NIHR Student Engagement: ‘Is a Career in Research for me?’

This day-long event is aimed at students and recent graduates interested in research, and will enable them to learn more about engaging with and getting involved in health and care research. 

The event will cover:

• Interactive breakout sessions and workshops, covering creative research methods and PPIE
• Talks introducing research careers, why research matters and demystifying research
• Opportunities to engage with wider stakeholders through stalls available at the event
• The chance to meet other attendees and learn from researchers at a range of career stages

• health and care professionals (nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, pharmacists and healthcare scientists)
• social work and public health professionals
• researchers in methodology (including health data science).
• those who are under-represented within NIHR. For examples, please see the NIHR Diversity Data Report.