NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Regional Research Delivery Network (RDN)
RDN Yorkshire and Humber supports the delivery of high-quality health and social care research. They offer support to develop your career from being a clinician interested in research to becoming a skilled academic researcher to supporting recruitment of patients. They can give advice on training opportunities and your path into research. Their resources and learning tools help health and care professionals in the important role they play in the delivery of research to improve care for patients and the public. Click here to access their site.
NIHR Research Support Service Hub delivered by University of York and Partners
The hub brings together expertise in statistics, data science, randomised controlled trials, qualitative methods, health economics, evidence synthesis, research delivery and patient and public involvement in research across health, public health and social care. This hub provides a first point of contact for both new and experienced researchers regardless of geographical location, supporting research funding and fellowship applications. Click here to access their site.
South Yorkshire (SY) Pharmacy Research Group
Meeting every other month to discuss and give feedback on local research taking place, the group is open to anyone in the South Yorkshire ICS to join. If interested in joining, please send us an email (pharmacyincubator@leicester.ac.uk)
South Yorkshire’s Community of Practice for Research in Primary Care
Meeting three times a year, the community of practice offers peer support and informal education for people working in Primary and Community Care, with an interest in research. Click here to find out more and join.
West Yorkshire Pharmacy Research Network
Meeting once monthly, this network brings together pharmacy professionals with an interest in research, helps to provide opportunities to learn and collaborate, and provides peer support to individuals on their research journey. Click here for their flyer and to find out how to join.
Sheffield Clinical Research and Innovation Office
Hosts an array of resources around getting started in research and opportunities for clinical academic career progression. Has information relevant to both healthcare professionals interested in research and researchers. Click here to visit their website.


The Incubator is a three-year project launched in 2024, with the aim of understand and address thelimited involvement of pharmacy professionals, including pharmacists and pharmacy technicians acrossall sectors of pharmacy, in healthcare research.