A presentation about how we set up the Nursing Research Community in a UK University

1. Building a research culture in nursing Carol Haigh NRC

2. The Task The challenges To create a nursing research community in an existing department To move research to the academic centre ground Perceptions of time Teaching priorities Lack of confidence Perceptions of purpose Meeting fatigue

4. Social networks

5. Calendar sharing

6. Google group

7. Google docs

8. Blogs

9. Podcasts

10. Surgeries

13. Social networks

14. Calendar sharing

15. Google group

16. Google docs

17. Blogs

18. Podcasts

19. Surgeries

22. Social networks

23. Calendar sharing

24. Google group

25. Google docs

26. Blogs

27. Podcasts

28. Surgeries

30. Twitter

31. Skype

32. iGoogle

35. Individual staff are keen to engage with RIHSC

36. Clinical colleagues are accessing our resources and are developing research relationships with us

37. International partnerships are developing

38. Confidence is increasing

39. Publication & conference activity is focused and increasingDid it work for the staff…?

40. Did it work for the School…? Research income for 2008/09 from October to October (12 months) was £43,800 Research income for 2009/10 from October (6 months) is £184,721 (that I know of)

41. The important thing is to let people know….

42. Thank you for your attention