Large Scale Recruitment Planned For COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Across Leeds, Harrogate and York
06th August 2020
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has launched a city-wide multidisciplinary COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Delivery Team to plan for large scale recruitment across Leeds, Harrogate and York.
SAPC North to be held online
27th July 2020
SAPC North will be held as a virtual meeting in 2020.
The abstract deadline and more details will be added to the website when available. Keep an eye on this for updates: https://sapc.ac.uk/conference/2020-2
Leaders appointed for new cancer research centre
01st July 2020
The University of Leeds has advised that a "major new interdisciplinary research centre has been launched with the aim of putting Leeds at the forefront of global efforts to tackle cancer. Leeds Cancer Research Centre (LCRC) is a partnership between the University and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust."
You can read more at the website of the University of Leeds:
https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4621/leaders_appointed_for_new_cancer_research_centre
Restarting research - resources now available
30th June 2020
We've pulled together a guide to support general practices and researchers across West Yorkshire and Harrogate who want to restart research that involves general practices.
Please get in touch if you would like to receive a copy of this document: research@bradford.nhs.uk
BTHFT announced as host of new PRC
22nd May 2020
"NHS patients will benefit from easier access to clinical research opportunities, following a £7 million gov't investment in five new Patient Recruitment Centres (PRCs) for late-phase commercial clinical research, at NHS hospitals across England," says the National Institute for Health Research. You can read more on their website: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-patient-recruitment-centres-to-improve-patient-access-to-commercial-clinical-research-across-england/24906
One of the PRCs will be based locally at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Watch this video to find out more, and follow @CityOfResearch on Twitter to stay updated.
NIHR annual report published
23rd January 2024
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published the NIHR’s annual report and accounts for 2022/23.
Read more on the NIHR website:
https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-2022-23-annual-report-published/35030
NIHR launches new national service
02nd October 2023
The National Institute for Health Research has launched its new Research Support Service.
You can read more online: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-launches-new-national-service-to-support-researchers-at-every-stage-of-their-research-journey/34562
NIHR life sciences industry update
18th July 2023
NIHR reports positive signs of recovery for the life sciences industry. Read more:
NIHR announces Research Support Service
14th July 2023
The NIHR is launching a new service on 1st October 2023 called the NIHR Research Support Service (RSS).
You can read more on the NIHR website:
NIHR on 2022/23
29th June 2023
The NIHR has reported that almost one million participants took part in NIHR research in 2022/23.
Thank you to everyone who has been involved!
You can read more on the NIHR website.