The Early Career Researcher Forum (ECRF) established by AIIHPC in 2013, is central to the Institute’s aim of fostering a strategic approach to palliative care research and knowledge development on our shared island. Today the ECRF has over 300 members from over 60 different academic, clinical, charity, service providers, and regulatory organisations on the island of Ireland who are interested in palliative care research. The ECRF provides opportunities to access peer and mentor support, develop links with researchers, participate in free capacity building events, and share knowledge across disciplines.
We welcome new members to join and benefit from this collaborative community of peers managed by AIIHPC. The ECRF is open to anyone based on the Island of Ireland who is interested in palliative care research and is free to join. Membership is diverse and includes researchers, health and social care professionals, and policy makers from any discipline who consider themselves in the early to mid-stages of their research career within palliative and end-of-life care. This includes people who may be senior researchers within other research areas.
By joining the ECRF as a member you will benefit from this community of peers supported by AIIHPC to:
If you are an ECRF member from a AIIHPC member organisation you will also be eligible for the following additional membership benefits:
For details of AIIHPC’s member organisations, click here.
The ECRF Steering Committee, in collaboration with AIIHPC, is responsible for agreeing activities including research capacity building events to support ECRF members. The Committee meets online on a quarterly basis.
ECRF Steering Committee Members list is available here.
‘The ECRF provides a supportive space for researchers at the start of their careers to connect with like-minded individuals, foster collaborations and celebrate achievements. As a member you will have access to a range of learning opportunities including free webinars, conferences, podcasts and blogs. It is also a platform for skill development and confidence building, with chances to actively participate by presenting webinars or contributing blog posts’
– Stephanie Crawford, Chairperson ECRF Steering Committee.
To join the forum please fill out our registration form here.
For further information about the Forum please contact Jane Clare, AIIHPC PCRN Project Manager at jclare@aiihpc.org.
