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Season's greetings from CSO

Taking up post as Chief Scientist Health on 1 November 2017, Professor David Crossman reflects on his first month in-post, his hopes for 2018 and festive wishes for all staff across NHS Research Scotland. “As we approach the end of the year, naturally it is a period of reflection – a chance to review achievements and take stock of development areas for the year ahead. I’ve had just a few short, but extremely insightful weeks in post. My first day was spent at...

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2018 Joint NES/CSO Postdoctoral Clinical Lectureships announced

NHS Education Scotland and the Chief Scientist Office are delighted to announce that the second round of this scheme is now open for applications. Applications are invited from speciality registrars in training who hold a Scottish NTN and have completed a PhD and wish to spend 50% of their time on research and 50% of their time in clinical training. As such these Lectur...

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Vacancy: IRAS Business Lead

An opportunity to work within the Health Research Authority to support the development of IRAS for the future has been announced. Job title: IRAS Business LeadDepartment: Approvals ServicePay band: 8AHours: Full-time Fixed Term/secondment to 30/6/2019Location: home based/Manchest...

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Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS)

The impact of drug misuse on Scotland’s people and society will be the focus of a University of Stirling-hosted research network of Scottish Universities and NHS Scotland Boards. The Drugs Research Network Scotland (DRNS) will be funded for 3 years by a £240,000 investment from the Scottish Government, administered by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). The DRNS will provide the critical mass of multidisciplinary expertise to deliver world-class research projects aim...

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New framework for UK health and social care research launched

Transparency, public involvement, safety and proportionality must be at the centre of UK health research, a new position statement published today has demanded. Regulators and government departments who promote and protect the interests of patients across the four UK nations have set out the key principles in a new UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research. The 19 principles of good practice in research are for those who manage and conduct health and social research in th...

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Scotland Change Management Group announced

A new Scotland Change Management Group has been announced. The new group has been created to work with partners across the UK to implement the proposed Four Nations NHS/HSC Compatibility Programme. The Four Nations NHS/HSC Compatibility Programme is a series of projects being undertaken by the UK research approval bodies. The aim is to ensure compatible and consiste...

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Tayside first in UK study recruitment and site opening

In a boost to Scotland’s clinical research capabilities, NHS Tayside achieve top recruiter status and first site open in two important studies. The international MARINER study aims to learn more about the possible prevention of blood clots after hospital discharge, and has seen NHS Tayside as its top recruiter. It will assess the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban compared with placebo in the pre...

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New Chief Scientist Health

Following an externally advertised secondment opportunity, Professor David Crossman will take up the post of Chief Scientist, Health, with effect from 1 November 2017. Professor Crossman is currently Dean and Head of School of Medicine, University of St Andrew’s.  Professor  Crossman replaces Professor Andrew Morris who stood down from the Chief Scientist role in July. Professor Morris  will continue to provide specific expert...

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Vacancy: Graphic Designer

NHS Research Scotland (NRS) and Scottish Health Innovations Ltd (SHIL) are seeking to recruit a Graphic Designer to support the delivery of the communications strategy for both, through strong creative outputs which help position NRS and SHIL as leading contributors within health research and innovation in Scotland. Job title: Graphic DesignerLocation: Golden Jubilee National Hospital, ClydebankRe...

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NRS Career Researcher Fellowships open for applications

The NRS Career Researcher Fellowships are now open and accepting applications from prospective candidates. The award provides funding for protected time (2 sessions) to contribute to, conduct and lead clinical research. The aim is to strengthen the research culture in the NHS and to increase capacity in areas that are either aligned to research excellence either locally or nationally or areas where the potential exists to develop research excellence. The Chief Sci...

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