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Programme announced for Scotland’s leading research and innovation conference with prizes awarded to best presentations — register now
A strong programme focussed on setting a progressive new healthcare agenda has been announced for Scotland’s Health Research and Innovation Conference, taking place in Edinburgh this October Hosted by the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of Scottish Government and NHS Research Scotland (NRS), the theme of the conference, ‘Research Enabled Health I...
Research Grant Collaboration Agreement endorsed by the Health Research Authority for use across the UK
The contract was developed by the Research and Development Forum's Research Contracts Group and endorsed by the Four Nations Contracting Leads The template contract is now available on
New network established to boost commercial research delivery across the UK
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £6.5 million, funded jointly through a public-private partnership with the pharmaceutical industry, to establish a UK-wide Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) Network 21 Commercial Research Delivery Centres across the country will be coordinated by new Network It will facilitate faster, more efficient set up and delivery of commercial research in the UK, acting as a front door to the li...
Patient and Public Involvement Event organisers urge community to get inspired for abstract submissions
Organisers of a third powerful showcase of Scotland’s patient and public involvement (PPI) initiatives have opened a call for the submission of inspiring abstracts Oral, workshop, and poster submissions are being encouraged for the sharing of vital learnings across the community. Hosted by NRS and the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of Scottish Government, the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Event 2026 will take place at Stirling Court Hotel — part of the Un...
Virtual ‘mini conference’ set to showcase research and primary care infrastructure developments
A free lunchtime ‘mini conference’ will be held virtually next month, aimed at engaging primary care clinicians, practice staff, GP trainees, and medical students in research The NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Primary Care Network event — hosted live on Microsoft Teams — will take place on Thursday 11 September from 1-2pm. Introduced by Network Manager Dr Ellen Drost, the...
Specialty Group announces first webinar with leading reproductive health and childbirth expert
The NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Reproductive Health and Childbirth Specialty Group has announced its first quarterly webinar taking place next month with a leading expert presenting The ‘lunch and learn’ session will be introduced by the Specialty Group’s Champion Support Manager, Annie Ganguly, and presented by Professor Katie Morris. Katie is National Reproductive Health and Childbirth Speciality Lead for the Research Delivery Network of the National Instit...
Health Research Authority announce further updates to commercial agreements for participating NHS and Health and Social Care organisations
The agreements have been updated to align with the model Commercial Chief Investigator Agreements published in June 2025 The following suite of commercial model agreements for use with participating NHS and Health Social Care (HSC) organisations has been updated. Please share this information with the people in your organisation who agree and sign research contracts: Model Clinical Trial Agreements (mCTAs) including: The Primary Care mCTAs (PC-mCTAs) Th...
Scottish Cross-Sector Hub to bring together the country’s ‘data and digital health’ experts at third event
The Academy of Medical Sciences Scotland Cross-Sector Hub is inviting attendees to register for its third event aimed at enhancing collaboration this autumn The free-to-attend gathering, taking place at the COSLA Conference Centre in Edinburgh on Tuesday, 23 September, and hosted by NHS Research Scotland (NRS), will focus on research and innovation in ‘Data and Digital Healt...
National showcase of Patient and Public Involvement set to return to Stirling next year
NHS Research Scotland (NRS) will be reaffirming its commitment to diverse voices being heard in research with a third powerful showcase of the country’s patient and public involvement initiatives The Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Conference 2026 will take place at Stirling Court Hotel — part of the University of Stirling Campus — on Tuesday 3 March, hosted by NRS and the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of Scottish Government. PPI partn...
New webinars encouraging more voices to be heard through social care research ethics survey
Organisations involved in ethical review of adult social care research across Scotland are being urged to register for a choice of two webinars encouraging them to make their voices heard on this important subject Staff working particularly within local authorities, Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs), and the third sector are invited to sign up and learn more about how they can contribute to a Scotland-wide survey of social care research ethics. The survey is seeking...
