Pre-Start

Contact the data protection officer for advice on the processing of personal data:Rune.Nesdal.Jonassen@sshf.no.

 

Often, it is also a good idea to discuss with a statistician. ContactThomas.Bjerregaard.Bertelsen@sshf.nofor help with statistics.

 

Requirements for user involvement must be met. User involvement should be integrated into the project from the idea stage.

Specific guidelines for user involvement in health research in specialist healthcare in Norway have been developed.
 
Guidelines for User Involvement (helse-sorost.no)
 

The assessment phase involves an assessment of the possibility of carrying out the planned project. The project must be assessed in consultation with the department head to clarify whether sufficient resources can be allocated to the project.Confirmation of anchoringin your own department must be sent withthe application for approval. If other departments may be involved in the project (e.g., radiology, medical biochemistry), they should also be contacted.

 

It is important to establish a budget and include all costs, including any co-payment for the hospital and contributions from other departments (e.g., blood sampling). It may be necessary to have dialogue and possibly meetings with the project leader, clinic director, department head, and research manager, or other staff at the Research Section.

 

For studies involving the testing of drugs under the auspices of the pharmaceutical industry, specific procedures have been developed.
 

Sørlandet Hospital announces internal funding for research annually. Funds are distributed to employees in accordance with the current business strategy and quality criteria.

Five positions (PhD and post-doc) are announced each spring with a start date the following year. The engagements announced have a duration corresponding to a maximum of three years in a 100% position. The PhD program can be completed part-time, but then at a minimum of 50% position over a maximum of six years.

 

Start-up Grants

The purpose of start-up grants is to encourage and facilitate research activity that can lead to a larger research project. These funds can be used to employ staff in a 10-100% research position for a specified period within the current year. Permission for the research position must be clarified with the immediate supervisor before the application is submitted. Positions are paid with basic salary according to the collective agreement without other supplements than, for example, research/PhD supplements.

Start-up grants are announced twice a year, in January and May. Allocated funds must be used within the current year.

Seed funding is an allocation of up to NOK 15,000 per project, which can be used for, among other things, project planning, study trips, freeing up time for researchers, planned or ongoing research projects at SSHF that are not already funded.
Seed funding is announced twice a year, in January and May. Allocated funds must be used within the current year.

There are many sources for external research funding. The most relevant are listed below. Remember to read the announcement text carefully. Contact the Research Section for help with budget/application.

 

• Health South-East
• National Program for Clinical Treatment Research in Specialist Healthcare (KLINBEFORSK)​
• The Research Council of Norway
• The DAM Foundation
• The Norwegian Cancer Society
• EEA Grants/EØS-midler
• Novo Nordisk Foundation
• The Kavli Foundation
• Laerdal Foundation
• The Sørlandet Competence Fund
• Aust-Agder Competence Fund
• Unifor – collection of scholarships and grants
• EU Horizon Europe, Cluster 3 Health
• EU4Health - EU's fourth health programme
• Funding opportunities Medical Faculty UIO

Also check your own trade union centrally and locally.

Research projects in the health and care sector often involve the use of health and personal data. The use of this type of information for research purposes requires various approvals before commencement.

 

All research projects, both where SSHF is the responsible institution and where SSHF is a contributor in a project under the auspices of other institutions, must be reported to the data protection officer.

Hereyou will find an overview of reporting routines and which instances you need approvals from for different types of projects. Consent from the project participants is the general rule in most research projects. All types of projects that wish to apply for an exemption from the confidentiality obligation, i.e., the right to extract patient information without the patient's consent, must apply for a dispensation from this at REK, the Norwegian Directorate of Health, or the data protection officer.

 

If you are unsure which permits you need to apply for, contact the data protection officerrune.nesdal.jonassen@sshf.no. 

You must have a plan for collecting and storing research data and this must be stated in the protocol. Seeherefor guidance.

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