Research Networks

Thematic research networks in Wales - working with AWARD

Nine thematic research networks and four infrastructure support services have been commissioned by the Wales Office of R&D as part of the new research infrastructure for Wales. The aim of the networks is to boost health and social care based research activity in Wales, enabling research teams here to initiate and take part in high quality large-scale research initiatives.

The commissioned Thematic Research Networks (TRNs) are:-
* Children and young people
* Dementia/neurodegenerative disorders
* Diabetes and endocrinology
* Emergency and unplanned care
* Epilepsy
* Learning Disabilities
* Mental health
* Older people and ageing
* Public health improvement

Four infrastructure support services have also received funding:-
* Equality and diversity
* Health economics
* Health information
* Research governance & management

The newly funded networks will be forming strong links with AWARD and the Clinical Research Co-ordinating Centre for Wales (CRCC Cymru) which is being led by Cardiff University under the Directorship of Professor Tim Maugham. The Co-ordinating centre will run an all-Wales professional network of research staff and a network of patients and carers to inform research strategies and activities. AWARD will be providing methodological expertise and advice to the thematic networks, alongside colleagues in the infrastructure support services. Building on the scoping studies that were undertaken earlier this year across a wide range of topics, AWARD will also develop links with those networks that were not successful in this round of funding, in order to benefit from the groundwork that was undertaken and take forward research ideas in these areas.

Network contacts

MHRNC Mental Health Research Network Cymru

Network Lead Professor Keith Lloyd
K.R.Lloyd@swansea.ac.uk
Network Co-ordinator
Gareth Morgan
Ardudwy
Normal Site
Bangor University
LL57 2PX
01248 382598
gareth.morgan@bangor.ac.uk

LDAN Learning Disabilities and Autism

Network Lead Professor David Felce
Felce@cardiff.ac.uk
Network Co-ordinator
Stuart Todd
Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities
Centre for Health Sciences Research
Cardiff University
2nd Floor, Neuadd Meirionydd
Cardiff
CF14 4YS
029 2068 7218
toddsp@cf.ac.uk

NEURODEM Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Network Lead Professor Bob Woods
b.woods@bangor.ac.uk
Network Co-ordinator
Gareth Morgan
Ardudwy
Normal Site
Bangor University
Bangor
LL57 2PX
01248 382598
gareth.morgan@bangor.ac.uk

DRN Diabetes

Network Lead Professor David Owens
owensdr@cardiff.ac.uk
Network Co-ordinator
Annie Hutchings
Diabetes Research Unit
Academic Centre
Llandough Hospital
Cardiff
CF64 2XX
029 2071 6928
hutchingsa@cardiff.ac.uk

Children and young people's health and social care

Network Lead Professor Catriona Williams
catriona.williams@childreninwales.org.uk
Network Co-ordinator
Jennifer Shepherd
Children in Wales
25 Windsor Place
Cardiff
CF10 3BZ
029 2034 2434
jennifer.shepherd@childreninwales.org.uk

OPAN Older People and Ageing

Network Leads Dr Sue Lambert and Professor Judith Phillips
S.E.Lambert@swansea.ac.uk
Judith.E.Phillips@swansea.ac.uk
Network Co-ordinator
Fiona McDonald
Department of Applied Social Services
Swansea University
Vivian Tower
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
01792 513269
f.mcdonald@swansea.ac.uk

PHIRN Public Health Improvement Research Network

Network Lead Professor Laurence Moore
Moorel1@cardiff.ac.uk
Network Co-ordinator
Simon Murphy
Cardiff Institute of Society, Health and Ethics
Cardiff University
53 Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
029 2087 9144
murphyS7@cf.ac.uk

WERN Epilepsy Research Wales

Network Lead Professor Mark Rees
M.I.Rees@swansea.ac.uk
Network Co-ordinator
Carrie Hammond
Epilepsy Research Network
School of Medicine
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
01792 602310
c.l.hammond@swansea.ac.uk

TRUST Thematic Research network for emergency and UnScheduled Treatment

Network lead Professor Helen Snooks
H.A.Snooks@swansea.ac.uk
Network Contact
Moira Morgan
School of Medicine
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
01792 513432
m.e.morgan@swansea.ac.uk

WHESS Welsh Health Economics Support Service

Professor David Cohen
School of Care Sciences
University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL
01443 483880
dcohen@glam.ac.uk

HIRU Health Information Research Unit

Professor Ronan Lyons
School of Medicine
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
01792 513485
R.A.Lyons@swansea.ac.uk

Research Management and Governance FORWARD

Contact details to be confirmed

WEDHS Wales Equality and Diversity in Health and Social Care Research and Support Service

Dr Roiyah Saltus
School of Care Sciences
University of Glamorgan
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL
01443 483194
rsaltus@glam.ac.uk

LLAIS Language Awareness Infrastructure Support Service

Dr Fiona Irvine and Gwerfyl Roberts
Centre for Health Related Research
Bangor University
LL57 2PX
01248 383165
hss005@bangor.ac.uk

N-WORTH North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health

Professor Ian Russell
Institute for Medical & Social Care Research
Bangor University
LL57 2PX
01248 383617
ian.russell@bangor.ac.uk

SEWTU South East Wales Trials Unit

Dr Kerry Hood
Centre for Health Sciences Research
School of Medicine
Cardiff University
CF14 4YS
029 2068 7163
hoodk1@cf.ac.uk