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How to … Maximise Your Clinical Education Research Impact
Get PDFResearchers are increasingly expected to demonstrate that their work leads to impact beyond academia, particularly when seeking research funding. Yet practical guidance on how to plan for, achieve and evidence impact in Clinical Education Research (ClinEdR) remains limited. This guide offers pragmatic advice to support postdoctoral researchers in designing fundable projects and producing work that leads to meaningful change. We argue that impact should be considered from the start of a research project, not added at the end. Early and ongoing engagement with potential research beneficiaries, including educators, learners, institutions, professional bodies, policymakers and patients, helps ensure that research addresses real-world priorities. Such engagement can shape research questions, study design and outputs, strengthening both grant applications and the likelihood of downstream uptake. This how to guide outlines the value of articulating a clear impact goal and mapping a credible pathway to impact that distinguishes between outputs, outcomes and longer term benefits. We discuss how methodological choices can enable impact, with attention to participatory, design-based and implementation-focused approaches that have change embedded within them. We also highlight the importance of embedding impact checkpoints throughout a project, recognising that impact is often non-linear, delayed and context dependent. Finally, we describe deliberate, audience-specific dissemination strategies and practical ways to evidence impact beyond traditional academic metrics. Embedding impact thinking across the research lifecycle can enhance the relevance, reach and value of ClinEdR, while supporting postdoctoral researchers to meet funder, institutional and societal expectations
Do lifestyle factors affect clinical outcomes following total knee replacement? An integrated qualitative study exploring the perceptions and experiences of participants in the PRO Knee feasibility cohort study
No full textThe development of pre-operative interventions to improve clinical outcomes following total knee replacement surgery has been identified as a research priority. In the first step of a programme of research, we conducted a feasibility cohort study, which investigated the effect of modifiable lifestyle factors, including alcohol consumption, smoking, physical inactivity and living with overweight, on clinical outcomes following total knee replacement (PRO Knee). Alongside PRO Knee, we conducted an integrated qualitative study to understand the acceptability of the methods used in the PRO Knee study and to explore the experiences of patients waiting for total knee replacement surgery, along with their beliefs and experiences regarding lifestyle interventions. Adult patients awaiting total knee replacement surgery, who had consented to participate in the PRO Knee study were eligible to participate. Semi structured interviews were conducted with all patients who provided informed consent for the qualitative study. Interviews were audio-recorded; transcribed in an intelligent verbatim format and data were analysed using the Framework Method. Ten participants (9 female, 1 male) were recruited (average age 70, range 56-88) and all interviews were conducted over the telephone. The recruitment and data collection processes of the PRO Knee study were acceptable to participants. Five further themes relating to the lived experience of waiting for and undergoing total knee replacement surgery were identified: 1) Osteoarthritis of the knee and co-morbidity; 2) The decision to have surgery; 3) Waiting for total knee replacement; 4) Lifestyle conversations and interventions; 5) Recovery from total knee replacement. The burden of living with osteoarthritis of the knee was significant and participants had often experienced multiple unsuccessful interventions. Participants could recall lifestyle conversations, which they were open to, but were not offered support. Most participants were positive about participating in lifestyle interventions prior to surgery. The participants who had poor outcomes were left with intrusive pain, and feelings of regret. The recruitment and data collection processes for the PRO-Knee feasibility cohort study were acceptable to participants and further study in this area is now warranted. [Abstract copyright: © 2026. The Author(s).
Spotlight on: Gavin Davenport's consultancy
No full textIn this spotlight, we feature Gavin Davenport, Lecturer in Primary and Childhood Education (Computing) , whose consultancy work has grown organically through sustained engagement with external partners across education, the arts, creative industries, and computing. Gavin reflects on the relational nature of consultancy, the importance of values alignment, and how working with external partners keeps his teaching and research relevant, critical, and connected to practice. His experience highlights how knowledge exchange can be flexible, meaningful, and achievable, offering inspiration to colleagues considering their own pathways into consultancy and external collaboration
Employment Destinations and Professional Registration of Dual-Qualified Nurses and Social Workers in England
No full textPurpose This study explores the employment destinations and professionalregistration of dual-qualified nurses and social workers in England.Design/methodology/approach An exploratory cross-sectional survey design wasused. An online survey was conducted between July and August 2024 withgraduates of integrated Nursing and Social Work programmes in England. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis.Findings Eighty-two participants completed the survey. Most participants (85.4%)had never held a role explicitly requiring a dual-qualification, yet 79.3% reportedapplying their dual-qualification skills in practice. Dual-qualified nurses and social workers were employed in roles across multiple sectors, particularly within integrated care contexts such as learning disability, mental health, and integrated discharge services. Most current roles required Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) professional registration (52.4%), with fewer requiring both (25.6%) or Social Work England (SWE) only (18.3%).Practical implications The findings suggest that dual-qualified nurses and social workers contribute valuable skills across the health and social care workforce, even when not in formally recognised roles. Findings highlight the need for greater recognition of dual-qualified roles within health and social care organisations, andthe development of integrated roles that fully utilise the combined skill set of these professionals.Originality/value This study offers the first empirical insight into the employmentdestinations and professional registration of dual-qualified nurses and social workers in England. It strongly supports the case for explicitly recognising and promoting dual-qualification pathways as a strategic component of integrated care workforce development
Sensitivity of Flood Extent and Population Exposure to Variations in Bathymetry Across a Shallow Continental Shelf Lagoon
Get PDFBathymetry is a critical input to storm surge models on coastlines fronted by lagoon systems, yet few studies explore how variations in bathymetry influence flood impacts, flooded extent, and exposed population across these globally widespread morphologies. Here, we investigate the influence of variations in bathymetry on storm inundation impact estimates across a continental shelf lagoon system. We explore how flooded extents and exposed population estimates from a 1% storm for Belize vary with estimated depths by comparing three existing bathymetries over a northern shallow, enclosed lagoon and a central deeper, open lagoon system with a newly developed bathymetry data set, Satellite‐Derived Bathymetry Enhanced Data set‐SDBED. We compare multiple bathymetric data sets to understand the influence on the flood uncertainties and the quantity of the impact of exposed population estimates. Our results show that greater estimated lagoon depths consistently result in lower predicted flood impacts for both lagoon systems in almost all cases. Unexpectedly, for one bathymetry with a median depth of 2 m in the northern lagoon, we find that a reduction in lagoon volume by 59% reduces total inundation volume by 45%. Our findings also show how vertical uncertainties in the SDBED bathymetry propagate through the model, resulting in variations of up to 12% in flood extents and up to 2% in exposed populations
Development of a lifelong core outcome set for oesophageal atresia ± tracheoesophageal fistula: the OCELOT study
Get PDFBackgroundDespite anatomical correction, people born with oesophageal atresia±tracheoesophageal fistula (OA-TOF) experience lifelong morbidity. Core outcome sets (COSs) are recognised as a means of improving research quality and, as a consequence, improving patient outcomes; one was not available for this population.ObjectiveThe scope of the study was to develop a COS for people born with OA-TOF that would be applicable regardless of age or geographic location.Study designPatient input was paramount to this study. For long-list generation, in addition to the systematic review (SR), patients and representatives were invited to participate in focus groups, interviews or complete activity packs to ascertain outcomes that matter most to them. International consensus was then sought using a two-step Delphi survey followed by an online consensus meeting.ResultsEight outcomes were identified through patient events that had not been picked up from SR. 175 people completed the Delphi survey from 26 countries and health care professionals from 13 different disciplines. 24 outcomes met predefined criteria for inclusion and following discussion and voting in the consensus meeting, and 14/24 outcomes were agreed for inclusion in the COS.Conclusion14 outcomes have been agreed on to form the COS. 12 of these outcomes are relevant to people of all ages, 1 to paediatric population and 1 to adult cohorts. The COS is, therefore, truly applicable lifelong, which was the scope of the project. This COS will help reduce research heterogeneity, enabling better quality research outcomes and more comparable data
Is Romania ready for a female president?’: Motherhood, Nation and Gender in the Performance of Women Presidential Candidates (2024-2025)
Get PDFThis article advances feminist scholarship on gendered political communication by examining motherhood as a strategic trope in presidential campaigns contested by women candidates in Romania. While research has explored the gendered double bind in electoral politics, less attention has been paid to how maternal symbolism operates within post-socialist, inter-imperial contexts. Drawing on a semio-pragmatic analysis of candidates’ Instagram profiles, the study shows how Romanian women politicians mobilised motherhood to reconcile competing demands for femininity and leadership competence. By endorsing the traditional family and conflating familial and national imaginaries, candidates rearticulated conventional feminine traits—care, tenacity, moral rectitude—as markers of political authority. In a polarised political environment, maternal discourses provided strategic flexibility, allowing women to address both male and female electorates while mitigating ethnonationalist anxieties. The article contributes to feminist analyses of digital campaigning, nationalism, and the recalibration of gender norms in contemporary European politics.<br/