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Network and Specialty Group Contacts
Scotland is home to some of the world’s leading clinical and academic researchers. This section details our Research Champions and Specialty Group leads across key therapy areas. Further information on Networks and Speciality groups can be found in Research Areas. AgeingSpecialty Lead: Dr Terry QuinnEmail:Terry.Quinn@glasgo...
Scottish Preconception Health Research Showcase
A Scottish Preconception Health Research Showcase will take place Thursday 26 March at the Stirling Court Hotel, bringing together insights and success stories from a collaborative community of experts, while laying the groundwork for future research ambitions The free in-person showcase has been organised by Dr Sinéad Currie, Lead for the Scottish Preconception Health Research Network...
Glasgow Clinical Research Facility Course Listing
The Glasgow Clinical Research Facility (GCRF) Education Programme provides an extensive programme of education tailored to meet the needs of the clinical research community. The aim of the education programme is to increase and promote research capacity and capability through a multi-profess...
Permissions Coordinating Centre
The NHS Research Scotland Permissions Coordinating Centre (NRS Permissions CC) offers a coordinated and streamlined process for obtaining Scotland-wide NHS R&D Permission for all multi and single centre NHS research studies. NRS Permissions CC works in close collaboration with NRS R&D offices across all Scottish Health Boards alongside the coordinating functions across the UK. The current system involves assigning a lead Board to undertake the review of generic issue...
Fife Research Facility
Confident Conversations
In conjunction with Alzheimer Scotland, Confident Conversations training sessions are run by the Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network's staff. It is our belief that the practitioner with the best relationship with the person living with a neuroprogressive disease and their family is best placed to have a conversation about research participation. This training i...
Chief Scientist Office (CSO) - Supporting Patient and Public Involvement
Changing culture isn’t always easy but in the last couple of years, the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) have increased the patient and public involvement (PPI) expectations placed upon researchers applying to CSO for funding, while also increasing the emphasis on PPI within funding committees and their decision making. One year on from the launch of the Shared Commitment to public involvement...
Cancer
Every year, about 30,000 people in Scotland are told they have cancer and trends predict that this number is likely to rise to almost 35,000 by 2020. This is due to our ageing population as life expectancy increases. Over the last twenty years, the majority of cancers have shown improvement in survival rates five years post-diagnosis. Survival from cancer in Scotland is similar to England and Wales and in the last decade,...
