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Training and Events
Here you will find information on events NHS Research Scotland Reproductive Health and Childbirth are hosting, supporting, exhibiting or attending. We are committed to supporting the clinical research community across Scotland, if you wish to publicise an event on this page please contact anushree.ganguly@nhs.scot. NHS Research Scotland is not responsible for the content on external sites.
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...
Medical Research Council (MRC) Proof of Concept Stage One Applicant Webinar
The MRC Proof of Concept scheme (formerly known as the Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme) reopens for stage one applications on 2 July 2026, with the next deadline on 18 November 2026 Ahead of this funding opportunity opening, the MRC Translational Research Team will deliver a webinar for potential applicants. The session will be recorded and published after the live event.
Scotland’s health informatics capabilities
Scotland has one of the most highly developed health informatics systems in the world and a long tradition of using linked health service data for research including: Evaluating interventions to deliver patient benefit Measuring long-term outcomes in clinical trials Assessing the safety of new medical interventions Supporting understanding of patterns of health and illness across the whole population. Few other countries have systems that...
Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Guidance and Training
Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Guidance and Training contains information for patients and professionals on how to get the most out of working with the public, as well as links to training courses for those looking to get involved in running PPI groups. Patient Public Involvement Engagement guidance comes from a number of sources, including NIHR and Chief Scientist Office (CSO) policy documents, grey literature, and blog posts.
NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2023
'Healthy Connections: from Cells to Society' 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. Regis...
Infectious Diseases Event Resources
Infectious Diseases Research Day 2025 The NHS Research Scotland Infectious Diseases event will be held on Tuesday 16 September at the V&A, Dundee This event is for all members of the Infection research team, including trainees, consultants, nurses and lab teams. Find out more about registration, abstract submission...
Newsletters and resources
Subscribe to Research Bulletin, the NRS monthly newsletter on clinical research in Scotland.
Take Part in Current Research
Each year in Scotland more than 1500 clinical research studies take place, involving over 30,000 patients. Taking part in research can offer many benefits. It may provide access to new tre...
Training and Events
National Cancer Research Institute Virtual Events To keep the community connected and provide an opportunity for researchers to share knowledge and foster collaboration, the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) provides regular events on the big topics in cancer research, with UK and international expert speakers. Visit their virtual events
