From ‘one off’ project development to pre doctoral, doctoral or post doctoral funding and grant support, the Royal Devon Research Academy connects people, expertise, and opportunities to turn strong ideas into impactful projects to improve care.
We can offer practical advice and signposting to support you to develop your ideas from audits, service evaluation, quality improvement projects to larger scale research projects.
Why get involved?
- Develop and undertake projects reflecting clinical, professional, and population need
- Access support to protect time for projects and research alongside practice
- Create impact beyond your own service, improve care, pathways, and outcomes
- Build a research or clinical academic career alongside clinical practice
- Strengthen your academic and professional profile through supported grant applications, publications, and collaboration
- Work with universities, NIHR infrastructure, and external collaborators
What you’ll gain
- Access to fellowships, funding calls, and development schemes
- Hands‑on support with project development, grant and fellowship applications
- Expert advice on methods, study design and statistics
- Academic mentorship from experienced research leaders
- Access to the Trusts Clinical Academic Network of NMAHPs interested in research
- Support progressing from internships to pre/doctoral awards to post doctoral awards
- Connections and partnerships with universities, NIHR infrastructure, and collaborators
- Stronger applications and progression towards senior and clinical academic roles for those interested in following this route
How the Royal Devon Research Academy can help
The Royal Devon Research Academy acts as a single point of coordination and support including:
- Access to fellowships, funding and leadership development opportunities
- Application support through advice and internal review
- Linking individuals with appropriate academic, methodological, and statistics expertise and mentorship
- Connect staff with universities, NIHR infrastructure, and external collaborators
- Help build research teams by identifying co‑applicant and partnership opportunities
Please email us via rduh.researchacademy@nhs.net
Take your next step
Explore learning opportunities through the Royal Devon Research Academy:
Read more via our website
You can also get in touch with us to learn more about:
- Clinical research delivery competencies
- Secondment, placement and shadowing opportunities
- Practice Educator
- Research leadership/clinical academic careers
Please email us via rduh.researchacademy@nhs.net.
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Get in contact
If you would like further help and advice, please email us via rduh.researchacademy@nhs.net