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Sign Up for Future Research

Over 300,000 people have registered to join the Scottish Health Research Register (SHARE) - and this number is growing each day. By joining SHARE, participants agree to allow the coded data in t...

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Excess Treatment Costs for Research

NHS Boards are obliged to ensure that patient care services associated with R&D are provided and funded efficiently. This obligation includes additional treatment costs (defined under the AcoRD guidance) incurred during participation in a research project, normally referred to as “Excess Treatment Costs” or &l...

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Planning and Conducting a Systematic Review

This course is designed to provide practical guidance on all the steps involved in doing a systematic review from planning through to completion Monday 10 November — Thursday 20 November 2025 Online, via Zoom Register to attend this course The teaching will include online lectures spread over two weeks an...

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Sustainable PPI in Co-designing Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School (DDH&RS)

Following a scoping exercise of patient and public involvement (PPI) activity across the hospital and research school, it became apparent that activity was limited to NIHR funded trials and a handful of individual research projects. With support from leadership teams across the Dundee Dental Hospital and Research School (DDH&RS) a more extensive programme of patient and public involvement activity was actioned. Here we reflect on progress and next steps. First Patient and P...

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Resources

Here you will find information on useful resources, or events NRS Ophthalmology are hosting, supporting, exhibiting or attending. NHS Research Scotland is not responsible for the content on external sites. Ophthalmology Virtual Research Event 2021 playlist

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NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2022

'Changing Minds: Rethinking mental health research' Join us for an engaging day of learning and discussion on the changing face of mental health research in Scotland. This year we are hosting a hybrid event, with the opportunity to join us in person at the venue, or virtually online.  Anyone interested and involved with mental health research in Scotland can attend.

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About the Network

Mental Health is one of the major public health challenges in Scotland. Around one in four people are estimated to be affected by mental ill-health in any one year. The NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Network supports an active mental health research community across Scotland, leading research in areas such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, depression, addictions, and psychosis. The Network is primarily based in the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, with Network funded sta...

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Andrew Deans

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News and Events

News and event roundups in ageing research from across NHS Scotland. NHS Research Scotland is not responsible for the content on external sites.

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NHS Research Scotland Primary Care Network Bursary Scheme 2025/2026

Applications for the NHS Research Scotland Primary Care Network GP Trainee Conference Bursary 25/26 are now open Calling all GP Speciality (ST1, 2 and 3), ScotGem (years 2 and 3) and 4th year medical students! Have you completed a Quality Improvement or research project? Would you be interested in attending a Primary Care Conference this year?

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