Grant Writing Retreat 2026
Introduction
Our Grant Writing Retreat took place on Thursday 2 July to Friday 3 July, 2026 with delegates from across the country coming together for productive and inspiring sessions.
Speakers
We are grateful to the following speakers who led talks and sessions:
- Professor Will Dixon
- Dr Charlotte Sharp, Lissie Fahey, Lynn Laidlaw, Dr Jane Taylor & Leila Hamrang
- Dr Elaine Mackey & Rachel Heron
- Dr. Omar Khaled (Elsayed) & Giada Brianza
- Dr Sabine van der Veer
- Professor David Schultz
- Professor Peter Bower
These sessions covered important topics such as, robust information governance, PPIE involvement, technology solutions , and advice from funders and funding panel members. Researchers were also given valuable tips from the speakers’ own experiences.
đź“‘ Presentations
Please find the presentation slides for each speaker and further resources down below.
| Speaker | Presentation Link |
|---|---|
| Dr Omar Khaled & Dr Giada Brianza | Mobile Health Technologies From Wearables to Real-World Evidence |
| Dr Elaine Mackey & Rachel Heron | Information Governance Top Tips |
| Dr Sabine van der Veer, Professor David Schultz & Professor Peter Bower | Putting pen to paper |
| Will Dixon | Welcome |
Resources
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Application Plain English Summaries This is a plain language summary selected by NIHR as an example of good practice, written by Peter Bower
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Speaker top tips Grant writing tips shared by some of our speakers on our LinkedIn
- NIHR Domestic Outline Application Form Template
- Gene app and logic model
- Logic model guide
- Research plan template domestic
- Reporting checklist for PPIE
- NHS digital literacy tool
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