Research Design & Methodology
Research-question development, study design, sampling, measurement, protocol development and analysis planning.
ExploreOFFICE OF RESEARCH, INNOVATION & COMMERCIALISATION
Research support from question to impact.
ORIC is the research-support office of Link Medical Interface. It works with researchers before problems become embedded in a study—helping strengthen design, methodology, research governance, funding strategy and the pathway from research idea to useful output.
WHAT ORIC DOES
Support across the research lifecycle.
ORIC brings practical research support, research governance, funding and translation functions into one operational pathway.
Research Ethics & Governance
Preparation for ethical review, participant documentation, research-governance requirements and ongoing study responsibilities.
ExploreGrants & Funding
Funding identification, eligibility assessment, proposal development, work planning and submission readiness.
ExploreInnovation
Support for ideas with potential application in healthcare, rehabilitation, digital health, assessment, education or community services.
ExploreIntellectual Property
Early-stage support around disclosure, confidentiality, ownership questions, prior-art considerations and appropriate professional referral.
ExploreCommercialisation
Structured consideration of user need, feasibility, regulatory requirements, prototyping, partnerships, licensing and venture pathways.
ExploreRESEARCH SUPPORT PATHWAY
Start before the difficult decisions become fixed.
ORIC support should ideally begin before data collection. Statistical analysis cannot repair a fundamentally inappropriate design, and ethics preparation is not something to add after the research plan has already been fixed.
01Question
02Problem
03Design
04Analysis Plan
05Ethics
06Funding
07Conduct / Output
INDEPENDENT ETHICAL REVIEW
Research ethics is a governance function, not an administrative formality.
Research requiring ethical review is handled through the LMI Institutional Review Board and its governing procedures.
The new website will provide dedicated routes for initial applications, review pathways, amendments, continuing review, safety reporting, study closure and controlled forms.
PROTOTYPE CONTROL
Procedural details are intentionally not hard-coded here.
Timelines, forms and operational requirements should be populated from the current approved IRB procedures before launch rather than inherited from legacy website copy.
GRANTS · INNOVATION · TRANSLATION
Some research should move beyond publication.
ORIC supports projects that may lead to new services, clinical tools, rehabilitation technologies, digital-health applications, educational platforms or other practical outputs.
RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT
Build the skills behind sustainable research.
Research capability grows when methodology, ethics, data and communication skills are developed together.
Development themes
Research methodology · Biostatistics · Scientific writing · Evidence synthesis · Research ethics · Good clinical practice · Data management · Grant writing · Peer review · Research integrity · Science communication
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