It’s Wednesday, and we’re back with another #ProudestOf moment from the Unit! This week, we celebrate Jemima Thomson, Research Fellow and proud member of the ICTM Education team. We asked Jem what she’s #ProudestOf in her work at the Unit. Here’s what she shared 👇

📢 Big news for our Unit! From today, the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL becomes the UCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit. Our name is changing, but our mission isn’t. We will continue to deliver smarter studies, global impact, better health. 🔗 www.innovative-ctu.ucl.ac.uk

March is #ProstateCancerAwarenessMonth, and we are excited to share new results showing that hormone patches are as good as injections at controlling locally advanced prostate cancer, with fewer side effects. 🔗 Read the full story: www.mrcctu.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-st...

📣 Join a qualitative interview study on treatment decisions in metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer. Seeking medical and clinical oncologists, urologists, and prostate cancer nurse specialists. More details + sign up ➡️ buff.ly/q3iFHCm @annabellesouth.bsky.social @mrcctu.bsky.social

It’s time for another #ProudestOf Wednesday! This week we’re celebrating Lou Brown, who’s been with the Unit for 14 years and will retire in May. We asked her what she’s #ProudestOf from her time working on innovative cancer trials. Thank you for everything, Lou — and happy retirement! 🎉

🦆 Short course: Data Utility Comparison Studies (DUCkS) Workshop Interactive workshop exploring how routinely collected healthcare data can be assessed for suitability in trials, with practical guidance. 📅 21 May 2026 ⏰ 10:00–13:00 📍 ICTM, 90 High Holborn 🔗 More: www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...

It’s #WorldTBDay, and we are excited to share new research showing how advanced imaging tools could help detect #TB earlier. Using PET‑CT scans and AI‑read X‑rays, researchers were able to spot signs of #TB up to 5 years before the final diagnosis. 🔗 Read more: www.mrcctu.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-st...

March is #OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth. Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer in UK women. The ICON8B study showed that weekly chemotherapy and bevacizumab improve the survival of women with advanced #OvarianCancer compared to having it once every 3 weeks. 🔗Read more:

#WorldTBDay is coming up, and we’re pleased to share that our colleague Conor Tweed will be presenting on lymph node TB at the UCL World TB Day Symposium on 24 March. 🔗 Find out more and register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/tb/events/wo...

Wednesday’s here, and so is our latest #ProudestOf moment! This week, we’re spotlighting Laura Murphy, one of our Medical Statisticians. We asked Laura what she’s #ProudestOf in her work at the Unit 👇

Today marks the start of #BrainAwarenessWeek, a global celebration of the incredible advancements and benefits of brain research. At @ucl.ac.uk, we’re sharing how our pioneering brain research improves lives worldwide. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... #UCLBrainSciences #BAW2026

🆕 Short course: Practical use of multiple imputation to handle missing data in Stata. The programme combines clear explanations of assumptions and limitations with hands‑on exercises and real examples. 📅 25–26 March 2026 📍 MRC CTU at UCL, 90 High Holborn 🔗 More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...

📈 New results from the GASTROSAM trial show that children with severe malnutrition can safely receive standard oral rehydration. These findings could simplify global treatment guidelines. 🔗 Read more: www.mrcctu.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-st... lancetchildadol.bsky.social

Midweek already? Let’s celebrate another #ProudestOf moment from our brilliant team at the Unit! Today’s spotlight goes to Angus Jennings, one of our Medical Statisticians. We asked Angus what he’s proudest of from the Unit’s work 👇

It’s Wednesday, and we’re back with another #ProudestOf moment from the Unit! This week, we celebrate Nav Kaur ‪(sikhmum.bsky.social)‬, Executive Assistant to Prof Max Parmar.‬ We asked Nav what she’#ProudestOfOf from the Unit’s work. That’s what she shared 👇

🆕 New publication alert! A recent paper from our PPI group explores how we developed and delivered a PPI strategy and implementation plan. We share a framework that other trial units can adapt to enhance the impact of their strategic PPI. 🔗 Read: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

28 February is #RareDiseaseDay We asked Prof. Max Parmar @mrcctu.bsky.social about the importance of research into rare diseases, and the impact it can have on patients and their families. Read more here: tinyurl.com/y3zvx62m #UKCTUNetwork

Help improve research on heavy periods! 🩸 Join our PPI Committee and share your lived experience. 🔗 Apply here: redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=3...

📈 New results from the D3 (Penta 21) trial at #CROI2026 D3 (Penta21) showed that using dolutegravir and lamivudine is safe and as effective as using a combination of three HIV medicines, including dolutegravir, to keep the virus under control. 🔗 More: buff.ly/JTjUzmQ pentafoundation.bsky.social

Let’s brighten up your Wednesday with another #ProudestOf moment from our fantastic team at the Unit! This week, our Principal Research Fellow for Research Impact & Communication, Annabelle South (annabellesouth.bsky.social), tells us what she is #ProudestOf from the Unit’s work 👇

Heading to #GU26? Catch Sophie Merrick (drsophiemerrick.bsky.social) presenting on patient‑reported outcomes in resected renal cell carcinoma from the RAMPART trial. 📅 28 Feb, 8:35 AM 📍 Renal & Testicular Cancer Session 🔗Abstract: www.asco.org/abstracts-pr... ascocancer.bsky.social

📢 Big news for our Unit From April 2026, the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL will become the UCL Innovative Clinical Trials Unit. Our name is changing, but our mission isn’t. We will continue to deliver smarter studies, global impact, better health. 🔗 More: www.mrcctu.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-st...

It’s time for another #ProudestOf Wednesday! #ClinicalTrials are a true team effort, and every week we’re spotlighting the people who make them possible. This week, we asked Denise Ward, one of our Clinical Trial Managers, what she’s #ProudestOf from the Unit’s work 👇

Ramadan Mubarak to everyone celebrating.

Catch Anna Turkova & Simon Drysdale on Feb 19 (13:20-13:50) at the RSVVW’26 conference to discuss the PIPELINE-RSV trial. Learn how PIPELINE aims to use adaptive trials to improve #RSV preparedness for pregnant people and infants across Europe. More 👉 https://resvinet.org/conferences/rsvvw26/

Wishing everyone who is celebrating a Happy Year of the Horse 🏮

📢 NEWS: Kenya joins GARDP’s NeoSep1 Part 2 trial on #NeonatalSepsis. The trial has started enrolling newborn babies with sepsis at Kilifi County Hospital (Kilifi) Coast General Teaching & Referral Hospital (Mombasa) and Mbagathi Hospital (Nairobi).

It’s Wednesday, and also the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! ✨🧪 Today’s #ProudestOf spotlight goes to one of the exceptional women in the Unit, Anna Widdup, our Programme Support Officer. Here’s what Anna is #ProudestOf in her work at the Unit 👇

We had a lovely breakfast for International Day of Women and Girls in Science to honour the brilliant women across our institute who help drive our science forward. Here’s to the women who inspire us every day, and to the next generation following in their footsteps! 👩‍🔬 #WomenInScience

UCL celebrates 200 years today 🥳! Two centuries of shaping the future through science, education, and innovation. Here’s to the next 200! #UCL200 #LoveUCL @ucl.ac.uk

February is LGBT+ History Month and UCL is celebrating the rich histories, achievements and everyday impact of LGBTQ+ communities. Read the full roundup and find events, book recommendations and ways to get involved here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/jan/lgbt-history-month-2026-ucl

Midweek already? Let’s celebrate another #ProudestOf moment from our brilliant team at the Unit! This week, we’re hearing from Kate Sturgeon, Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) and Capacity Strengthening Coordinator. She reflects on what she’s #ProudestOf in her own work at the Unit👇

Today is #WorldCancerDay Our cancer #ClinicalTrials aim to improve treatment options for patients. More details about them in the thread🧵 #WorldCancerDay2026

Could long-acting injectables replace daily HIV tablets for young people in Africa? Our LATA trial is testing whether antiretroviral therapy injections given every 8 weeks can work just as well as taking daily tablets to keep the virus under control. 🔗 More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Want to help improve how prostate cancer meta-analysis results are communicated? Join a short interview. 👉️ Join a short interview: buff.ly/p6PKvjf

After a little break, we are back with more #ProudestOf moments from colleagues across the Unit! This week, we’re spotlighting Larry Evans, one of our dedicated data managers on #STAMPEDE2. We asked Larry what was #ProudestOf his own work at the Unit 👇

🔒 What happens to your data after you join a #ClinicalTrial? We co-produced an animation with young people to explain how GDPR protects your information and ensures it’s handled securely. @hralatest.bsky.social @pentafoundation.bsky.social 🎥 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlI6...

Webinar: What can qualitative research bring to clinical trials? 📅 Date & Time: 3 February 2026 | 10:00 - 11:30 (UK) 👉 Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📈 New NeoSep1 results! Part 1 shows that fosfomycin and flomoxef are safe and well-tolerated in babies with sepsis. Part 2, designed by our experts, compares antibiotic combinations for treating neonatal sepsis. @pentafoundation.bsky.social @gardp.bsky.social Read more about it 👇

📢 Job opportunity! Are you passionate about advancing clinical trial design & statistical innovation? Join the newly established MRC CoRE in Clinical Trial Innovation team as a Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow in Statistical Methodology. 🔗Apply by Feb 6, 2026: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

A major new research centre, led by Professor Max Parmar @mrcctu.bsky.social @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social, will seek to improve how clinical trials are run, cutting years off the time it takes to bring life-saving treatments to patients. The centre will receive £50m from government over 14 years

Last year, we launched a knowledge transfer and exchange strategy to help researchers plan activities to make their findings more impactful and widely used. Curious about how the strategy works and the process behind its development? 👇 Discover more here pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Wishing a very Happy Christmas to those who are celebrating!

We're wishing a very happy holiday season to all of our staff, collaborators, research participants, and social media followers! 🎄❄️🎁 We will be closed until Monday, 12 January, meaning our social media channels will not be monitored during this time. See you in the new year!

🎉 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...

Let’s brighten up your Wednesday with another #ProudestOf moment from our brilliant colleagues at the Unit. This week, we are celebrating Lindsey Masters (@lkmasters.bsky.social), Head of Data Management Systems. We asked Lindsey what she was #ProudestOf in her work at the Unit 👇

🎁 Struggling with gift ideas for the upcoming holidays? Check out the festive gift guide from UCL’s start-up community with gifts created by UCL entrepreneurs. Buy your sustainable gift now! 👇

Happy Hannukkah to everyone celebrating!

🆕 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...

Wednesdays are our #ProudestOf days at the Unit! This week, we are spotlighting Hanif Esmail, Professor of Infectious Diseases. We asked Hanif what he was #ProudestOf in his work at the Unit 👇