spotlight on: Dr Tom Payne

Tom discusses his experience in research, why he continued his path in research and advice that he could give to those looking into a career in research.

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Spotlight on: Dr Sarah Roscoe

Sarah Roscoe, one of our previous PhD students investigating Nutritional Biomarkers in MND, gives feedback on the NIHR Doctoral Research Training Camp – ‘The best training day I’ve ever attended!’