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SPHeREStructured Population and Health-services Research EducationScholars & Alumni 2007-2016 A National Programme Currently 48 The SPHeRE Programme pro- registered 36 vides a key infrastructure to support health research inPh.D. Submitted/ 5 Ireland through its unique and Graduated innovative PhD programme. M.Sc./PG Dip. This is expanding Ireland’s capacity to conduct populationResearch Interests & Experience health and health services re- search and maximize its trans-SPHeRE scholars come to the Programme from a wide range of backgrounds, with a variety lation to policy and practice.of research interests. During their time on the Programme, scholars are also encouraged toexpand their research experience and forge links with other researchers and research 38 teaching staff,centres in their field of interest. Through national and international placements, scholars 130 supervisors andhave worked in institutions including Harvard Medical School, the London School of 48 active PhD scholars acrossHygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of Oxford and McGill University, Canada. all 8 universities in the Repub- lic of Ireland.Upcoming Events Forthcoming DiplomaThe next SPHeRE Summer Seminar takes place on the 18th of May in the Long Room Hub, A jointly-awarded onlineTCD. Visiting Fullbright Scholar Prof. Ken Ward, University of Memphis, will present on \"The Diploma in Population Healthuse of randomised controlled trials for complex interventions\". & Health Services Research to be delivered online by RCSI,The next SPHeRE Conference takes place in RCSI on the 12th of January, 2017. TCD & UCC from September 2017 will further help SPHeRE upskill the national skills base.

SPHeREWhere are our alumni now?Post-doctoral Non-specific research Policy/research roles Private sector positions Lectureships Clinical research roles positions roles in academia in the public sector (one senior) 19 7 43 2 1 Dr. Sara Burke, Dr. Celine Larkin, Dr. Niamh O’Rourke, Dr. Caitriona O’Neill, Dr. Gerald McKenna, Prof. Brian Cleary,Research Fellow, Centre Clinical Effectiveness Health Economics & Senior Lecturer, Centre Chief Pharmacist, Senior Researcher, Officer, HSE Primary Outcomes Research Rotunda Hospital for Health Policy & National Suicide Manager, Novartis for Public Health, Management, TCD Care Queen’s University Research Foundation, UCC BelfastScholar Outputs 2007-2016 The SPHeRE Network 181 205 The SPHeRE Network is open to anyone interested in Irish Population Health and Oral conference Conference poster Health Services Research. The Network presentations presentations currently consists of over 900 members across a wide range of researchers and 93 185 policy makers.Bursaries, prizes Peer-reviewed The Network holds events throughout the & awards journal articles year including Lunchtime & Seasonal Seminars with guests such as: Prof. NancyThe SPHeRE Programme encourages and supports scholars and alumni to actively Edwards, Prof. Anne Sales, Prof. Charlyndisseminate their research from the outset. The wide range and quantity of research Black and Prof. Nick Black.is matched by high quality recognition given to scholar research outputs. Additionally, the Network holds occasionalScholars regularly publish in leading journals including the British Medical Journal, policy dialogues and an Annual SPHeREPLoS One and the Cochrane Systematic Reviews. Scholars have achieved recognition Network Conference. Network informationthrough a variety of awards including best poster and oral presentation awards at is disseminated in a weekly mailing,conferences as well as wider recognition such as the BMJ Editor’s Pick 2015, and the quarterly newsletter and through a TwitterHRB-TMRN and The Irish Times 2015 national writing competition. account (which currently has over 1600 followers). www.sphereprogramme.ie [email protected] @sphereprogramme