Dianna Moylan: spreading the word about health research
18 May 2020
Dianna Moylan is a Research Champion, where members of the public volunteer to spread the word about health and care research.
18 May 2020
Dianna Moylan is a Research Champion, where members of the public volunteer to spread the word about health and care research.
13 May 2020
Thousands of patients severely ill with COVID-19 will have their genetic code studied to help scientists understand whether a person’s genetic makeup could influence how they react to coronavirus.
12 May 2020
An Oxford man who spent his 60th birthday in hospital with COVID-19 is taking part in research into treating and understanding the virus.
12 May 2020
A drugs trial into preventing people aged over 50 who are vulnerable to developing serious coronavirus symptoms is now recruiting participants from across the country.
12 May 2020
Esther Mwaura, a critical care research nurse who works in intensive care at Milton Keynes University Hospital, speaks about working in COVID-19 research.
12 May 2020
Pregnant women are no more likely to become ill with severe COVID-19 than women who are not pregnant, new research suggests.
07 May 2020
Susan Johnston, a research nurse at Banbury’s Horton General Hospital, talks about her role in COVID-19 studies at Oxford's John Radcliffe (JR) Hospital.
30 April 2020
Lynn Wren, Senior Research Nurse and Cross-Speciality Lead at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, speaks about working in COVID-19 research.
28 April 2020
A new study funded by NIHR could help A&E departments identify which patients with coronavirus should be admitted to hospital or not.
28 April 2020
An NIHR-supported trial is investigating whether convalescent plasma transfusions improve the speed of recovery and chances of survival for COVID-19 patients.
24 April 2020
Testing of a COVID-19 vaccine in healthy human volunteers has started in Oxford.
21 April 2020
Some people with COVID-19 symptoms will be offered an anti-malarial drug by GPs for a study into helping sufferers recover from the infection.
16 April 2020
The NIHR is now supporting 24 studies into COVID-19, including seven led by the NIHR Clinical Research Network Thames Valley and South Midlands.
07 April 2020
Research staff wore red to show their support for the healthcare staff and patients involved in COVID-19 studies.
02 April 2020
More than 200 people attended an information evening on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
31 March 2020
The National Institute for Health Research has published studies it is supporting into COVID-19.
30 March 2020
Healthy people in Thames Valley are being sought to volunteer for an Oxford University vaccine study into COVID-19.
30 March 2020
Researchers can now apply for NIHR support for studies into COVID-19.
24 March 2020
Patients with COVID-19 can now donate samples and receive possible drug treatments as part of research studies into the virus.
20 March 2020
The below information is for staff that we at the NIHR Clinical Research Network Thames Valley and South Midlands (LCRN) support regarding the ongoing COVID-19 / coronavirus situation.
12 March 2020
A Berkshire grandfather who had to close his fencing business after being diagnosed with dementia aged 62 is taking part in NHS research.
12 March 2020
An event to raise awareness of how women can get involved in NHS, public health and social care research was held in East Oxford to celebrate International Women’s Day.
06 March 2020
The results of a first-in-human clinical trial of gene therapy to treat a common cause of genetic blindness have shown partial reversal of sight loss in some patients.
05 March 2020
More than 2,000 teenagers in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire have signed up to take part in a groundbreaking research study into preventing meningitis.
27 February 2020
A Berkshire trainee nurse whose baby took part in a study into whether surgery for tongue-tie helps with breastfeeding is urging others to take part in NHS research.