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07 August 2020
A south London Senior Nurse Research Lead is encouraging other nurses to consider a career in the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
07 August 2020
Find out how the Study Support Service in the East Midlands is working with partners to deliver urgent research into COVID-19.
07 August 2020
Read about how Lincolnshire's research community has worked together to deliver COVID-19 research.
07 August 2020
Volunteers wanted to work as research ambassadors on Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, Liverpool
06 August 2020
The shortlist for this year’s NIHR Clinical Research Network Thames Valley and South Midlands (LCRN) staff awards has been announced.
05 August 2020
A respiratory consultant from Southampton discusses the importance of clinical fellows in research delivery in this latest issue of CRN Wessex's VISION magazine.
05 August 2020
About two-thirds of people who care for family members with dementia experience loneliness, NIHR-supported research found.
05 August 2020
A surgical procedure results in a small but significantly higher quality of life for women with painful uterine fibroids, NIHR-backed research found.
04 August 2020
Last year, CRN Wessex and Dorset County Hospital held an event to promote the importance of public involvement in research.
03 August 2020
Nearly fifty health and social care professionals from the South West have received training to learn more about developing their own research locally and becoming Principal Investigators (PIs).
03 August 2020
CRN South London has launched the National Institute for Health Research's (NIHR) Participant in Research Experience Survey (PRES) locally.
31 July 2020
A ‘pill on a string’ test can identify ten times more people with possible early signs of oesophageal cancer than the usual GP route, NIHR-supported research found.
31 July 2020
Having a stroke changed Shaji Joseph’s life and brought home to him, more than ever, the importance of research.
30 July 2020
Esla Cambridge, one of North Thames' Research Champions, talks about the impact of coronavirus on her local community.
29 July 2020
North Thames Dementia Research Champion, Claire Uwins, has been inspired by a desire to care for others and understands the importance of research in advancing medical science.
29 July 2020
Healthcare staff from across the Westcountry have been instrumental in stepping up to support the SIREN Study as researchers look to gain a clear picture of prevalence of Covid-19 and the impact it has on the body.
28 July 2020
CRN North Thames Research Champion Nicola talks about the role she plays in supporting research and being a patient public voice on the NIHR Covid-19 Urgent Public Health committee.
28 July 2020
The Cleft Collective, a Bristol-based cleft lip and palate research programme, has been awarded the PIER Prize in recognition of its excellent patient engagement and significant contributions to the NIHR.
27 July 2020
NIHR infrastructure in Wessex announces a new initative to build capacity and capability of the Wessex academic research workforce.
27 July 2020
People in the Westcountry are being encouraged to sign up to a new NHS website, launched today, which will make it quicker and easier for potential volunteers to join vital COVID 19 vaccine trials that could help save lives.
27 July 2020
In the first of a week-long campaign highlighting the stories of some of our Research Champions, Graham Reeder tells his story.
24 July 2020
Researchers from University College London are looking at digital tools designed to help people reduce their drinking, in a study funded by NIHR.
23 July 2020
An inhaled drug can improve the chance of survival for hospitalised COVID-19 patients, an NIHR-backed study found.
23 July 2020
The NIHR CRN South West Peninsula has provided funding for nine health and social care professionals to help support the development of their research careers.
22 July 2020
A photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley has opened in Newbury.