The MRC LEC contributes to increasing conduct of high quality population health science research capacity, through:
- Recruitment and training of talented clinical trainees committed to a career as a clinical academic
- Recruitment and training of high quality non-clinical students, with the ability and desire to forge a career in lifecourse epidemiology
- Recruitment of scientific and research support staff, with excellent generic skills and the capacity to learn new skills in the job
- Provision of a wide range of learning and development options, monitored through a robust annual appraisal process and mentoring schemes, including opportunities to combine work with study for further qualifications at the University of Southampton
- Contributions to international, national and local initiatives on training through delivery of high quality training in epidemiology and Healthy Conversations Skills to support behaviour change