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New Members Wanted for NHS Research Ethics Committees (RECs)
24th November 2021
The NHS Research Ethics Committees (RECs) are currently looking to recruit new volunteer members to join the RECs and contribute to their work Inter...
Chief Scientist Office launches new postdoctoral scheme to support Early Career Health Researchers
18th November 2021
The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) has launched a new Fellowship scheme to provide 3 years of funding to researchers that have just completed a PhD and are looking to take the n...
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New guidance published on set up of interventional research activity at NHS/HSC organisations
17th November 2021
The Health Research Authority (HRA), alongside the devolved administrations, have published new guidance to support the set up of interventional research projects research act...
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Glasgow Clinical Research Facility wins Student Placement of the Year award
9th November 2021
The Glasgow Clinical Research Facility (GCRF) has been credited for its exceptional student placement programme, winning the “Student Placement of the Year: Hospital&rdq...
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Make it Public – new partnership will automatically register all UK clinical trials
20th October 2021
Clinical trials will be automatically registered to guarantee a full picture of research taking place in the UK, thanks to a world-first partnership launched today The...
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UK wide survey on implementing amendments at NHS/HSC organisations
18th October 2021
The Health Research Authority (HRA), alongside the devolved administrations, are seeking survey responses on issues with the implementation of amendments at participating site...
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NES/CSO Clinical Lectureships – new round open for applications
5th October 2021
NHS Education Scotland (NES) and the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) are delighted to announce that the next round of their joint lectureship scheme is open for applications...
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Vacancy: NRS Anaesthesia and Critical Care
1st October 2021
The Chief Scientist Office is looking to appoint a clinical lead for
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Researchers encouraged to ‘Think Ethics’ from the beginning of their research
30th September 2021
The Health Research Authority’s new 'Think Ethics' campaign is putting people who participate in research at the heart of ethics review by encouraging researchers and th...
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The Health Research Authority moves to make research transparency the norm
16th September 2021
New reporting standards have been implemented to ensure that all researchers fulfil their responsibilities to make their research open and transparent - th...
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