New COVID-19 vaccine study for 12-to-16-year-olds launches in Southampton
17 September 2021
Researchers in Southampton are looking for volunteers aged 12 to 16 to take part in a new COVID-19 vaccine trial
17 September 2021
Researchers in Southampton are looking for volunteers aged 12 to 16 to take part in a new COVID-19 vaccine trial
17 September 2021
A new study has launched in Wessex looking at early detection of cancer
26 August 2021
Initial data from the NIHR-supported OCTAVE trial, delivered in Wessex, show that a significant proportion of patients with specific immunocompromised or immunosuppressed conditions, mount a low immune response after two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
25 August 2021
A new worldwide Alzheimer's study recruits first participant
24 August 2021
Results for the 2020/21 Participant Experience in Research Survey (PRES) announced
05 August 2021
The NIHR-supported RECOVERY-RS trial has demonstrated that treating hospitalised COVID-19 patients who have acute respiratory failure with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces the need for invasive mechanical ventilation.
05 August 2021
New government-funded clinical study investigating best COVID-19 vaccine dose interval for pregnant women launches in Southampton
04 August 2021
Bournemouth residents will take part in a new NIHR-supported COVID-19 vaccine trial looking at an Oxford/AstraZeneca variant vaccine adapted to protect against the Beta COVID-19 variant.
02 August 2021
Portsmouth residents will take part in a new COVID-19 vaccine trial looking at an Oxford/AstraZeneca variant vaccine adapted to protect against the Beta COVID-19 variant.
08 July 2021
Following the publication of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) 2020/21 annual statistics, CRN Wessex reflect on another record-breaking year for the region.
07 July 2021
An interview with Ashlea Brookes, a Clinical Research Practitioner at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, about her involvement in supporting the creation of the new NIHR Clinical Research Practitioner Directory.
07 July 2021
CRN Wessex appoints a new Chief Operating Officer to lead the delivery of its strategic and operational goals.
28 May 2021
Dr Sara Morgan, a public health lecturer at the University of Southampton, has received an Early Career Researcher award from the NIHR and Public Health England.
19 May 2021
Volunteers from Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth are being invited to take part in a new clinical trial launching this week, looking at different COVID-19 'booster' vaccines
17 May 2021
The first COVID-19 vaccine study in the UK recruiting pregnant women has been launched today at NIHR sites across the UK, including University Hospital Southampton.
14 May 2021
The Clinical Research Network (CRN) Wessex announces the winners of its virtual awards event, which took place on the 13 May 2021 and recognised research teams across Wessex for their outstanding contributions to COVID-19 research.
11 May 2021
An interview with Professor Shanaya Rathod, CRN Wessex Mental Health Specialty Lead, to discuss research into the impact of COVID-19 on mental health.
27 April 2021
Volunteers from Southampton are needed to take part in the next NIHR-supported COVID-19 vaccine trial.
31 March 2021
In this interview, Geoff Lewis and Mark Maffey describe their efforts to set up a COVID-19 vaccine research facility in Southampton.
26 March 2021
The Engaging Adolescents in Changing Behaviour (EACh-B) intervention is an extension of the LifeLab initiative that has been running since 2007. School students get to spend one day of their academic year working in the purpose-built lab, exploring how their lifestyle impacts them and how they can make changes for the better. EACh-B is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and sponsored by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
26 March 2021
Professor Julie Parkes and Dr Sara Morgan from the University of Southampton discuss their NIHR-funded out-of-court community-based intervention programme.
23 March 2021
In Wessex, over 20,000 participants have taken part in 39 nationally-prioritised Covid-19 studies supported by the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) Wessex.
19 March 2021
A new vaccine research facility will open at the John Pounds Centre in Portsea in order to deliver nationally prioritised COVID-19 vaccine trials.
17 March 2021
In this interview, Mr Malcolm West, an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Surgery, discusses Wessex-led trainee research into improving outcomes for patients undergoing an emergency laparotomy.
24 February 2021
The public are invited to an online event discussing the role of research in the development of COVID-19 vaccines