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Information on events NRS Musculoskeletal are hosting, supporting, exhibiting or attending.

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NRS MSK Orthopaedic meeting Bridging the Gap  26th November Edinburgh Show more Show less

The save the date asset for the NRS MSK event in November, all details below.

On behalf of Mr Nick Clement, NRS Orthopaedic lead, we would like to welcome you to Edinburgh in November. This NRS MSK meeting is an opportunity to bring together orthopaedic clinicians, academics, trainees, and research partners from across Scotland to share current work, inspire collaboration, and explore future priorities for orthopaedic research within the NRS framework.

Registration is open from 09:00 where teas and coffees will be provided before we start the sessions at 09:30. Registration for the event is free and any access requirements or dietary requirements for lunch can be included in the registration details.

We look forward to welcoming you to the meeting. 

Scottish Society for Rheumatology Meeting 2025, 6 and 7 November, Stirling Show more Show less

The Scottish Society for Rheumatology Autumn Meeting will take place on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 November 2025, at the Stirling Court Hotel.

NHS Research Scotland Musculoskeletal Meeting 2025, 6 November, Stirling Show more Show less

The first in-person meeting of the Research Network has been scheduled to coincide with the morning of the first day of the Autumn Scottish Society for Rheumatology (SSR) meeting. To allow some members to attend the BIGOS meeting the research meeting has been scheduled to start at 9.30am on Thursday 6 November at the Stirling Court Hotel.

The programme for the meeting is:

  • Scottish Orthopaedic Research Network — Mr Nick Clement, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, NHS Lothian
  • Plans for Paediatric Rheumatology Research Network — Dr Eve Smith, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Rheumatology, University of Glasgow
  • National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) MSK-Translational Research Collaboration — Professor Stefan Siebert, Professor of Inflammation Medicine and Rheumatology, University of Glasgow

There will also be time to allow discussion about future network activities and other ways it might support rheumatology research in Scotland.

Register to attend the research meeting through the registration page for the main SSR Autumn meeting.

There is no cost to attend the research meeting but you must also register for the main SSR meeting if you’re planning to stay for the rest of the meeting.

Scotland's Health Research and Innovation Conference, 23 October, Edinburgh, EICC Show more Show less

Healthcare is dynamic and rapidly evolving – from new drugs, therapies and vaccines to robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), precision and preventative medicine – with Scotland standing on the edge of incredible possibility.

This scientific and technological revolution represents an exciting future and vast opportunity for transformation which holds the power to deliver better care for people across the country.

Scotland’s Health Research and Innovation Conference offers the premier meeting point and knowledge exchange for researchers, scientists, innovators, healthcare staff, policymakers, industry, and the public to come together.

Hosted by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of Scottish Government and NHS Research Scotland (NRS), the theme of the conference, ‘Research Enabled Health Innovation’, reflects their joint ambition to mark a pivotal moment in empowering an exciting new era of care.