Welcome to the NIHR RSS Hub delivered by the University of Birmingham and Partners - Keele and Warwick Universities, including the Birmingham, Keele and Warwick Clinical Trials Units. In order for us to provide you with advice and support, we need to get some details about you and what help you are looking for. Once you submit this form, our expert academic team will review your request and we will get back to you within 10 working days with either the name of one of our RSS Advisors who will support you through your research journey or we may ask a few more questions to ensure we match you with the right Advisor.

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First Name*

Last Name*

Email*

How would you describe your professional background? - please select from the drop down box*

What is the name of your employer? *

What term would you use to describe research career stage? To help you with this we suggest the following:
Early - looking to start or advance a career in research, completing a master’s or working towards a PhD
Mid – has completed a PhD and is continuing a career in research, establishing independence
Senior – established researcher with a strong track record, PI/CI on a number of projects

Which region are you based in? - please select from the drop-down box*

The working title if known or give an outline of the research area you are interested in*

Which funding stream are you applying to? Select ‘unknown’ if you have not yet decided or need help to identify a funding stream - please select from the drop-down box*

If you are intending to apply for one of the NIHR Fellowship Programmes, please tell us which one

Submission deadline date if applicable

Background & Rationale

Does your project require the specialised services of a Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) for managing and conducting clinical trials? (e.g., randomisation, data management, statistical analysis) - please select from the drop-down box*

Have you already engaged with a CTU? If so, please state which one

Where do you think your proposed research will take place?

Would you categorise your research as , , or neither? (Hover for definitions) – Please select from the drop-down list

What type of support are you asking the RSS for? - please select from the drop-down box

If you selected the Birmingham Hub directly on the RSS home page, please give us the reason you wanted to work with our Hub, if you asked the RSS to choose a Hub for you please leave this blank

Supporting Documents – could include a detailed outline, application, background information

If available, please provide copies of draft documentation, protocols, background information or feedback from any previous applications. These documents will not be passed on or otherwise distributed to any third party, except where RSS Birmingham and Partners needs to gain specialist advice or coordinate the progression of your grant application through local support (e.g. finance departments, R&D departments, CTUs). See the RSS Birmingham and Partners Privacy Policy for more information.

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If you have any questions please contact nihr-rss-bham-and-partners@contacts.bham.ac.uk