We host studentships and fellowships from a range of funders including the NIHR.
Professor or Associate professor in Primary Care, Public Health or Population Science
For full details and how to apply visit the University job opportunities page.
The Primary Care Research Centre supports the development of staff and students at all stages and career pathways, including Early Careers Researchers, who are our future research leaders.
‘PPM CONNECT’ is an umbrella term which brings together several groups within the centre:
Research Fellows
Support and guidance to research fellows about various aspects related to a career in research. This group is for postdocs and researchers up to level 5.
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PhD Student Forum
Networking and support for students at the pre-doctoral and doctoral stage.
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Trial Management Forum
Practical knowledge and support for everyday management of research studies. For trial administrators, trial managers, programme managers, researchers (all levels) and students.
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Research Ideas Workshops
Short presentations and discussions about research ideas and grant proposals. For all staff and students.
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Seminar Series
Academic presentations to showcase work in progress or completed ideas.
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Social Events
Informal gatherings focused on well-being and fun.
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The Primary Care Research Centre is a world-leading primary care research department and a member of the NIHR School for Primary Care Research. We encourage medical students, clinical trainees and GPs in practice to choose academic primary care as a career option. We highlight opportunities for becoming involved in academic work through presentations to medical students, trainees and GPs about GP academic careers. We hosting medical student research-based study, in depth projects, medical student summer placements, academic foundation year posts, academic clinical fellow posts, clinical lecturer posts and a research apprenticeship scheme for GPs in practice.
We have a named initial contact for enquires and match those interested in learning more to a mentor who will support them to consider options for becoming involved in primary care research. This may range from coming to see what we do and attending departmental seminars, to involvement in research projects and attending conferences, to applying for substantive funding and developing a tailored research and training programme. Our friendly supportive environment and wealth of primary care research experience and opportunities means that we can foster talent and help build the academic leaders of the future.
Training lead:
NIHR School for Primary Care Research funding information
Current Academic Clinical Fellows
Delivering excellent qualitative research and teaching within the Faculty of Medicine. Qualitative research is a central, and growing, strand of research activity in the Faculty of Medicine at Southampton and beyond. It is frequently embedded in large trials and increasingly features in grant writing.
There is an expectation by grant selection panels that there will be evidence of a mixed-method approach to research. QualMED is a multidisciplinary team comprising experienced qualitative researchers who can provide a different view, knowledge and experience of research. QualMED supports the production of high-quality qualitative research within the Faculty of Medicine through grant applications, undertaking and supervising funded qualitative research projects, and the teaching and supervision of both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
We work with QUEST (a university wide qualitative network), and members of the National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM), which provides an excellent forum for qualitative methods knowledge exchange.
What QualMED can offer
QualMED currently provides teaching for undergraduate (BM5) and postgraduate (MSc Public Health, MSc Allergy) students in the Faculty of Medicine. This includes introductory sessions on ‘What Qualitative research is’; ‘Philosophical Underpinnings and Approaches’; ‘Data Collection Methods’; Sampling; ‘Data Analysis’; ‘Ethics and Rigour/Quality’; ‘Critical Appraisal of qualitative research’; and ‘Qualitative Synthesis’.
QualMED meet regularly as a group which provides opportunities for staff to discuss their qualitative research, explore new approaches and how to optimise quality and impact of the research conducted.
The group is open to all qualitative researchers and teachers in the Faculty of Medicine.
QualMED meetings
For further information regarding QualMED please contact: Geraldine Leydon: pcpsqual@soton.ac.uk
QualMED organising committee