Academic medicine

Academic training posts offer paediatricians the opportunity to do crucial research in child health. Find out about this area

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BPSU study - Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)

Surveillance of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is due to commence in March 2021. In conjunction with parallel reporting through the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Surveillance System, this study aims to establish incidence rates of ARFID presenting to secondary health care, refe...
Area of medicine
Academic medicine
Allergies
Community child health
Gastroenterology
General paediatrics
Mental health
Oral health
BPSU
Care setting
Conditions
Autism
Rare disease
Research

Action Medical Research - Project Grant

https://action.org.uk/research/apply-research-grant/apply-project-grant
Supports research which focuses on child health to include problems affecting pregnancy, childbirth, babies, children and young people. Emphasis is on clinical research or research at the interface between clinical and basic science.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
3 years

The Lister Institute - Research Prizes

https://www.lister-institute.org.uk/how-to-apply/
Funds tenured and non-tenured researchers, clinicians and non-clinicians to undertake high quality biomedical research and has no priority diseases or restrictions on the research area supported.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
5 years
Submission deadline

Brain Research UK - PhD studentships

https://www.brainresearchuk.org.uk/phd-studentship-call-2019/
Intended to enable outstanding graduates to gain the necessary skills and training to set them on course for the development of an independent career in one of their three priority research areas, or to support clinicians entering a clinical academic career pathway focused on one of these areas.
Award programme/theme
Studentship / PhD support
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
4 years