Table 2.
Outcome of application (rejected/awarded)
| Variable | Rejected | Awarded | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||||
| 3484 (78.8%) | 936 (21.2%) | ||||||||||
| RRR | 95% CI | P value | RRR | 95% CI | P value | RRR | 95% CI | P value | |||
| Gender | |||||||||||
| Female | 2107 (79.2) | 552 (20.8) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Male | 1345 (77.8) | 384 (22.2) | 1.09 | 0.94 to 1.26 | 0.25 | 1.03 | 0.88 to 1.21 | 0.71 | |||
| Professional background | |||||||||||
| Medic | 1235 (77) | 374 (23) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Dentist | 44 (61.1) | 28 (38.9) | 2.1 | 1.29 to 3.42 | 0.003 | 1.47 | 0.85 to 2.50 | 0.15 | |||
| Allied HP | 456 (75.9) | 145 (24.1) | 1.05 | 0.84 to 1.31 | 0.66 | 1.01 | 0.74 to 1.37 | 0.92 | |||
| Nurse/midwife | 415 (82.2) | 90 (17.8) | 0.72 | 0.55 to 0.92 | 0.01 | 0.72 | 0.52 to 1.01 | 0.06 | |||
| Not HP | 875 (83.3) | 177 (16.7) | 0.67 | 0.55 to 0.81 | <0.001 | 0.94 | 0.66 to 1.08 | 0.64 | |||
| Other HP | 427 (77.8) | 122 (22.2) | 0.94 | 0.75 to 1.19 | 0.62 | 1.11 | 0.83 to 1.49 | 0.47 | |||
| Previous NIHR award holder | |||||||||||
| No | 2834 (80.2) | 700 (19.8) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yes | 618 (72.4) | 236 (27.6) | 1.55 | 1.31 to 1.83 | <0.001 | 1.74 | 1.41 to 2.13 | <0.001 | 1.77 | 1.45 to 2.14 | <0.001 |
| Award level | |||||||||||
| Predoctoral | 77 (47.8) | 84 (52.2) | 4.31 | 3.11 to 5.98 | <0.001 | 4.73 | 2.54 to 6.68 | 0.0001 | 4.79 | 2.96 to 7.74 | <0.001 |
| Doctoral | 1749 (79.4) | 455 (20.6) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Early postdoctoral | 953 (79.1) | 252 (20.9) | 1.02 | 0.85 to 1.21 | 0.79 | 1.09 | 0.85 to 1.33 | 0.38 | 1.08 | 0.89 to 1.31 | 0.41 |
| Late postdoctoral | 422 (81.9) | 93 (18.1) | 0.85 | 0.66 to 1.08 | 0.21 | 0.98 | 0.77 to 1.27 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 0.76 to 1.28 | 0.94 |
| Senior/prechair | 125 (85.6) | 21 (14.4) | 0.64 | 0.41 to 1.04 | 0.07 | 0.64 | 0.41 to 1.04 | 0.07 | 0.65 | 0.40 to 1.06 | 0.08 |
| Chair | 158 (83.6) | 31 (16.4) | 0.87 | 0.51 to 1.12 | 0.49 | 0.97 | 0.62 to 1.47 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 0.65 to 1.49 | 0.97 |
| Programme | |||||||||||
| ICA | 581 (72.5) | 220 (27.5) | 1.74 | 1.45 to 1.08 | <0.001 | 2.2 | 1.69 to 2.87 | <0.001 | 2.09 | 1.68 to 2.59 | <0.001 |
| NIHR fellowship | 2634 (82.2) | 569 (17.8) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IAT | 269 (64.7) | 147 (35.3) | 2.52 | 2.02 to 3.14 | <0.001 | 1.08 | 0.76 to 1.53 | 0.65 | 1.14 | 0.82 to 1.59 | 0.43 |
| Cohort | |||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | 971 (79.5) | 253 (20.4) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011–2013 | 1187 (77.3) | 354 (22.7) | 1.14 | 0.95 to 1.37 | 0.15 | 1.09 | 0.90 to 1.33 | 0.36 | 1.1 | 0.91 to 1.34 | 0.29 |
| 2014–2016 | 1294 (79.8) | 329 (20.2) | 0.97 | 0.81 to 1.12 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.64 to 0.96 | 0.02 | 0.81 | 0.66 to 0.98 | 0.04 |
| Host organisation type | |||||||||||
| HEI | 2721 (79.3) | 720 (20.7) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| NHS trust | 669 (77.4) | 196 (22.6) | 1.11 | 0.93 to 1.32 | 0.26 | 2.08 | 1.37 to 3.21 | 0.001 | 2.21 | 1.45 to 3.33 | <0.001 |
| Other* | 62 (75.6) | 20 (24.4) | 1.22 | 0.73 to 2.03 | 0.45 | 2.09 | 1.08 to 4.05 | 0.03 | 2.08 | 1.07 to 4.01 | 0.03 |
| Region | |||||||||||
| East of England | 205 (84.9) | 39 (15.1) | 0.98 | 0.69 to 1.38 | 0.34 | 0.78 | 0.54 to 1.15 | 0.23 | 0.76 | 0.53 to 1.10 | 0.23 |
| East Midlands | 211 (81.8) | 47 (18.2) | 0.78 | 0.53 to 1.11 | 0.15 | 1.05 | 0.71 to 1.61 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.62 to 1.26 | 0.76 |
| London | 1268 (81.1) | 295 (18.9) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| North East | 159 (76.4) | 49 (23.6) | 1.33 | 0.94 to 1.88 | 0.16 | 1.63 | 1.09 to 2.51 | 0.02 | 1.4 | 0.98 to 1.99 | 0.06 |
| North West | 382 (79.2) | 100 (20.7) | 1.13 | 0.87 to 1.45 | 0.41 | 1.36 | 0.97 to 1.92 | 0.08 | 1.15 | 0.89 to 1.49 | 0.29 |
| South Central | 344 (77.8) | 98 (22.2) | 1.23 | 0.95 to 1.58 | 0.21 | 1.26 | 0.96 to 1.65 | 0.09 | 1.22 | 0.94 to 1.59 | 0.15 |
| South East Coast | 63 (80.8) | 15 (19.2) | 1.03 | 0.57 to 1.82 | 0.84 | 1.24 | 0.65 to 2.41 | 0.52 | 1.09 | 0.59 to 2.04 | 0.76 |
| South West | 198 (70) | 85 (30) | 1.83 | 1.38 to 2.43 | <0.001 | 2.2 | 1.56 to 3.25 | <0.001 | 1.87 | 1.39 to 2.51 | <0.001 |
| West Midlands | 326 (78.9) | 87 (21.1) | 1.14 | 0.88 to 1.51 | 0.32 | 1.23 | 0.88 to 1.74 | 0.26 | 1.03 | 0.78 to 1.36 | 0.82 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 314 (72.2) | 121 (27.8) | 1.66 | 1.30 to 2.12 | <0.001 | 1.98 | 1.43 to 2.82 | <0.001 | 1.66 | 1.29 to 2.13 | <0.001 |
| Medical school | |||||||||||
| No | 1028 (80.8) | 245 (19.2) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Yes | 2456 (78) | 691 (22) | 1.19 | 1.01 to 1.40 | 0.05 | 2.5 | 1.64 to 3.82 | <0.001 | 2.61 | 1.77 to 3.84 | <0.001 |
| Higher education group | |||||||||||
| GT | 1295 (79.8) | 372 (20.2) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| RG | 1388 (76.8) | 420 (23.2) | 1.2 | 1.02 to 1.42 | 0.02 | 1.25 | 0.95 to 1.65 | 0.11 | |||
| Other | 801 (808.9) | 189 (19.1) | 0.94 | 0.77 to 1.14 | 0.55 | 1.04 | 0.81 to 1.35 | 0.73 | |||
Bold values indicate significant RRR at p<0.05
*Other organisation=charity (4 applications, 1 awarded), Clinical Commissioning Group (16 application, 15 awarded, other non-NHS (38 applications, 3 awarded), other NHS (24 applications, 1 awarded).
GT, golden triangle; HEI, higher education institution; IAT, Integrated Academic Training; ICA, Integrated Clinical Academic; NHS, National Health Service; NIHR, National Institute for Health Research; RG, russell group; RRR, relative risk ratio.