Join Fuse

Join Fuse and engage in world-class public health research, help build research capacity in the North East and support translation of research into practice through our extensive regional, national and international networks and groups. Fuse is keen to link with everyone working to improve health and wellbeing, whether you are in academia, policy and practice, the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, or a public partner.

We have two membership categories:

Network Member

This category is for those who wish to stay in touch but who do not intend to engage closely with Fuse’s research programmes. You will:

Be notified about and have access to free research meetings, workshops, and seminars.

Receive the inFuse e-newsletter which links to our website, alerting you to new research from Fuse and beyond, views on public health, important changes in the public health field and upcoming events.

Have access to support and advice through the AskFuse research and evaluation service.

Your commitment would be to keep your contact details up to date on our database - we will send emails periodically asking you to confirm or amend your details.‌

To become a Fuse network member, please email: info@fuse.ac.uk

Associate Member

This category is for academic and practice partners who wish to engage closely and actively with Fuse’s research programmes. It entitles you to:

Be part of a prestigious national Public Health Research Centre of Excellence and gives you permission to use Fuse’s name and logo in your research work, subject to approval from the Fuse Centre Manager and Communications Manager.
Sign up for one or two of the Fuse Research Clusters and attend meetings.
Have access to development opportunities such as collaboration on research projects and informal peer-review from Fuse members for your research at both grant writing and publication stages.
Have access to free research meetings, workshops, and seminars.
Receive the inFuse electronic newsletter which links to our website, alerting you to new research from Fuse and beyond, views on public health, important changes in the public health field and all upcoming events.
Have access to support and advice through the AskFuse research and evaluation service.
Explore ways to engage with the Fuse Public Partner Network and share your research opportunities.

Your commitment would be to keep your contact details up to date on our database - we will send emails periodically asking you to confirm or amend your details.

Expectations

We expect members to contribute to the dissemination outputs of Fuse, for example through the Fuse blog, podcast, research briefs, or one of our other creative and innovative methods of communication.
Attend events to enrich the contribution that Fuse makes to public health in the region and beyond. The expectation is that members attend and contribute to Fuse Research Cluster meetings and our Fuse Research Meetings.

Fuse engagement is monitored to verify continued eligibility for membership and, where deemed appropriate, may be changed to a Network member.

Apply to become an Associate Member

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To become a Fuse network member, please email info@fuse.ac.uk.

To apply to become an associate member, please complete the associate membership application form.