Research

Research helps builds on pre-existing knowledge, develops leadership and presentation skills and aids in critical appraisal and analysis of best available evidence.

Research may also be necessary as obtaining a Consultant post is increasingly competitive. Some Trusts may employ candidates with research (MD /PhD) as a MANDATORY requirement. This however depends on your speciality of choice.

Top Tips:

Plan early – research opportunities are scarce. Knowing potential units in your deanery which offer research and speaking to senior registrar colleagues may help find the best one for you.

Consider funding opportunities (funded vs unfunded)

Consider joining research collaboratives – many in the UK, please see the section below.

 

 

 

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Resources:

1. Research Q+A – anonymised submitted questions by trainees
2. OOPR Guide (https://www.jcst.org/uk-trainees/str-trainees/out-of-programme/out-of-programme-research/ ; https://www.gmc-uk.org/education/standards-guidance-and-curricula/guidance/out-of-programme/out-of-programme-guidance-for-doctors-in-training)
3. Database – consider NHS jobs, Trac, Francis Crick Institute, Tailored University MD/PhD programmes (add database).

 

For all enquiries, please email research@alsgbi.org

EESuRG – East of England Surgical Research Group

EMSAN – East Midlands Surgical Academic Network

KMRC – Kent and Medway Research Collaborative

LSRG – London Surgical Research Group

MeRGS – Mersey Research Group for General Surgery

NoSTRA – Northern Surgical Trainee Research Association

NWRC – North West Research Collaborative

SPARCS – Severn and Peninsula Audit and Research Collaborative for Surgeons

SSRG – Scottish Surgical Research Collaborative

STARSurgUK – Student Audit & Research in Surgery UK

STEER – Surgical Trainees in East of England Research

WMRC – West Midlands Research Collaborative

YSRC – Yorkshire Surgical Research Collaborative

Site	Speciality	Supervisor	Description	PhD	Funded
Reading	Colorectal	Dr M Lewis, Prof S C Andrews	The Gut Microbiota and Colorectal Surgery	Y	N
Birmingham	Pan-surgical	Mr A Bhangu, Prof D Morton	NIHR Global Surgery Unit PhD studentship	Or MD	Y
Manchester	UGI	Dr H Soran, Dr A Syed, Dr R Donn, Dr M Ferdousi	Impact of liver reduction diet, low calorie diet and bariatric surgery on hepatic health and cardiometabolic risk factors.	Y	N
Manchester	HPB	Prof J W Valle, Dr M McNamara	Defining the microbiome environment in patients with biliary tract cancer and its implications for therapy	Y	Y
Manchester	Colorectal	Dr Z Ramtoola, Dr B Kirby	Optimisation and Preclinical Evaluation of Targeted Nanoformulations of Anti‐TNF‐α Therapeutics for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease	Y	Y
Manchester	Breast	Dr M Aznar, Prof M Van Herk, Prof C West	Decreasing the side effects from breast cancer treatment	Y	N
Leeds	Breast	Dr S Bell, Prof C A Johnson	Identification and functional characterisation of BRIT1/MCPH1 synthetic lethal genes to treat breast and ovarian cancer	Y	N
Nottingham	Colorectal	Dr S Abayzeed, Dr G Gordon	Smart endoscopic probes for bowel cancer surgery	Y	Y
York	Bioengineering	Prof Z Tse, Prof A M Tyrrell	Smart Medical Devices for Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatment	Y	Y
Bristol	Pan-surgical	Dr M E Barbour, Dr D Hill	Surgical incisions without surgical site infections? Innovative antimicrobial materials to prevent infection after surgical procedures	Y	N
Southampton	Bioengineering	Prof F Pierron	High-speed imaging study of ultrasonic tissue cutting for surgery	Y	Y
Liverpool	Colorectal	Mr D Vimalchandran	Colorectal cancer	Or MD	N
Hull York	Colorectal	Prof Greenman, Mr I Hunter	Colorectal cancer; tissue modelling	Or MD	N
Hull York	Colorectal	Mr A Hunetr, Dr L Cawkwell	Colorectal cancer; biomarkers	Or MD	N