30 November 2022
The results of a clinical trial which saw 325 people from across the South West volunteer to take part has shown a gout drug does not improve coronary heart disease.
29 November 2022
A new national trial platform, launched today, aims to use pandemic lessons to help quickly find effective treatments for people hospitalised with severe flu.
29 November 2022
A physiotherapist in Torbay is working towards becoming a researcher of the future after being selected to take part in a national training programme.
14 November 2022
A man with diabetes who has lost more than four stone since beginning a clinical trial of a drug says he feels “on top of the world”.
10 October 2022
A new research project aims to provide a toolkit holding resources for teachers facing challenges of supporting children with ADHD in schools.
28 September 2022
Health professionals at hospitals and GP practices across the South West will play a vital role in a new respiratory virus study looking into the leading cause of infant hospitalisation.
16 August 2022
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Moderna’s Omicron-containing bivalent booster vaccine in the UK, following a trial that saw nearly 500 volunteer in the South West
15 August 2022
The results of a study carried out in the South West have demonstrated potential cost savings to the NHS by using a simple gauze bandage for common wrist fractures in children rather than a cast.
09 August 2022
New data from the NIHR shows that the national Patient Recruitment Centres (PRCs) are achieving their study set-up and recruitment ambitions.
04 August 2022
NIHR Patient Recruitment Centre Exeter (PRC: Exeter) has reopened a study investigating a brand new treatment for giant cell arteritis (GCA).
14 July 2022
Men who experience behaviour changes including apathy or having false beliefs and perceptions in later life are at risk of faster cognitive decline than women, according to new research supported by the NIHR Clinical Research Network.
06 July 2022
The latest NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) annual statistics show research participation levels across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset remain at remarkably high levels, following an unprecedented period in research history.
24 June 2022
Get to know our new SRL for Mental Health
23 June 2022
Eight health and care professionals from across the region have been appointed as the new 2022/23 Research Associates for the NIHR Clinical Research Network South West Peninsula (CRN SWP) following successful applications.
17 June 2022
Colleagues from across the South West got involved in #Red4Research on Friday 17 June, to show support for all those participating in, undertaking and supporting COVID-19 and other research
15 June 2022
The NIHR Clinical Research Network South West Peninsula has been confirmed as the main sponsor of AgeUK Devon’s brand-new Women’s Walking Football Tournament, taking place this weekend
31 May 2022
We are delighted to present a new edition of our magazine for research volunteers and the public.
24 May 2022
A new fully-funded research internship programme has been launched to help health & care professionals in the South West develop their careers and help local populations and services.
20 May 2022
44,596 participants across the South West volunteered to take part in 531 clinical research trials in 2021/22, new figures reveal
19 May 2022
A photographic exhibition opening on International Clinical Trials Day 2022 is shining a light on the people from across the South West who have chosen to take part in health and social care research.
12 April 2022
The NIHR-supported PANORAMIC trial has today begun assessing a new oral COVID-19 antiviral treatment, Paxlovid, among vulnerable groups in the South West.
06 April 2022
Since its establishment in 2006, the NIHR has invested over £200m in more than 470 social care research projects across its portfolio, with £90m worth of NIHR-funded social care studies starting in the last three years.
31 March 2022
Volunteers from across Exeter, East and Mid Devon and Cornwall will have the opportunity to take part in one of the world’s first Omicron-specific COVID-19 variant vaccine studies
24 March 2022
Find out about our Agile Research Delivery Team and how we are ensuring research opportunities are available where people need them most
16 February 2022
One of the world’s first Omicron-specific variant vaccines is to be trialled in Devon and Cornwall
