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The Chief Scientist Office Festive Message
18th December 2025
Euan Dick, Head of Chief Scientist Office (CSO), Scottish Government As 2025 draws to a close and we start to look to the fresh opportunities that a new year brings, i...
Registration now open for landmark event bringing Patient and Public Involvement community together
17th December 2025
Interested parties are invited to register for the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Event 2026, taking place on Tuesday 3 March in Stirling NHS Research Scotland (...
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Annual meeting success ‘reflects growing interest and involvement in pain research across Scotland’
15th December 2025
A 15th Annual Scientific Meeting held this month to improve the understanding of chronic pain has been hailed a success, reflecting growing engagement with research...
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A festive message from Professor Dame Anna Dominczak, Chief Scientist (Health), The Scottish Government
12th December 2025
Looking back on 2025, a great deal has been achieved, and for that hard work undertaken across our research and innovation community, I am very grateful Now, we must t...
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Dundee clinical trials team recognised internationally for rapid launch of Parkinson’s Disease study
12th December 2025
Dundee’s clinical trials and research team has received international recognition after its site became one of the first in the world to launch a phase 3 clinical trial...
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Scotland events successfully engage researcher interest in key source of social care funding
10th December 2025
Two recent events in Scotland organised by the NIHR Research Programme for Social Care (RPSC) have been hailed a success Supported by NHS Research...
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