Look through upcoming research and innovation events in Hampshire and Isle of Wight and beyond.
If you have an event you would like us to add please contact hiowicb-hsi.clinicaleffectiveness@nhs.net with the title 'Research Event'.
Upcoming Events
After the success of our first in-person Research Collaborative event, we’re pleased to announce the next one will be held on Thursday 19th June 10:00am – 12:00pm at Southampton Central Hall, SO14 1NF. To join, please complete this short sign-up form: Research Collaborative Membership Application Form. A member of the RViR Partnership will process your application as soon as possible and send on the information for attending the collaborative.
This one will be focusing on mental health research in collaboration with NIHR ARC Wessex Mental Health Hub.
Once again, you’ll hear from three great speakers about how they are supporting under-served communities to participate in research, as well as the opportunity to discuss best practice and current local opportunities with like-minded VCSEs and researchers. We really encourage any researchers, commissioners, VCSEs, and community members who are interested in finding out more about the different types of research happening locally to come along. Please share this invitation with any communities you feel would be interested in attending.
We are excited to welcome:
- Hannah Bowers, from University of Southampton, talking about her research on 'distress' caused by difficult living situations compared to 'depression' and how these are treated in primary care, and how to support people who want to stop antidepressants
- Dr Emine Gurbuz, from University of Portsmouth, speaking on the development of an intersectionality project with the neuroqueer community
- Associate Professor Ursula Rolfe, on identifying the knowledge gaps in paramedics when they care for people with mental health issues
On the 19th June it is also World Sickle Cell Day so we hope to be able to spread information and mobilise action to improve care and support for those living with sickle cell. So watch this space!
The Research Collaborative is part of Raising Voices in Research (RViR), a project funded under the NHS England’s Accelerated Access Collaborative (REND), which aims to increase diversity of participation in health and social care research (broadly defined) in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICS region. The Research Collaborative brings together organisations across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight to map research activities, share best practice, work together to increase participation, to enable more engagement and outreach from academics to underserved communities, and to promote RViR outputs to researchers to drive local system change to improve diversity in health and social care research.
Webinars and Training
These links take you to the events, webinars and some training opportunities at research organisations across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. To explore the training opportunities such as internships, fellowships and courses explore organisation websites here.
NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex Events and Webinars
A wide range of webinars, talks and meeting to explore the themes under the NIHR ARC Wessex.
The Academy of Research and Improvement Training, Workshops + Events
Throughout the year they host and deliver a schedule of training, workshops and events that are aimed at providing opportunities for personal and professional development, as well as enabling the sharing of experiences and improvement.
The Health Foundation Events and Webinars
The Health Foundation holds a variety of events and webinars bringing practitioners and policymakers together to discuss topics and issues impacting on health and health care.
Conferences
NHS ConfedExpo 2025 [11-12 June]
The event, which NHS Confederation and NHS England deliver in partnership, will once again bring together health and care leaders and their teams. You’ll have the opportunity to network with leaders and managers with the ability to lead and drive change in health and social care, as well as attend a plethora of theatre sessions and learning theatres.
Health Services Research Conference 2025 [2-3 July]
Join the HSR UK in Newcastle for the 18th annual Health Services Research UK (HSR UK) conference, held from 2-3 July 2025. They are curating an exciting programme featuring expert speakers from across the UK and beyond, addressing key issues in health and care services research, policy, and practice.
Take part in highly topical plenary sessions, practical and interactive workshops, and explore cutting-edge research from across the health and care services sector.