Table 9.
About management of relationships across funding institutions by case
| Country, institution | Actions related to management of relationships |
|---|---|
| Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | • Internal relationships with the scientific directors of institutes that have a seat at the CIHR scientific institution |
| • University delegates to represent CIHR on campus | |
| • Interaction with Parliament in 2005, with Day on the Hill | |
| • Speak with one centralised voice for CIHR and its institutes | |
| • New initiatives to connect with other institutions and institutions (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) | |
| • Declaration of conflict of interest on governing institution board meetings | |
| Australia, National Health and Medical Research Agency (NHMRC) | • Involvement of funded researchers in research translation faculty to advise NHMRC on knowledge translation |
| United States, National Institutes of Health (NIH) | • NIH and each institute with a public liaison office |
| • Council of Public Representatives to advise NIH director on public participation, bringing public voice and sending messages to public | |
| • Seeking out partnerships across institutions and with private actors to enhance the impact and translation of findings | |
| • Pioneering a proactive participation model with the inclusion of volunteers at all stages of the research process | |
| Singapore, National Medical Research Agency (NMRC) | • Public engagement programme, website, education material, public forum to inform on clinical research activities and present the need for active participation on clinical research and trials |
| Sweden, Swedish Research Agency (SRC) and Scientific Council for Medicine (SCM) | • Advise government on research policy |
| • Collaboration with a book fair where universities and higher education institutions interact with a broad audience | |
| • Strengthening community (local teachers/schools); support of the EU initiative Researchers’ Night | |
| • Broad information programme for public and decision-makers | |
| • Influence on research policy agenda by publishing on research policy in Sweden | |
| • Responsibilities for EU programme Science in Society | |
| • Mission to advise the government | |
| • Web service to connect journalists and experts | |
| • Implication in EU framework (viewpoint on the design of the call for application, ERA-NET programme, promotion of pan-European calls for proposals) | |
| • Development of collaboration with Nordic countries on research infrastructure | |
| • Hosting of an international conference on research communication in 2008 | |
| • Annual meeting for researchers and politicians | |
| • Breakfast seminars at the parliament with researchers | |
| United Kingdom, National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) | • NIHR network to connect researchers and experts in specific domains (share good practice, study feasibility, etc.) |
| • Public involvement in commissioning and reviewing of proposals by coordinating centres | |
| • Facilitation of industry engagement with office for clinical research infrastructure | |
| • Connecting with a newspaper to publish clinical trials and number of patients recruited | |
| • Secretary of State for Health’s visit to a research centre | |
| • Biannual conference on public involvement with public/researcher/organisation | |
| • Showcase of R&D work opened to the public | |
| • Research output assessment tools to capture progress of commissioned research | |
| • Launch of a press office in2017 | |
| • Initiative INVOLVE to promote and advance public engagement in research | |
| The Netherlands, The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) | • Collaboration with the EU on different projects |
| • Collaboration at international level on specific programmes (i.e. Heads of International Research Organisations) | |
| • Practice-oriented design and assessment of research proposals with patients, city councils, etc. |