You can contact us at HDRC@tees.ac.uk and/or HDRC@middlesbrough.gov.uk
You can contact d.newbury-birch@tees.ac.uk for information and booking.
You can complete this form and one of our team will contact you or visit this link to access the form
You can complete this form and one of our team will contact you or visit this link to access the form.
You can contact a.divers@tees.ac.uk for more information about our Community Based Research Programme
hdrc@middlesbrough.gov.uk
hdrc@tees.ac.uk
Health Determinants Collaborations (HDRC) are funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (the research arm of the Department of Health and Social Care). They are partnerships between local authorities and universities in the most deprived areas of the UK. The goal is to boost research capacity and capability and help local authorities to make better evidence-informed decisions. There is also an expectation that HDRCs will engage with, and involve, local communities in shaping and conducting research.
HDRC South Tees is open to academics, local authority, VCSE sector, and community members who want to develop research that will benefit the South Tees region.
We support public health projects that address health inequalities experienced in the South Tees area and the wider determinants of health. These include the social, economic and environmental factors which impact on people’s health. If a project idea does not fit the remit of the HDRC South Tees we can signpost you to other support.
It is important to involve local authority staff and community members when developing a research funding application. However, research activity will most likely be undertaken by academics from a university or research organisation.
Ideas for research can be submitted to HDRC South Tees through our contact form. A Research Coordinator is assigned to provide support and guidance in bringing together the relevant people (academics, local authority staff, community members) and exploring funding opportunities. If a funding application is unsuccessful, we can also provide support on how it might be improved for re-submission or submission to another funder.
1. Support people with research ideas What type of projects does HDRC South Tees support?, help them find partners (local authority staff, academics/researchers and community members) to develop those ideas into projects.
2. Work with local authority staff to identify ways to support them to be involved in research and use research evidence in decision making.
3. Build a system within local authority to support research.
There are various opportunities available for funding depending on the topic. Examples of funding bodies include: National Institute for Health and Care Research Public Health Research programme, UK Research and Innovation, Economic and Social Research Council, Youth Endowment Fund, The British Academy, The Health Foundation. Academics/researcher partners have experience of the most appropriate funding body to apply to.
Each research project is unique along with the time commitments needed for success. The HDRC South Tees team will support in building a wider team around the project to share the time commitments needed to accommodate any concerns.