BCS-Heart Research UK Fellowship opportunities Posted on July 8, 2025July 8, 2025 by Tom@heartresearch.org.uk Heart Research UK has partnered with The British Cardiovascular Society to provide exclusive fellowship opportunities for BCS members. BCS-Heart Research UK fellowships offer clinical top-up training and opportunities to gain new clinical skills or experience, for a broad spectrum of the NHS workforce practicing in the cardiovascular arena. Applications for the BCS-Heart Research UK fellowship schemes are open until midnight on Friday 31 October 2025. About the BCS-Heart Research UK Fellowships These fellowships aim to support NHS cardiovascular professionals by enabling clinical placements in global centres of excellence, which may be in the UK, Ireland, or elsewhere in the world. Fellowships are open to resident doctors and consultant cardiologists, cardiology nurse specialists, Cath-lab staff, physiologists and scientists, and other AHP groups. Fellows gain new skills, insights, and experiences that contribute to the advancement of cardiovascular care in the UK. All applicants, irrespective of the type of fellowship award, must be fully paid-up ordinary, associate BJCA or Affiliate members of BCS. If not a member, applicants may sign up using the button below. Fellowship Awards Three fellowship schemes are available: Individual Clinical Placement (up to 2 months) This scheme allows for one individual clinical placement for a senior resident doctor or consultant cardiologist. The scheme could particularly suit a clinician with unmet training needs in a specialised area such as ACHD, cross-sectional imaging (CMR/CT), or ICC (other subspeciality areas will be considered). Award Value: Up to £15,000 Download the Individual Clinical Placement (up to 2 months) application form Team Placement (1 week) For up to six members of an NHS cardiovascular team to observe a care pathway or procedure for future implementation in the UK. This scheme could suit a cath-lab team in complex intervention, structural intervention, EP/devices, paediatric or ACHD, or an imaging department planning to start a new clinical service (e.g. cardiac CT or CMR). Award Value: Up to £16,000 per team Download the Team Placement (1 week) application form Individual Placement for Healthcare Professionals (up to 1 month) For healthcare professionals (e.g. nurse specialists, technologists, clinical scientists, pharmacists, physiologists etc) to learn new practical skills or pathways of care for future implementation in the UK. Award Value: Up to £5,000 Download the Individual Placement for Healthcare Professionals (up to 1 month) application form All fellowships are to be completed by the end of May 2026, with recipients expected to present their experiences at the BCS Conference in June 2026. Funding can only be used to contribute to travel, accommodation, salary, and any local medical regulatory/certification costs. Indicative budget, detailing proposed expenses, should be sent with the application form. How to apply To apply, please submit the following documents as one PDF document to executivepa@bcs.com Completed application form, including all signatures Curriculum Vitae Draft itinerary or timetable Indicative budget, detailing proposed expenses Letter of invitation/acceptance from the visiting centre Head of Department Letter of acceptance from Clinical Director/Dean of applicants UK employer Letter of support from Training Programme Director (if a registered cardiology resident doctor)
Have Your Say – Help Improve Heart Failure Research Posted on July 2, 2025July 8, 2025 by Tom@heartresearch.org.uk We’re teaming up with Teesside University and the Pumping Marvellous Foundation to talk about heart failure and physical activity and we want to hear from you. Whether you’re living with heart failure or supporting someone who is, your voice matters. We’re especially keen to hear from people who don’t feel very active right now, or who feel unsure or worried about getting active. What’s Involved? We’re hosting a friendly online group discussion where you can share your views on: How to encourage more people to get involved in research on heart failure and physical activity The best ways to share research findings with patients and healthcare professionals Why Take Part? Your feedback will help researchers working on a project called BE-Active-HF at Teesside University to: Understand why it’s sometimes hard to recruit patients for heart failure research Find better ways to involve more people so that future research has greater impact Learn which research findings matter most to patients and families Share results in ways that are clear, accessible and truly useful Key Information Open to: Anyone with lived experience of Heart Failure, including family members When: Thursday 17th July, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (online) Reimbursement: £50 gift card as a thank you for your time To register for this event please email sally@heartresearch.org.uk by Friday 11th July 2025