Documents, procedures
and templates
We are building a free to access repository of downloads covering methods, standard operating procedures and templates used in research across our research themes.
Here you can view and download these, alongside communications templates and stationery for Southampton clinical researchers and BRC staff.
Publications guidelines
You must name and acknowledge the NIHR in any research outputs enabled by them, including through the BRC, as outlined on the NIHR website.
A statement should be incorporated within the acknowledgements of publications and other disseminations of research results following studies undertaken at the BRC.
Scenario 1: Instances where the research received majority funding from the BRC:
Acknowledgement and disclaimer for NIHR research at the BRC:
“This study/research is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.”
Please list the BRC as an affiliation on your publication and also acknowledge any other NIHR support the research may have received.
Scenario 2: Instances where the research was funded by another funder but delivered through* the BRC:
Statement (including funder and disclaimer)
“[Research funder statement] This study has been delivered through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the [name of the research funder], the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.”
Please list the BRC as an affiliation on your publication and also acknowledge any other NIHR support the research may have received, for example, through a research programme award.
*We define ‘delivered through’ as a project that is supported by Southampton BRC workforce, resources and/or infrastructure to meet the outputs as published, for example BRC-funded or affiliated project managers, use of trial delivery teams, technology platforms or support services, a PhD student supervised by a BRC Theme/programme Lead.
Scenario 3: Instances where the researcher, but not the research study or project, is funded or supported by the BRC:
“[Researcher name] is funded/supported [delete as appropriate] by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).”
Please list the BRC as an affiliation on your publication and also acknowledge any other NIHR support the research may have received, for example, through a research programme award.
Scenario 4: Minimum statement to be used in instances where there are funder details and/or word count restrictions AND the research was funded by another funder but delivered through the BRC:
Acknowledgement only (for use within a broader set of acknowledgements/disclaimers)
“The research was carried out at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).”
For further information on submitting a research paper to a journal, please read Southampton’s Joint Partnership Policy and Guidance on Pre-clinical and Clinical Research Publications.
SOP template for your quality assurance work
Strict management of detailed and accurate SOPs is core to any quality assured research activity. We've provided a free to use SOP template that can be customised for your institution or project, alongside an illustrative example. You can download these via the links below.
Our research methods and SOPs
Our nutritional assessment toolkit is the first package provided under our methodology sharing programme. You can view and download the SOPs and protocols that form the toolkit here.
Southampton templates and stationery
Here we’ve compiled the templates you need to communicate about Southampton's, clinical research effectively. We’ve organised these according to the nature of your work and its funding.
You can gain an access to your templates and stationery sets on the NIHR website or contact us.