⁉️Did you know... In 2025 over 2,600 people took part in one of our national meetings, webinars, training events, user groups, roundtables' & 'clinics'. That's a lot of expertise, experience, & best practice being shared! 🔗Find out more here www.https://ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/ #UKCTUNetwork

Looking for a career that allows you to stretch your intellectual muscles as well as make a positive difference to patient & public health? CTUs across the Network are recruiting to a variety of roles. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/y5v37fdb #UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials

🎤 Speaking on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 is Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, following the @ukhsa.bsky.social announcement of the introduction of the MMRV vaccine into the Childhood UK immunisation schedule. ⬇️ Listen below to find out more

New Year, New Job? 📆 If you'd like to contribute to the design, conduct & analysis of research projects (and more!), we are looking for a Medical Statistician to join our team! Apply by 2nd Feb, 12 noon. Find out more, and see all of OCTRU's vacancies here: www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/octru/about-...

A final reminder that registration for the upcoming Leeds CTRU 'Masterclass in the Design and Conduct of Complex Intervention Evaluations' closes on the 21st January. There are limited spaces left, so don't miss out! 🗓️ Jan 26th, Feb 2nd & 9th 2026 👉 Register here - tinyurl.com/43ufm5yr

Happy New Year! Over the next few weeks we'll be reflecting on some of our highlights from last year as well as looking at some of our plans for 2026. What were your best bits of 2025 & what can the Network do to support registered CTUs in 2026? #UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials

🎄 Happy holidays from everyone at the Network! We hope you all have a relaxing and peaceful break. See you all in the New Year! #UKCTUNetwork

🌟Our Winter 2025 Newsletter is live! 🌟 Explore the new guidance, strategic updates, and collaborative initiatives shaping the Network. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, knowledge, and expertise! 👉 ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/winter-2025-... #UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials

Around 21,000 people are diagnosed with #BladderCancer each year. Researchers are looking at whether #radiotherapy can improve outcomes for patients with early-stage #cancer which has not spread into the deeper layers of the bladder. Find out more - bit.ly/3MCvEVt @nihr.bsky.social

#NowHiring two Clinical Trial Managers to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience of managing multi-centre clinical trials to join an established CTU. You will have a degree and/or equivalent experience in Clinical Trials vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/19...

🎉 Big news! The MRC Centre for Clinical Research Efficiency (CoRE) is here. By accelerating the testing of new medicines, the MRC CoRE will help bring better treatments to patients sooner. 🔗 Learn more: www.mrcctu.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-st...

🌟 New episode out now! 🌟 This week we're revisiting the #BioDrive AFS Study to hear from Patient Advisory Group members Kate and Mary to hear how lived experience has helped shape the study. Learn how Patient and Public Involvement shapes the future of healthcare and how you can get involved!

📢Vacancy 📢Data Manager - You will take responsibility for the data management of specific clinical trials and well-designed studies from set-up through to closure and analysis. #Research #Clinicaltrials @plymuni.bsky.social hrservices.plymouth.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

The FACTS surveys are now closed. A huge thank you to the 29 CTU Operational Directors and 432 staff for taking part! 🙏 We'd also like to thank the @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk and our academic collaborators for their support! The FACTS papers below could be a great pre-holiday read 😊 🧵👇

🌟Designing a trial monitoring plan?🌟 We have a tool that can help! Check out our website for tips, insights & training developed by experienced monitors in Registered CTUs: tinyurl.com/58t2fh8u #UKCTUNetwork #TrialMonitoring #ClinicalTrials

Want to improve your knowledge & practice of clinical trials? #UKCTUNetwork members offer a wide variety of learning & development opportunities covering all aspects of academic clinical research. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/mueyhau7 #ClinicalTrials #Training

Want to learn the fundamental principles of #ClinicalTrials This short course @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social covers key issues in design, conduct, analysis and reporting. Running 24 March to 1 April 2026 Apply by 16 Feb 2026 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

📢 Are you a new or experienced Chief Investigator looking to develop your skills? Join the 'How to be a Great Chief Investigator' course in London on 27 January 2026 to hear from experienced CIs, learn about the wider research landscape, & more. 🔗 Agenda & registration here: tinyurl.com/p3hc4xep

🆕 Exciting new insights on how aspirin prevents cancer! A study from a new collaboration led by our researchers suggests that the anti-cancer effects of aspirin are mediated through suppression of platelet activation. 🔗 Read more about it: www.mrcctu.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-st...

The largest UK preterm trial @neogastrictrial.bsky.social, uses opt consent. We’ve explored the views of parents and staff to #optoutconsent to understand its acceptability and how it is operationalised. 👀 Read the findings here bit.ly/neoG_OPT-OUT 👀 @npeu-oxford.bsky.social @woolfall.bsky.social

Just completed the new E6(R3) GCP training? 👀 Spot anything familiar? Our REDUCe2 study is highlighted as a top example of Decentralised Trials — made possible by the RDN Agile Research Delivery Teams, supporting participants who can’t get to hospital so they can join cutting-edge research! Proud 😊

Looking to further your knowledge & skills specific to #pandemics? Our online short course is designed for those working on disease outbreaks to develop skills critical to effective pandemic preparedness & response. Runs 19 Jan - 20 Feb 2026 👉 bit.ly/3iyCwS4

Peer support within CTUs is vital. It fosters professional growth, improves trial delivery & strengthens collaboration. We are committed to enabling peer support across the #UKCTUNework, recognising the value it brings to both individuals & research quality. Find out more here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk

🎓 Considering a PhD in clinical trial #methodology? We have 6 PhD opportunities on innovative trial designs funded by the MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Clinical Trial Innovation. Check the 🧵below for specific PhD projects. 🔗 More info & how to apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/institu...

🚨New guidance for CTUs Data cleaning & query management are vital for ensuring data quality, integrity, & detecting safety issues in clinical trials. Our guidance, written by experienced trial staff, can help you prepare a CTU-specific plan. 🔗 ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/is-data-mana... #UKCTUNetwork

Could a simple blood test spot the signs of #melanoma returning earlier than a routine scan? Watch the third episode of #CancerDetectives on Channel 4 tonight to find out about the CRUK DETECTION-2 trial & how researchers are designing tests to pick up #cancer sooner, when it is more treatable.

Looking for a career that allows you to stretch your intellectual muscles as well as make a positive difference to patient & public health? CTUs across the Network are recruiting to a variety of roles. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/y5v37fdb #UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials

⏳Don't miss out, early bird ends in 2 weeks! Join our 3-day Masterclass in the Design and Conduct of Complex Intervention Evaluations. Taking place across three days in the new year. ❗Limited spots are available so save your place now: lnkd.in/ekPieCFN

📣 The #UKCTUNework is seeking highly experienced individuals with a background in non-commercial/academic clinical trials to provide expert QA & DM/IS input into its International Registration Review Committee. 🔗 For more details on the role, and to apply, visit: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/new-irrc-spe...

🌟New to on-site monitoring for academic clinical trials?🌟 Check out our website for tips, insights & training developed by experienced monitors in Registered CTUs: tinyurl.com/58t2fh8u 💬 What advice do you wish you’d had starting out? #UKCTUNetwork #TrialMonitoring #ClinicalTrials

📣 The #UKCTUNework is seeking highly experienced individuals with a background in non-commercial/academic clinical trials to provide expert QA & DM/IS input into its International Registration Review Committee. 🔗 For more details on the role, and to apply, visit: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/new-irrc-spe...

🌍 World AMR Awareness Week 2025 | Preventing antimicrobial resistance together Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one of the biggest threats to global health - demanding innovation, collaboration, & better understanding of how we use antibiotics in clinical care. Read more tinyurl.com/yw792han

🚨New guidance for CTUs Making optimal use of clinical trial data is an ethical obligation & often a funder requirement. Our guidance, written by experienced trial staff, can help you prepare for data sharing & re-use requests. 🔗 ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/quality-assu... #ClinicalTrials #UKCTUNetwork

👋Want to take your #PublicHealth career to the next level in the new year? Applications are now open to study at LSHTM in 2026/27! From 1-year intensive taught programmes in London or online, distance learning programmes & research degrees. Apply now👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses

📢 Exciting News! 📰Rhian Gabe was quoted this week in 'The Guardian' in relation to the TRANSFORM trial which focuses on Prostate Cancer. ↪️To find out more, please click the link below: 📌 www.theguardian.com/society/2025.... Keep up the good work! @wiphcem.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social

One of my 2026 goals is to be more present on BlueSky! Another is to recruit a great candidate to this 4-yr PhD studentship with us at the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation -applying behavioural science to the design and delivery of clinical trials. Please share. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🌎 The 23rd edition of the Hot Topics In Infection And Immunity In Children (IIC) - The ESPID-Oxford Course has now opened for early registration 🔗 Head directly to the IIC - The ESPID-Oxford Course website, linked here: www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/iic

Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance starts with evidence. Clinical research informs safer, smarter use of antimicrobials and supports educated policy making. Find out more about the #UKCTUNetwork and the work of Registered CTUs here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk #WAAW2025 #ClinicalTrials #AMR

CI for the IMPEDE-PKD trial Dr Ragada El-Damanawi is presenting a Q&A webinar hosted by the PKD charity on 26th Nov. The trial is testing whether diabetes drug metformin can help slow kidney damage in people with ADPKD. Webinar details & registration can be found at pkdcharity.org.uk/news-events/...

Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat. Academic clinical trials test new treatments & refine old ones to help us stay ahead of resistant infections. Learn more about #UKCTUNetwork CTU here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk #ClinicalTrials #WAAW2025 #AMR

Could you contribute to the next 30 years of research and development? Keen to learn more about the opportunities available at the Oxford Vaccine Group? 🔗 Head to the OVG recruitment page, linked here: www.ovg.ox.ac.uk/about/recrui...

Does bad sleep fuel anxiety? Should schools ban smartphones? We tackle the complex science of sleep, screens, and stress with @emmacsullivan.bsky.social from @yorkpsychology.bsky.social. Listen now! www.theresearchroompodcast.com/Home/Episode... #research #psychology #sleep #smartphoneban #science

📣 Very pleased to announce the continuation of our 'How to be a Great Chief Investigator' programme. Join us in London on 27 January 2026: learn from experienced trialists & build your own peer-support network. 🔗 Find out more & register here: tinyurl.com/p3hc4xep #UKCTUNetwork #CITraining

This week is World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week #WAAW2025, a time to raise awareness & encourage action to reduce the #AMR crisis. We are fighting the rise of AMR through our #ClinicalTrials. Find out how our current research is making a difference in this thread 🧵

Our Executive Group Chair, Simon Denegri, brings an intense day of discussion and knowledge sharing to a close. Lots to reflect on as we plan our next steps in the months ahead. #CTUDirectorsNov25 #UKCTUNetwork

Delegates move on to a discussion of strategies for decentralising clinical trials and shifting research delivery into a community setting. How can risks be identified and mitigated? How do you maintain robust data collection? Where can we innovate? #CTUDirectorsNov25 #UKCTUNetwork

We’re very pleased to welcome Phil Evans (NIHR RDN) & Morag Burton (NE & North Cumbria RRDN) to the #CTUDirectorsNov25 meeting. Great to have the NIHR RDN perspective on the delivery of research in primary care, particularly re patient benefits & opportunities. #UKCTUNetwork #PrimaryCare

Treatments for kidney disease are under threat from antibiotic resistance. Without antibiotics, procedures like dialysis become far riskier. Find out more: www.togetherforantibiotics.org.uk #TogetherForAntibiotics #WAAW #WAAW2025 #AMR

“Hospital to community” is one of the governments ‘strategic shifts’ for the NHS. Chris Butler (Oxford Collaborative CTU) shares his experiences of running clinical trials in primary care as a CTU Director and Chief Investigator. #CTUDirectorsNov25 #UKCTUNetwork

The need for CTIMPs based outside of secondary care is increasing – but it can be complicated. Will Cragg discusses some of the regulatory considerations – & recommendations - that have been identified through a review of a range trials from across the #UKCTUNetwork. #CTUDirectorsNov25