www. northumbria. ac. uk35 . Research to underpin children's services strategies. . Evaluation of new and established interventions. . Consultation / advice about the design of existing and new services and the development and delivery of inter- agency initiatives and plans. . Supervision and advice in relation to research degrees in the area of work with children, young people and families - up to and including doctoral research. 5. Health Improvement Research Programme The Health Improvement Research programme ( HIRP) has two themes of Public Health and Primary Care, which are both central to the Government health and public service improvement agenda. Our aim is to build capacity for health improvement through: developing the health improvement workforce, developing knowledge for health improvement practice, service innovation and education. Our work can be identified under four headings. . Well- being: contextualisation, understanding, needs analysis ( of communities and professionals). . Interventions for Health & Wellbeing: professional roles and processes. . Activities: research, teaching and learning, networking, consultancy. . Methodologies: systematic reviews, health impact assessment, soft system methodology, realist evaluation, participatory research social marketing. Jason Scott PhD student profile " I chose to do my PhD at Northumbria University as I had heard about a particular funding opportunity that really appealed to me. On top of this, I had heard great things about the University and in particular the staff. My area of research is in service user involvement in patient safety. This particularly focuses on developing a service user definition of patient safety in care transfers, and using this definition to create a mechanism that will allow service users to identify and report safety incidents when undergoing a care transfer. This aspect of this research really appealed to me as I felt like I'd be able to make a tangible difference in the care that people receive. I also felt that doing a PhD would greatly develop my skills as a researcher and open up more career opportunities, particularly in academia. The postgraduate community is excellent here, with everyone ready to help each other out. We're also in the process of rolling out an online community for postgraduate students in HCES, so that even the people who can't regularly make it into the office can still keep in touch and share their experiences with others."

36Law School Law School Northumbria Law school's Postgraduate Research Degree programme provides an opportunity for graduates wishing to specialise in a particular area of law, studying for either a Master of Philosophy or a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The programme provides the opportunity to conduct an intensive piece of research into their chosen field, employing a range of research methods, as appropriate to the field of study. Northumbria Law School already offers a range of taught Master of Law programmes, aimed specifically at those wishing to gain a vocational qualification in law. Some of these LLMs are offered under the auspices of our research orientated centres. Our research centres currently are: Centre for Criminal and Civil Evidence and Practice The purpose of this Centre is, essentially, to bring together those members of Law School staff who teach or research in the fields of criminal or civil evidence and the related fields of criminal and civil procedure. The aims of the Centre include encouraging further research and publication, the exchange of ideas amongst Law School staff and the organisation of staff seminars and conferences.