Nursing, Midwifery and AHP research
Are you a nurse, midwife or allied health professional (NMAHP) who would like to undertake your own research? This area is dedicated for you to help you get started and give you some useful information about the research opportunities with the NIHR Cambridge BRC.
Start your research journey with us
The NIHR Cambridge BRC is a partnership between Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) and the University of 
Cambridge. We strive to support our researchers and help them develop their academic careers.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus we have access to Addenbrooke’s Hospital, the Royal Papworth Hospital, world leading researchers and state-of-the-art research facilities; all with the focus to deliver translational research for the NHS.
We provide the opportunity to develop and train the next generation of researchers, scientists and non-medical health care professionals. We are able to help with funding, mentoring and supporting staff develop their research skills.
Nursing, Midwifery, AHP (NMAHP) research at CUH
Professor Christi Deaton, based at CUH, leads the Clinical Nursing Research Group (CNRG) at the University of Cambridge. Prof Deaton took up post as Florence Nightingale Professor of Clinical Nursing 
Research in 2013 and has led the development of the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Research Strategy.
Together with Professor Deaton and Sara Jones, the Trust’s lead research nurse, the Clinical Nursing Research Group (CRNG) is open to any NMAHPs within CUH and the University of Cambridge who are interested in developing research culture and capacity. The CRNG meets regularly to oversee the implementation of the NMAHP research strategy.
The aims of the group and research strategy follow the principles of research capacity building proposed by Cooke (2005)1:
- Ensuring research is integral to practice
- Building skills and confidence
- Investing in infrastructure
- Developing linkages and collaboration
- Developing actionable dissemination
- Building sustainability and leadership.
For more information about the group, how to join it or about NMAHP research, please email Christi Deaton or Annette Aylward.
1. Cooke J. A framework to evaluate research capacity building in health care. BMC Family Practice. 2005; 6:44. Doi: 10.1 186/1471-2296-6-44.
Useful information:
- Capacity Building theme – helping train the next generation of researchers with the NIHR Cambridge BRC
- NIHR Cambridge BRC fellows
- Spotlight on researchers
- CUH Nursing/AHP research
- Getting started
- Funding
- Branding guidelines
- Clinical Nursing Research Group
- Presenting on the virtual stage – NIHR video to help deliver online presentations
- Useful links and documents
- NIHR career development
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