Training

Health Determinants Research Collaboration Coventry Webinars

The HDRC team coordinates a monthly series of webinars on a range of research topics, including the building blocks of a healthy Coventry, the different types of research methods, how to involve the public in research, and real-life examples of research that has been applied and has had an impact.

Previous webinar recordings are available on our YouTube Channel.

Utilising reviews to support evidence-based decision making

Speaker: Cameron Ley (Coventry HDRC)
Wednesday 28 May 12:00 – 12:45 | Online Via Microsoft Teams

In this webinar, Cameron Ley (Coventry City Council/HDRC) will help us navigate the complex world of academic literature reviews by describing the different types of review, the pros and cons of each, and explaining why and how we should be using literature reviews to inform policy decisions and service delivery. This will be useful to colleagues working in service delivery, policy makers and academia, amongst others.

To sign up, complete this form

Research-Driven Change: Understanding ‘Research Impact’ expectations on academics, and how these can align with HDRC stakeholder goals

Speaker: Jamie Beckett (Coventry University)
Wednesday 4 June 12:30 – 13:30

Demonstrating Research Impact – defined as beneficial, ‘real-world’ change, driven by research – has become increasingly important (and in some cases essential) for academics. This webinar will give an outline of the expectations that universities and funding bodies put on academics in relation to planning for and measuring the ‘impact’ of their research, and what this can mean for the partners and collaborators they are working with beyond academia. A better understanding of this ‘Impact Agenda’ can give stakeholders from local authorities, community, and voluntary sector organisations and elsewhere an insight into academic motivations for project organisation, stakeholder management, and light-touch impact evaluation.

 The webinar will suggest ways these expectations on Research Impact can fit with the aims and objectives of non-academic stakeholders within HDRCs, and how knowledge of this ‘Impact Agenda’ can empower future research collaborations for all parties.

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Getting the most out of social value measurement

Speaker: Haley Beer (Warwick Business School)
Recording link: Getting the most out of social value measurement

Digital Inclusion as a wider determinant of health

Presented by Laura Waller (Coventry City Council)
Recording link: Digital Inclusion as a wider determinant of health

Quantitative research: How to read quantitative papers and use research to help inform decision-making, policy, and practice

Speaker: Chloe Ryder (Coventry City Council)
Recording link: Quantitative research: How to read quantitative papers and use research to help inform decision-making, policy, and practice

How Family Hubs and Early Education Shape a Child’s Best Start in Life, Lessons from Coventry

Presented by Amanda King (Coventry City Council)
Recording link: How Family Hubs and Early Education Shape a Child’s Best Start in Life, Lessons from Coventry

Understanding Coventry’s Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

Presented by Niamh Mellor (Coventry City Council)
Recording link: Understanding Coventry’s Joint Strategic Needs Assessment

Structural Racism, Ethnicity and Health Inequalities in London 

Speaker: Dr Jessica Allen (Institute of Health Equity) 
Recording available

Give every child the best start in life: Children and Young People's Health Equity Collaborative 

Speaker: Dr Jessica Allen (Institute of Health Equity) 
Recording available

Coventry-Based Training Opportunities

If you live or work in Coventry, we have lots of other opportunities to find out more about research.

We run a monthly “So What?” journal club that brings people together online to talk about a research study, discuss the findings and methods, and work out what it might mean for our work.

We also run hands-on training courses for people looking to learn about research and become community researchers. Attendees put into practice what they have learnt by carrying out a local research project and are supported by experienced researchers at each stage. A celebration event after each course helps to share the findings with the people who need to know.

More information about these opportunities, and others, are shared in our monthly newsletter, so sign up or get in touch! 

Online Courses

The HDRC recommends a range of free resources below to help you develop knowledge and skills in research and evaluation.

Open University

The Open University offers free, self-guided online courses covering research, data, and evidence. Some resources developed are shared below:

•  Exploring data: graphs and numerical summaries (20-hour self-guided course, introductory level)
•  Using data to aid organisational change (10-hour self-guided course, intermediate level)
•  Understanding research with children and young people (16-hour self-guided course, intermediate level)
•  The power of infographics in research dissemination (7-hour self-guided course, intermediate level)
•  Becoming an ethical researcher (18-hour self-guided course, advanced level)
•  Quantitative and qualitative research in finance (10-hour self-guided course, advanced level)

National Institute of Health and Care Research

The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NHIR) are the UK's largest health and care research funder. Some resources developed by NIHR organisations are shared below:

•  What are Health Determinants Research Collaborations? (short video)
•  Introduction to cultural competence in research (10-minute video)
•  Toolkit for conducting Equality Impact Assessments in Research (written guide)

National Centre for Research Methods

The National Centre for Research Methods hosts a range of resources about the different methods that can be used to carry out research. Included in their resources are a range of podcasts and online resources, some of which are shared below:

•  Selection of short podcasts about research
•  What is inclusive research? (podcast)

The NCRM also deliver in-person and online training workshops on various research methods.

Future Learn – Starting Out in Health and Social Care Research 

This online course, hosted on Future Learn, was designed by universities and the NHS. It is a step-by-step introductory course covering every stage of the research process, from developing a research idea and finding research funding to involving the public and sharing research findings. 

This course takes around 2 hours per week for 8 weeks and is free to complete. Some groups are eligible for a free upgrade, meaning you can complete it as quickly or slowly as you like. These groups include NHS and local authority employees and charities that provide NHS or social care services. 

You can find further information and register on the website. You can register on another page if you are eligible for the free upgrade. 

Cochrane - Involving the public in research

Cochrane offers free training videos about how to involve members of the public throughout the whole research process.

Key videos of interest may include:

• Patient and public involvement in research: What, why and how? 
• Co-Production in action
• Setting research priorities with members of the public
• No choice of outcomes about us without us!

Feedback

If you decide to visit and engage with any of these courses, we welcome your views on whether you found them helpful or not. If you need any assistance accessing any of the above, please contact the team by email at CoventryHDRC@coventry.gov.uk.