Founding year
Aims
- Strengthening links with third-sector organisations
- Establish a business plan and set priorities
- Consult with stakeholders
- Setup governance structures.
Year 1
Aims
- Recruitment of the HDRC team
- Recruitment of public advisory group (PAG)
- Research prioritisation process
- Research knowledge baseline established
- Initial research bids and evidence reviews.
Year 2
Aims
- Foundation level research training
- Governance and compliance procedures
- Strategies for marketing, engagement, and knowledge transfer
- Research bids and primary research studies
- Sharing research findings and impact
- Evaluation framework.
Year 3 and 4
Aims
- Intermediate and advanced level research training
- Wide council involvement in research bids
- Community researchers
- Local Authority Research Ambassadors (LARAs)
- Enhanced dissemination of research findings and impact.
Year 5 and beyond
Aims
- Widen dissemination of research findings to local and national stakeholders
- Formal evaluations of research impact on local policies and health outcomes.
- Strategies for continued funding and integration of research into policy-making.