Training opportunities

Quantitative evaluation of non-randomised interventions: an introductory course

This introductory course is for people working in the health and care system, whether delivering or commissioning services, who are interested in quantitatively evaluating clinical, social or public health interventions.

• In person
• ARC West

Introduction to qualitative evaluation

These online learning materials aim to break down the process of collecting and analysing qualitative data in evaluation, to help you use these methods with confidence. They are aimed at people working in all areas of health and social care who would like to know more about using qualitative methods in evaluation.

• Online learning resource, Remote
• ARC West

Authentic public speaking in an academic environment

Public speaking is a skill that many people find challenging. It is an important generic skill used regularly in an academic environment as a student, clinician, academic, public contributor or researcher. During this two hour in person course you will learn: To identify the issues and fears associated with oral…

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Introduction to service evaluation

This interactive workshop aims to help you get started with service evaluation. The presenters will share experience of successful evaluations and facilitate group work that will give you the opportunity to develop your own evaluation ideas and get feedback.

• In person
• ARC West

Top tips for designing and delivering questionnaires

Our online materials give a rapid introduction to designing simple questionnaires to gather data, sharing the top tips from our former one-day course.

• Online learning resource, Remote
• ARC West

Improving resource use: an introduction to economic approaches to evaluating health and care interventions

This introductory course is designed for people working in the health and care system, whether delivering or commissioning services, who are interested in improving the use of available resources and strengthening their knowledge of economic evaluation.

• In person
• ARC West

Creating better academic posters

For many academics, posters are a necessary evil. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In this hour long session we will go through approaches to improve your poster. By thinking about how people interact with and consume your poster, you can make it much better. We’ll also look…

• Remote
• ARC West

Seven steps to planning your communications strategy

This interactive training session will take you through the seven steps of planning a communications strategy.

• Remote
• ARC West

Basic statistics and data interpretation

This face-to-face course is aimed at anyone working in health and social care who needs to interpret the more commonly reported statistics in academic papers and scientific reports.

• In person, Online learning resource
• ARC West

Writing for a lay audience

Writing accessibly for a lay audience is an art that many find challenging. This two hour online course will teach you the fundamentals.

• Remote
• ARC West

Co-production in health and social care research

Co-producing research is important for producing high quality and relevant health research. In this three-hour course, you'll learn the fundamental principles of co-production in health research, including:  What is co-production?   Why co-produce?  When to co-produce?  The principles of co-production …

• In person
• ARC West

Designing effective infographics, data viz and visual abstracts

This webinar, led by an experienced science communicator, will help you make a start in telling stories with your own data.

• Remote
• ARC West