Local Authority Research Link (LARK)
The aim of a Local Authority Research linK (LARK) is to support an on-going, two-way communication exchange between different parts of the National Institute for Health Research infrastructure and PaRC academics. There is a LARK for every Local Authority in the Yorkshire and Humber region
The knowledge exchange network of LARKs with their academic partners will:
- Increase access to training and continuing professional development
- Increased access to evidence based resources to inform practice
- Increase involvement in projects that could have an impact on the health and well-being of local populations
- Support access to grant and research income into the LA
- Have a say in what and how research gets conducted in the region
- Will be the main point of contact within the LA in which they are based and NIHR infrastructure.
- Advocate and contribute to raising the research profile and widening ongoing engagement across Local Authorities
- Support appropriate engagement in research and research implementation activity that is relevant and useful to their organisation
- Support coordination of research priority setting activity
- Disseminate research findings, learning events, and actionable tools within their organisation
- Co-ordinate feedback on the usefulness of learning events, actionable tools and other implementation activities
- Identify key participants for engagement in research and implementation projects
- Support the coordination of research activities and share good practice
- Additionally, some LARKs are acting as a ‘research champion’ in their Local Authority, and are working with the Yorkshire and Humber Applied Research Collaborative to build research strategy for their organisation.
Area |
LARK contact |
|
Sheffield |
Magda Boo Debbie Hanson |
|
North Lincolnshire |
TBC |
TBC |
East Riding |
Ester Hall Lauran Powell |
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Bradford |
TBC |
TBC |
Calderdale |
Caron Walker |
|
North Yorkshire |
Natalie Smith |
|
Rotherham |
Nick Leigh-Hunt |
|
Doncaster |
Susan Hampshaw |
|
Barnsley |
Rebecca Clarke |
|
Wakefield |
Shane Mullen |
|
Hull |
Des Cooper |
|
NElincs |
Shola Bolaji |
|
York |
Nick Sinclair Jenny Saunders |
|
Leeds |
Frank Wood Ali Phiri |
|
Kirklees |
Owen Richardson |
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