Now that you have considered all the implications of becoming a research site, and feel confident that you are research ready, it’s time to get involved in research.
The Supporting Early Minds Network will facilitate relationships between early years services and organisations and researchers by sharing research opportunities for you to get involved in. We are currently developing our processes to assist with this, especially in terms to how we ‘vet’ research studies / projects, and ensure the safety of parents and caregivers and their young children.
Join our growing Network to receive updates, opportunities, and resources. Our current focus is on supporting settings to become research ready, while fostering connections that will help shape future infant mental health research, collaboration, and shared learning. For more information, please email supportingearlyminds@spi.ox.ac.uk.
Your research site might also want to be more actively involved in setting the research agenda, by co-developing a research application alongside researchers. This often involved more time and resources, but can have significant advantages for your organisation. Find out more about co-developing research.