Global perspectives on under-funding for clinical research training fellowships in nursing

We are delighted to showcase this series of papers on clinical academic careers in nursing throughout this special issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. The issue casts the spotlight on career pathways for clinical research training, with a focus on pre-doctoral to professorial career stages. A common theme throughout the issue is how fragmented the clinical research training pathway is, with it being at a point of crisis. Our nursing profession comprises the single largest healthcare workforce globally; however, our research training pathways are severely under-developed and under-supported in comparison to our colleagues in allied health and medicine. Research training and support requires radical advocacy and reform at local, national and international levels.