Are you working in public health, mental health, or primary care and want to build your confidence in shaping and delivering impactful research?
This free e-learning module from NIHR is designed to develop your knowledge and skills in public mental health research. Whether you’re new to research or looking to take your ideas further, this course offers practical guidance and inspiration.
What you’ll gain:
· A deeper understanding of why evidence matters in public mental health commissioning, policy, and practice.
Increase your knowledge of public mental health research and project development.
· Confidence to shape research priorities, generate ideas, design studies, and seek funding.
· A shared vision for tackling public mental health challenges collaboratively across disciplines.
Course structure:
5 interactive sessions with self-testing questions and links to further resources.
Sessions 1–3: Introductions to public mental health research, research development, and study design.
Sessions 4–5: Practical guides to writing a research proposal and applying for funding — ideal if you already have a research question in mind.
Each session can be completed independently, with the full course taking around 5 hours.
Enrolling on the course:
The E-Learning module is available through NIHR learn. You can access the course using this link: – https://learn.nihr.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1322 or if preferred, you can scan our QR code.
You will need an NIHR Learn account to access and enrol onto the course. The course is made up of 5 sessions with interactive elements, including self-testing questions and links to further resources. It is estimated to take 5 hours to complete all 5 modules, and will save your progress as you go, so you can work through the training at your own pace.