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Specialty Group announces first webinar with leading reproductive health and childbirth expert
The NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Reproductive Health and Childbirth Specialty Group has announced its first quarterly webinar taking place next month with a leading expert presenting The ‘lunch and learn’ session will be introduced by the Specialty Group’s Champion Support Manager, Annie Ganguly, and presented by Professor Katie Morris. Katie is National Reproductive Health and Childbirth Speciality Lead for the Research Delivery Network of the National Instit...
Oral and Dental
Our role is to support the delivery of high quality Oral and Dental studies and manage participant recruitment to time and target, both for Oral and Dental 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 and feasibility Tro...
Collaboration with Industry
NRS works alongside industry to maintain Scotland’s position as a world leader in research. Scotland is a global centre of excellence for clinical research with an ability to deliver translational projects that meet research, clinical and commercial objectives. We efficiently support clinical research studies from all Life Science sectors including pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies; and simplify access to Scotland’s world-class clinical research...
The Write Stuff: A Short Scientific Writing Course (Part 2)
Pay by Cheque: please make out a cheque, payable to NHS GG& C Endowment Fund CG0337 and bring it with you on the day. Pay by Credit or Debit Card: can be arranged. (Please note your details will be stored in our database but not passed on to any other parties). If you have any queries in respect of your course fee, please telephone 0141 201 9324. Thank you.
Health Research Authority announce further updates to commercial agreements for participating NHS and Health and Social Care organisations
The agreements have been updated to align with the model Commercial Chief Investigator Agreements published in June 2025 The following suite of commercial model agreements for use with participating NHS and Health Social Care (HSC) organisations has been updated. Please share this information with the people in your organisation who agree and sign research contracts: Model Clinical Trial Agreements (mCTAs) including: The Primary Care mCTAs (PC-mCTAs) Th...
Patients, Carers, and the Public
Research is an essential part of an effective, modern NHS. Good quality research is essential to help find new treatments and ways to improve health and care services, and can only take place with the help of patients, carers and members of the public. When we talk about the public we mean carers, patients, family and friends of patients, potential future patients and people who use health and social care services. There are many ways to get involved:
Paediatrics
Clinical research involving children is essential to increase the safety, efficacy and availability of medicines and medical procedures for children. The NRS Children's Network provides the infrastructure and expertise in the form of clinical research facilities and experienced paediatric research nurses, to support trials of new medicines, trials to provide evidence for the use of current medicines and trials to determine best clinical practice. The Network portfolio include...
NRS Introduction to Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Pay by Cheque: please make out a cheque, payable to NHS GG& C Endowment Fund CG0337 and bring it with you on the day. Pay by Credit or Debit Card: can be arranged. (Please note your details will be stored in our database but not passed on to any other parties). If you have any queries in respect of your course fee, please telephone 0141 201 9324. Thank you.
Education & Funding
NHS Research Scotland is committed to strengthening the research culture in Scotland. A range of fellowships strengthens Scotland’s capacity to conduct internationally recognised research. By offering protected time to contribute to, conduct and lead clinical research, an emerging generation of talented researchers can be supported to become the clinical research leaders of the future....
