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                            International Clinical Trials Day 2023
19th May 2023
Over 40,000 participants across Scotland took part in vital clinical research trials in 2021-22 The figures are announced on International Clinical...
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                                        £70 million award to transform potential of UK health data11th May 2023 More than £70 million has been granted to Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) by nine of the largest government and charity research funders in the UK The funding w... Read full article 
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                                        NHS Grampian breast cancer research team win prestigious national award24th April 2023 The National Institute for Health Research’s CREST Award was created to recognise a surgical team that have made the greatest contribution to clinical trials research ov... Read full article 
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                                        Scottish hepatology project secures NIHR funding24th April 2023 The Scottish Hepatology Access Research Partnership (SHARP) will develop research ideas to understand and improve access to liver services in Scotland The Read full article 
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                                        Vacancy: Musculoskeletal Conditions (Rheumatology) Clinical Lead27th March 2023 The Chief Scientist Office is looking to appoint a National Research Network Clinical Lead for Read full article 
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                                        Improving public involvement in research10th March 2023 It is one year (11 March) since the launch of the Read full article 
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                                        Researchers encourage General Dental Practitioners and the public to support study for alternative treatments to severe toothache20th February 2023 Dental research teams from the Universities of Dundee and Aberdeen lead a UK-wide research study (PIP study) to explore an alternative treatment option called Full Pulpotomy c... Read full article 
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                                        World Cancer Day aims to further ‘Close The Care Gap’ amid positive progress for Scottish research3rd February 2023 The annual awareness day on 4 February aims to inspire action and drive momentum behind a three-year campaign to better understand and recognise inequities in cancer care aroun... Read full article 
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                                        Vacancies: Pain Clinical Lead2nd February 2023 The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) is looking to appoint a Clinical Lead in Read full article 
 
                 
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                 
                                                                             
                                                        