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Health Research Careers Annalisa Montesanti PhD Programme Manager – Health Research Careers

The Health Research Careers programme aims to support talented individuals in generating research ideas, integrating research into policy, improving decision-making, and driving better health outcomes. This initiative provides opportunities for individuals at different career stages, offering direct and indirect support, capacity building, and collaborative projects. With a focus on attracting more healthcare professionals to engage in research, the programme promotes the production of a highly skilled workforce that integrates research and evidence into policy and practice.

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Health Research Careers Annalisa Montesanti PhD Programme Manager – Health Research Careers

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  1. Health Research Careers Annalisa Montesanti PhD Programme Manager – Health Research Careers ECR DIT 17 October 2018

  2. Format

  3. Section 1 Health Research Board

  4. It is the lead agency in Ireland funding and supporting health research, information and evidence. Mission: Healthy people through excellent research and applied knowledge. Strategy 2016-2020 Research.Evidence.Actions Health Research Board

  5. Funders in Ireland Relationship between government departments and funders of health research in Ireland

  6. Healthy people through excellent research and Applied Knowledge Health Research Funding HRB Evidence Centre National Health Information Systems Evidence to inform health policy Information for service planning Budget ~€46m pa Portfolio €150m+

  7. HRB Research Strategy and Funding Mairead O'Driscoll Director of Research Strategy and Funding Maura Hiney Head of Post-Award  & Evaluation Anne CodyHead of Pre-Award Oonagh Ward Programme ManagerInfrastructure, Networks & Interventions Patricia Clarke Programme Manager Policy & EU Funding H2020 Delegate Catherine Gill Programme Manager Projects and Career Support Aoife Cahill Programme ManagerR&D for National Health Caitriona Creely ProgrammeManagerInvestigator Initiated Research & Innovation Annalisa Montesanti Programme ManagerHealth Research Careers

  8. HRB strategy 2016 - 2020

  9. Section 2 Health Research Career framework

  10. Enabler A: Health Research Careers • Support talented people • to generate ideas and undertake research studies, • to drive the integration of research and evidence into policy • to improve decision-making and, ultimately, health outcome and • to have a wider impact in society

  11. PEOPLE: Wide range of people from different disciplines, backgrounds and professions engaged in health research, particularly in patient-oriented, clinical, health services and population health research The Framework’s Vision ENVIRONMENT Higher Education Authority Health Service Executive Higher education institutions Hospitals Health agencies Research organisations Charities Professionals training bodies Department of Health Irish Research Council Science Foundation Ireland Wellcome Trust Other funders European Commission Professionals Health-related researchers • GUIDING PRINCIPLES • Core principles • Actionable knowledge • Collaborations, integration and cross-disciplinarity • Flexibility and diversity • Open knowledge • Professional development and skills • Researcher’s knowledge contribution, metrics and impacts • Overarching principle • Commitment Innovators Highly skilled workforce working together towards health knowledge creation, translation and implementation

  12. Expected outcomes are • 2. To attract more people working in a healthcare setting who are • trained and active in research, resulting in better quality care and • outcomesand a more attractive work environment. 1. To produce a highly skilled workforce of collaborative experts in health knowledge creation, translation and implementation, so as to ensure that research and evidence are ultimately integrated into policy and practice.

  13. Section 2 The health research career journey - opportunities

  14. HRB career path in health research

  15. Supporting people Indirect support Direct support/capacity building Targeting different career stages Project/programmes Investigator led schemes

  16. Collaborative Doctoral Awards in Patient-focused Research Currently open: pre-application stage - Wellcome-HRB Irish Clinical Academic Training Programme – ICAT (annual intake of 8 trainees • SPHeRE - Structured Population and Health-services Research Education (annual intake of 10-12 scholars) Structured doctoral training and cohort based approach

  17. Cancer Prevention Fellowship Programme (NCI/HRB) CPFP (annual call opening in May 2019) • Support individuals with potential to become leaders in the field of cancer prevention and control. Individual fellowship • Applying Research into Policy & Practice Post-doctoral Fellowships (ARPP) Next call in Q2 2019 • Trying to building the capability and leadership potential in applied health research • CV Wellcome Trust fellowships at different career stages (different deadlines – see website)

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  19. ARPP 2018 analysis ARPP awarded applicants

  20. HRB internship Internship call - Next call in Summer 2019 Opportunity to gain first-hand experience of working in a Health Research focused state agency alongside experienced professionals. It also creates the opportunity of networking with a range of stakeholders. Rotate through 3 Directorates – Funding, Evidence Centre, Health Information Systems. Within 24 months of attaining MSc/PhD. Application supported by a Host Institution. Where are they now: Post Doc, Funding Agency, Industry, Graduate Medicine, Academic Research Support (Canada)

  21. Emerging Investigators Awards for Health (EIA) (Closed - at full application stage) – next call potentially in 2020/2021 • Supports transition towards becoming independent investigators for health-related researchers and professionals • Team based and collaborative approach • Role in facilitating /maximising actionable knowledge • Role of a Mentor • Expectation of continued support from HI beyond the award

  22. EIA 2017 stats

  23. Patrick Quinn Parkinson’s Award Investigator-led Projects ILP 2017 Definitive Intervention and Feasibility Studies (DIFA) MRCG project grants Wellcome Trust grants through the SFI/HRB/Wellcome partnership (Seed Awards, Investigator Awards, Strategic Awards) Applied Partnership Awards (APA)

  24. R4 – Leaders in Health research Targeting individuals who are on a steep trajectory to becoming the future leaders in health research • Under development – currently planned to go live in Q1 2019

  25. Patrick Quinn Parkinson’s Award • Pre-call announcement • Research Project grant-type funding • Researchideally with the potential in the short-term to positively impact on people with Parkinson’s, their families and carers, or research into improving health services for people with Parkinson’s. Full details in Guidance notes • Projects expected to be between 100k and 250k inclusive of overheads, 1-2 years duration • Call expected to launch 10 December 2018, deadline 31 January 2019

  26. MRCG/HRB Joint funding scheme • Research charities co-fund projects with HRB • Scope: any area of health research of interest to charity (basic research included) • Clearly defined research projects supported of duration (between 12 and 36 months), and maximum funding allowed €300,000 • Evaluation of projects based on criteria: • Scientific quality and innovation • Expertise and research environment • Relevance and impact of the research on the disease areas of the charities • Typically a third of charity members participate in any one round of the scheme • Opens autumn 2019

  27. Definitive Intervention and Feasibility Awards • Objective:support of studies evaluating a full scale, definitive intervention. • Study will provide high quality evidence on the efficacy, effectiveness, cost and broad impact of the intervention. • Stand-alone feasibility studies conducted in preparation for a future definitive intervention are also supported. • Examples of interventions: • Pharmaceuticals • Physiotherapy, surgical procedures, radiation, speech and language therapy • Medical devices, Diagnostic tests, Screening programmes • Behavioural or psychological interventions, care settings, e-Health • 24 to 60 months, max €1 million per award • Opens autumn 2019

  28. US Ireland R&D Partnership (NIH) • US Investigator submits a proposal to US funder (NSF/NIH) on behalf of project team with at least one partner from US/Republic of Ireland (RoI)/Northern Ireland • Proposal is reviewed through normal (NIH) processes (US calls for proposals, deadlines, review committees etc) • If successful funding agencies fund the elements of research undertaken in their own jurisdiction • RoI Applicants must apply to HRB/SFI (check Guidance notes) at least 10 weeks before NIH deadline • Successful proposals HRB and SFI contribute 50:50 costs for RoI research • Max combined HRB/SFI funding per project (Republic of Ireland component only) = €700,000 direct costs, plus 30% overhead contribution • Proposals typically between 3-5 years • Various deadlines, check guidance notes

  29. SFI-HRB-WellcomeResearch Partnership • Gives Irish researchers access to funding schemes run by Wellcome • Proposal is reviewed through normal Wellcome processes (Wellcome call guidance, deadlines, review committees etc) • Successful proposals:under the Partnership:Wellcome fund 50% and HRB and SFI contribute 25% eachcosts for RoI research • Covering a broad range of funding opportunities for applicants at different stages of their research career • https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/sfi-hrb-wellcome-research-partnership • Rolling calls at all levels post PhD; up to 3 deadlines per year; quick turnaround. • Tips: HI Support; Engaging directly with Wellcome; Talking to successful Irish applicants; up-coming information events (Wellcome roadshow 24 October in TCD, 25 Oct in NUIG).

  30. Applied Partnership Awards • Supports applied research projects • Academic Researchers and Knowledge Users come together in a collaboration • Research should be priority-driven and nationally relevant • 20% Co-funding commitment is required from the knowledge user organisation. • 12-24 months duration, maximum HRB budget €200,000 Currently open: two deadlines 25th January 2019 and 13th September 2019 @1pm

  31. Other opportunities: Education, training and short courses • NCI/HRB Cancer Prevention Summer School (opening on 15 November) • Fullbright-HRB HealthImpact Awards (Open and closing on 6 November 2018) • Summer Student Scholarships (opening in December 2018)

  32. HRB funding calls currently open , in progress and to be launched in 2018-2019 2019 2020 2018 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 NCI SC 2019 NCI SC 2020 SS 2019 SS 2020 Fulbright 2020 ARPP 2020 CPFP 2020 Parkinson project grant Planned DIFA 2020 Strategic Leadership Awards (under development) ILP 2019 (under review) In progress/ under review EIA 2019 (Full application stage – invited only) US Ireland R&D programmes – NIH timelines Other agencies timelines HRB-SFI-Wellcome different schemes – See Wellcome website APA 2019 Cycle 2 APA 2019 Cycle 1 Currently open CDA 2019 (closing 10 January 2019) Fulbright 2019 (closing 6 Nov 2018)

  33. HRB involvement in key debates in the funding world • Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) • Gender balance/equality and unconscious bias • Open science – Increase the value and impact of the publically funded research data : open access, data linkage, data management , FAIR data • Research waste and measuring the impact of publically funded research, reproducibility • Research Integrity BrianNolan@rcpi.ie

  34. Thank you for listening Dr Annalisa Montesanti amontesanti@hrb.ie 01-2345208

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