Our Research
We’re committed to the production of high-quality research in medical and clinical education.
Our work
The School of Medicine supports an active hub of research and scholarship activities. Our work supports evidence-based innovation in teaching and learning strategies, as well as informing and shaping the practice needs and training opportunities of the modern clinical workforce.
Newcastle has a leading reputation in medical education research across the UK and internationally.
Career Development in Research
We are passionate about developing careers in clinical education research. Our research interests cover a wide range of areas and we offer research opportunities to undergraduate students, and those interested in taking a higher degree (MD or Ph.D.)
The School of Medicine and School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle University host the NIHR Incubator for Clinical Education. This network supports career development of talented clinicians with interest in this area.
Research Governance at Newcastle encompasses a range of policies, processes and tools that assist researchers to ensure their work continues to be of the highest quality. For the link to the policy please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/media/wwwnclacuk/research/files/research-ethics-policyandprocedure.pdf
For links to Good Practice in research, forms, ethics and resources and a toolkit to help staff and students please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/research/researchgovernance/
All research studies must have appropriate ethical review. Details of University processes are described here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/research/researchgovernance/ethics/
Research within the School of Medicine is subject to review by the Faculty of Medical Sciences Research Ethics Committee. Applications for ethical review should be submitted through the online form available here: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/research/researchgovernance/ethics/process/
Some studies may be subject to NHS review and registration. Details are available at https://www.ncl.ac.uk/research/researchgovernance/ethics/. If you are conducting research within a Trust of other NHS organisation, you should speak to your Research and Development department.
In addition to the ethical process and if you are wishing to conduct research or teaching evaluation involving staff or students on the MBBS course, please complete the application form https://www.ncl.ac.uk/media/wwwnclacuk/schoolofmedicaleducation/files/Research_Proposal_Template_updated.docx and email to Rukia Mayanja
If you have any additional queries related to research please contact: sme.research@ncl.ac.uk
For ethics FAQ please visit: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/research/researchgovernance/ethics/faq/