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Chief Scientist Office announce joint funding call with LifeArc

The Chief Scientist Office of Scottish Government has announced a call with the independent medical charity LifeArc to jointly fund early stage translational research in rare diseases. A joint fund of £300,000 is available to fund up to three Scottish-led research projects. Around 450,000 Scots are affected by a rare condition. Of the 7000 recognised ra...

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Vacancy: NRS Primary Care Clinical Research Champion

Recruitment for the NRS Primary Care Clinical Lead has been suspended due to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. This will be revisited as soon as is feasible. The Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government (CSO) is seeking applicants for the Primary Care Clinical Research Champion post. The post forms part of the ongoing renewal of clinical lead roles within NHS Research Scotland, and will help to dri...

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Vacancy: NRS Cardiovascular Champion Support Manager

Applications are now invited for the post of NRS Cardiovascular Champion Support Manager at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, Glasgow Job reference: 018039Location: Golden Jubilee National HospitalJob closing date: 12/03/2020Job posted date: 27/02/2020Salary: Band 7 (£37,570 - £44,688)Employment type:&n...

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Rare Disease Day 2020

Rare Disease Day 2020 takes place on Saturday 29 February. The day aims to raise awareness of rare diseases and the impact on patients’ lives. A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is any disorder that affects a small percentage of the population. There are over 300 million people living with one or more of over 6,000 identified rare diseases around the world. In Scotland it is estima...

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Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dedicated 2020 to nurses and midwives, providing a "once in a generation opportunity" to showcase the professions Chosen to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, the celebration is a year-long effort to celebrate the work of nurses and midwives, highlighting their role in improving health, supporting s...

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Expert Members wanted for NHS Research Ethics Committee

Professionals holding GMC, NMC, GPhC or HCPC registration invited to join East of Scotland Research Ethics Service (EoSRES) The Research Ethics Service in Scotland is part of a UK-wide national service aimed at facilitating research, whilst simultaneously protecting the rights, safety, dignity and well-being of people participating in research in the NHS. The service is supported by th...

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Coronavirus: process for fast-track research

Research in a public health emergency During a public health emergency, such as coronavirus, time is of the essence. Health research studies can support improved understanding of the condition, help to generate better diagnoses, test new treatments and help to prevent and manage the spread of disease. As worldwide cases of coronavirus increase, and funders work quickly to commit money to studies in this area the Health Research...

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Coronavirus: UKRI-NIHR funding announcement

UKRI-NIHR rapid-response research call announced to develop vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics or address the epidemiology, spread or underpinning knowledge of the novel coronavirus The remit of the call is for UK researchers – with Scottish researchers eligible – working with international partners where appropriate, to submit pro...

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Coronavirus: CEPI research call

In response to Coronavirus, the UK Government is providing £20million to CEPI, and CEPI are accepting applications for involvement https://cepi.net/get_involved/cfps/  The deadline for applications is Friday 14 Feb (2020), 15:00 CET.  The call is open worldwide to all types of non-profit research organisations, for-profit companies, international organisations and foundations, joint R&...

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Celebrating 20 years of World Cancer Day

World Cancer Day 2020 takes place on Tuesday 4 February. Since creation of this international campaign in February 2000, progress is evident in many areas - increased political will, technological advancements, research breakthroughs, and greater public understanding of cancer. However there is still much more to be done, and 2020 marks the midway p...

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