Welcome to PHIRN
The aim of PHIRN is to increase the quantity and quality of public health improvement research that is relevant to policy and practice.
We aim to achieve this by increasing the number of natural experiments within the roll-out of new initiatives; developing high quality collaborative research proposals for research grant funding; developing high quality collaborative research proposals linked to emerging initiatives; and developing a critical mass of specialised methodological capacity in the design and conduct of community based trials of complex interventions.
Our areas of expertise are:
- Preventive health;
- Health inequalities;
- Complex interventions in community based settings;
- Behaviour change;
- Children and young people.
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E-mail Bulletin
A fortnightly e-mail bulletin is sent to everyone on the PHIRN mailing list and contains forthcoming funding opportunities and events. To sign up to the bulletin, please e-mail PHIRN@Cardiff.ac.uk.
Research Development Groups
PHIRN uses Research Development Groups (RDGs) as a mechanism for the development and submission of research proposals. Research ideas are registered as RDGs once they have gone through the registration process.
An RDG:
- Is a small working group, registered on the PHIRN portfolio, which typically consists of researchers, policy makers and practitioners.
- Brings key project partners together to focus on research design and bid writing.
- Is usually time limited and focused towards a specific funder and deadline.
PHIRN has long-standing relationships with a range of organisations and individuals and can help you identify partners and establish an effective RDG. If you have an idea for a research project, we can help you to take it forward into a registered RDG.
PHIRN has helped establish and co-ordinate 94 RDGs since 2006, 82 of which successfully submitted grant proposals. We currently have 46 projects on our portfolio which span a wide range of (i) health areas such as smoking, alcohol consumption, nutrition and physical activity; (ii) populations such as young people, families and NHS patients; (iii) settings such as schools, neighbourhoods, city centres and whole countries; (iv) collaborators such as the Welsh Government, Home Office, Department of Health, schools, community workers, NHS staff and the police; and (v) funders such as the Medical Research Council, Welsh Government, National Institute for Social Care and Health Research, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Economics and Social Research Council, Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK, National Institute for Clinical Excellence and National Institute for Health Research. Links to some of our funded studies are below:
A feasibility study of a licensed premise intervention to reduce alcohol misuse and violent injury
Evaluation of the National Exercise Referral Scheme
Preventing Substance Misuse: Randomised Controlled Trial of the Strengthening Families 10-14 UK Programme
The role of parents in preventing alcohol misuse: An Evaluation of the Kids, Adults Together Family Forum programme (KATFF)
Changes in Child Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (CHETS) Wales
Development of 'Health Challenge Newport' as a resource for rigorous evaluation of community-based health promotion initiatives
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