About us

Our goals

  • to undertake internationally important primary care research, that is of relevance to the priorities and needs of the local population
  • to involve increasing numbers of local practitioners in primary care research, through encouraging greater awareness of research and participation in projects
  • to support local practitioners to develop research ideas – ideas that have the potential to lead to major research studies
  • to create opportunities for non-clinical researchers to develop a career in primary care research
  • to encourage collaboration between Coventry and Warwick Universities.

WC-PCR is unique among primary care academic units in the breadth and depth of its research anddevelopment activities. WC-PCR's major strengths are it's multi-disciplinarity and the links that it has established with local and national NHS organisations.

Training Opportunities - Workshops & Short Courses

WC-PCR runs short courses and workshops throughout the year, covering such topics as Undertaking a Literature Review, Questionnaire Design, Interview Skills and Qualitative Methods.

Funding to get started

WC-PCR administers a number of schemes aimed at helping practitioners to initiate their research. This includes funding of up to £6,000 towards a start-up grant, bursary, or PhD fellowship. In addition, there are research participation awards of up to £1,000 intended to allow a practitioner to become involved in a project being run by an academic based at one of the University partners.