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Survey is crucial first step in addressing ‘unique ethical challenges facing Scotland’s social care research’

Organisations involved in ethical review of adult social care research across Scotland are being urged to take part in a key survey aimed at better understanding and improving processes The survey — issued on behalf of the Social Care Research Ethics Working Group and Scottish Government — will gather information in order to map current ethical governance practices, identify areas for improvement, and develop guidance to help inform ambitions for change. ...

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Maureen Brown

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National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Associate Principal Investigator Scheme

The Associate Principal Investigator (API) Scheme aims to develop health and care professionals to become the Principal Investigators (PIs) of the future. It is a six month in-work training opportunity, providing practical experience for healthcare professionals starting their research career. People who would not normally have the opportunity to take part in clinical research in their day-to-day role have the chance to experience what it means to work on and deliver an NIHR portfolio...

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Kate Fraser

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Get Involved

Permission to Contact If you are interested in participating in studies for neuroprogressive diseases and dementias, please complete our online form or sign up to Join Dementia Research.  Your details will be kept securely on our database.  We ask for permissio...

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Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine, and Critical Care

Our role is to support the delivery of high-quality clinical research in Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care and manage participant recruitment to time and target, both for studies which are led from Scotland, and studies led from other nations which Scottish sites are participating in. We provide support in the following areas: Managing the study portfolio record Monitoring the attainment of recruitment targets Providing advice on study design...

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First accredited Clinical Research Practitioner welcomed in Scotland

Scotland has its first accredited Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP), formally celebrating the valuable contribution of registration for health professionals and opening up further study opportunities. Clinical Studies Officer Tiffany Stewart of the NHS Research Scotla...

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Training and Courses

Education teams across Scotland work closely with partners in the NHS, Higher Education Institutes and Research & Development departments to provide a service that is tailored to meet the needs of researchers and associated staff. We collaborate with education staff in CRF's across the UK and with colleagues at the NIHR to ensure a cohesive and standardised programme of educational opportunities are available to researchers. Education courses can be booked through the follow...

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Information for Researchers

ENRICH Scotland provides support to researchers interested in care home research in two ways Holding six-monthly webinars, which are sent out within an accompanying research bulletin for academics and researchers interested in involving care homes in their work. Providing practical support to research teams that are developing and/or delivering research to care homes in Scotland   Research Webinar...

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Bite Size Training - Quality and Monitoring in Research Trials

Please note confirmation of course will be sent once a purchase order number has been provided. Pay by Card Please contact our Treasury Department with the name of course and course date - 0141 278 2794

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