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Metabolic Research Register

Can you help us advance the treatment and care of people with metabolic or weight related health conditions? We are asking members of the public to consider joining a register of people who have an interest in weight loss and metabolic research, and in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Many people feel that their body size is preventing them from doing activities they would like to do. It is not entirely under personal control. People who are higher weight generally h...

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COVID-19 Research in Scotland

Working with partners across UK, Scotland led, enabled and delivered world-class COVID-19 research, a key element of the Government’s overall response to the pandemic. This included

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Data Safe Haven

Safe Havens provide a platform for the use of NHS electronic data in research feasibility, delivery and pharmacovigilance offering: A secure environment, with trained staff operating to agreed principles and standards A federated network across Scotland working collaboratively to deliver and develop health informatics capability Access to a wide range of anonymised datasets  (including national datasets through to specialised local datasets) Robust...

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Paediatric Studies

The Children’s Research network portfolio of clinical trials includes medical, interventional and observational studies in all specialties within paediatrics. It has both commercial and non-commercial funded studies, international studies of new medicines, repurposing of existing medicines for different conditions and academic studies investigating the causes and progression of medical conditions throughout childhood.    We also support interventional studies on new and...

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Mental Health Studies

The Mental Health Network supports a wide range of studies across many areas. These include psychological and biological studies and involve people representing a number of conditions, including schizophrenia, psychosis, depression and eating disorders.  To find out more please email us on info@smhrn.org.uk.

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Highland Research Facility

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Health Data Research UK (HDR-UK)

Scotland hosts one of the six Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) sites. HDR UK was set up in the latter part of 2017 to transform health research by applying cutting-edge computational techniques to dynamic, multidimensional health-relevant data. While the head office is based in London, there are currently six collaborative sites across the UK, based in Wales & Northern Ireland, the Midlands, Cambridge, Oxford, London, and Scotland. The Scottish site capitalises on our worl...

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Academic Collaboration

In 2009, Health Science Scotland was formed to facilitate collaboration and promote excellence in the field of clinical and translational medicine. This Academic Health Science Collaboration involved four medical universities – University of Aberdeen, University of Dundee, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow, and their associated NHS Health Boards. From 2015, Health Science Scotland is now part of NHS Research Scotland and brings together Government, Academi...

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Clinical Research Facilities

A network of Clinical Research Facilities (CRFs) within Scotland provide a purpose-built environment for patient-oriented research. They provide access to cutting-edge clinical facilities and opportunities for research scientists to work closely with clinical researchers, and support the advancement of new therapies and treatments for patients. Facilities are available to: Healthcare professionals who would like to undertake commercial or non-commercial clinical and health...

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Calendar

Here you will find information on events NHS Research Scotland are hosting, supporting, exhibiting or attending. Contact information is provided for each event. We are committed to supporting the clinical research community across Scotland so if you wish to publicise an event on our website please contact communications@nrs.org.uk NHS Research Scotland is not responsible for the content on external sites.

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