Background

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The MSG is made up of a family of sleep experts from multiple Midlands universities (including the Universities of Birmingham, Aston, Loughborough, Nottingham Trent, Warwick) and NHS institutions within the Midlands (UHB, BMHT, SWBH, UHL).

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The group was formed in 2017, and is inclusive of any academic/clinical staff who have an interest in promoting and conducting sleep research and/or clinical sleep services in the Midlands area.

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Remit

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To set up interest groups in these various areas of sleep and to bring them all together under the main sleep group to encourage cross-disciplinary research, help study recruitment and to broaden our minds to more collaborative and multidisciplinary approaches to understanding sleep. To achieve this, the group will promote:

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1. Sleep-related research collaborations between Midlands NHS Hospitals, Universities, Primary Care and related healthcare service facilities.

2. Interest in cross-disciplinary work on sleep behaviour, sleep disorders and understanding of sleep both biologically and medically.

3. Supporting the preparation of grant and funding applications in the field of sleep-related research.

4. Acting as a focus for educating the public, media, health professionals and academics about the importance of sleep research and sleep services.

5. Public engagement in the field of sleep, including sleep-related research.