Early Career Researcher Forum
View the latest webinar
In 2013, the Early Career Researcher Forum (ECRF) was launched by AIIHPC in collaboration with the Irish Association for Palliative Care (IAPC). The Forum currently has over 90 members and provides members with opportunities to access peer and mentor support, develop links with senior researchers, participate in capacity building workshops and share knowledge across disciplines.
The Forum, which is multidisciplinary in nature, is central to the Institute’s aim of fostering a strategic approach to palliative care research and knowledge development on the island of Ireland. The Institute supports the ECRF by facilitating national and international collaboration, resource sharing, capacity building, and knowledge transfer. We provide regular updates to members on funding and career development opportunities.
The forum is constantly expanding and we want even more researchers to join and benefit from this collaborative community of peers. There are no membership criteria to join the ECRF; members are researchers or clinicians from any discipline who consider themselves in the early- to mid-stages of their research career in palliative and end of life care.
"provides an environment for support, advice and signposting…Some of the challenges for early career researchers in palliative care in Ireland…include securing opportunities to network with key experienced researchers in the field to benefit from their expertise and to also establish collaborations for future research studies."
The ECRF Steering Committee is responsible for agreeing the overall aims, objectives, and key outcomes for the Forum, alongside developing a research capacity building activities plan. The Committee meets regularly. The current members of the Steering Committee are:
|
Name |
Role |
Affiliation |
| Dr Bridget Johnston |
Chair |
Trinity College Dublin |
| Mary Nevin |
Vice-Chair |
Trinity College Dublin |
| Dr Cliona Lorton |
Membership Officer |
Trinity College Dublin and Our Lady's Hospice & Care Services |
| Dr Deborah Muldrew |
Communications and Activities Officers (joint) |
Ulster University |
| Dr Serena Fitzgerald |
Communications and Activities Officers (joint) |
University College Cork |
| Dr Helen Kerr |
|
Queen’s University Belfast |
| Dr Loreena Hill |
|
Queen’s University Belfast |
For further information about the Forum, please contact the Chair, Dr Bridget Johnston bjohnst@tcd.ie or Project Manager, Dr. Jackie Boylan, jboylan@aiihpc.org
Join the ECRF
To apply to join the forum please fill out our application form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TGXBZXX
View the latest webinar
- Early Career Researcher Forum Webinar - Answering the ‘so what’ question: Tips for writing up qualitative research for publication - Download the presentation