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Better together: working towards a dynamic, collaborative, connected health research ecosystem in the North of England
Northern Health Science Alliance This report highlights the potential of the region’s health and life sciences strengths, whilst identifying barriers that can prevent promising collaborations from getting off the ground. It also identifies obstacles to researcher mobility between sectors, including complex HR arrangements, differences between NHS and university terms and conditions, concerns around career progression and job security, and a lack of funding to support staff time and backfill. Better together: working towards a dynamic, collaborative, connected health research ecosystem in the North of England