Registration open for research seminars

This series of online seminars are free to attend and open to all NHS Scotland staff.

The seminars provide inclusive, structured pathways to enable colleagues gain research skills, explore methods and build capacity for evidence‑based, equitable practice.

The programme runs from April 2026 – March 2027, and participants can register for each session individually. (Sessions run 1-1.5 hours, with around 45 minutes teaching time, plus Q&A.)

Seminar topics:

1. What is Research?

2. Developing a Strong Research Question

3. Finding the Evidence: Skills for Effective Literature Searching

4. Ethics in Health Research

5. Working Together: Meaningful Patient and Public Involvement in Research

6. Qualitative Methods and Analysis in Health Research

7. Creative Inquiry: Using Arts‑Based Methods in Health Research

8. The Lived Experiences of Parents with Learning Disabilities in Social Work Education

9. An Introduction to Quantitative Health Research

10. Working with Existing Datasets in Health Research

11. Systematic Reviews: Methods for Rigorous Evidence Synthesis

12. Introduction into Clinical Trials at NHS Ayrshire & Arran

13. From Findings to Paper: Writing Your Research

14. Getting Published: Navigating Journals and the Publication Process

15. Building a Research Career: Postgraduate Routes and Funding

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