Research Design and Conduct Service
The Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales supports staff working within the National Health Service and social care to develop high quality research funding proposals.
Increasing research capacity
The opportunity to have a one-to-one with experts in the field such as statisticians, researchers (who have been through the application process) and advisers was invaluable.
The Research Design and Conduct Service provides guidance and advice to enable eligible researchers to assess the potential of an idea and to develop a study or trial idea effectively up to the point of application for funding. Staff from all areas and disciplines are encouraged to contact us by completing a request for support form to assess eligibility for research support.
Eligibility
The service is free for NHS and social care professionals who are intending to seek grants or funding for their proposal. NHS staff also need to ensure that their local NHS Research and Development office supports the research proposal.
Areas of expertise
I really enjoyed the free availability of the consultants to chat through ideas. This helped to clear my mind and thought processes to develop a research question. And they had extensive knowledge of funding streams.
Areas of expertise include:
- Formulating research questions
- Identifying appropriate methodologies
- Building a research team
- Involving patients and the public
- Providing advice on writing lay summaries
- Identifying suitable funding opportunities
- Designing a study
- Crafting well-constructed funding proposals
- Advising on regulatory and ethical issues
- Identifying the resources required for a successful project
I really appreciated the fantastic consultants and their fabulous response to a very inexperienced team [of researchers].
Specific help is also available with:
- Research study design
- Statistics
- Qualitative research
- Data management
- Trial management
RDCS South East Wales Director
Dr Sue Channon
Director Research Design and Conduct Service and Senior Research Fellow
- channons2@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 20875047
RDCS South East Wales Deputy Director
Dr Philip Pallmann
Deputy Director Research Design and Conduct Service and Research Fellow
- pallmannp@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2068 7461
RDCS Consultants
Claire Nollett
Research Design and Conduct Service Consultant and Research Associate
- nollettcl@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2068 7187
Dr Kim Smallman
Research Design and Conduct Service Consultant and Research Associate
- smallmank@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2068 7908
