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Wolfson Institute of Population Health
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  4. Methodology Research Unit (MRU)

Methodology Research Unit

 

Unit Lead: Richard Hooper

Deputy Lead: Dr Clare Robinson

 

Evaluations – of drugs, devices, behavioural interventions, organisational change, public health interventions, and policy – are the cornerstone of population health research. The example of the COVID epidemic has demonstrated the importance of innovation and efficiency in delivering these evaluations, and sound research methods must lie at the heart of evaluations if they are to have quality and integrity. The Methodology Research Unit (MRU) brings together people with interests and expertise in a number of different methodological areas, and acts as a focus for research activities that together aim for better research through better methods.

 

KEY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

 

  • NIHR Research Support Service: funded by the National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR), and part of the NIHR Infrastructure, RSS provides free and confidential advice to health and social care researchers across England who are seeking public or charitable funding for research in health and social care, including advice on research design and research methods. We are proud to be a partner in the RSS Hub delivered by Imperial College London & Partners. The RSS leads at QMUL are Richard Hooper, Jill Russell and Liz Steed.

  • The MRC/NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership: a meta-network of institutions, partners and networks working in clinical trials and trial methods research, led from the University of Liverpool. The lead at QMUL is Richard Hooper. QMUL is also one of 12 University partners in TMRP participating in an MRC-funded Doctoral Training Partnership that offers PhD studentships in trial methodology, covering different disciplinary fields.
  • Centre for Applied Respiratory Research Innovation & Implementation (CARRii) A development of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR), this new collaboration aims to bring UK applied research communities together to transform respiratory health. The methodology leads at CARRii are Richard Hooper and Beth Stuart.

 

METHODOLOGICAL RESEARCH STRATEGIES

The Unit has an international reutation for its methods research, particularly on the topics of cluster randomised trials, stepped wedge trials, pilot and feasibility studies, and trials within cohorts. Some useful resources are highlighted below.

OUR TEAM

 

CONTACT

Zeenat Kauroo, z.kauroo@qmul.ac.uk

Yvonne Carter Building

58 Turner Street

E1 2AB

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