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Volunteers needed across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lothian for latest COVID-19 vaccine study

The latest vaccine study to open in the UK examining a new COVID-19 vaccine candidate is recruiting volunteers across Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Lothian Developed by the specialty vaccine company Valneva, the vaccine is being manufactured at the company’s site in Livingston, West Lothian, and is the only inactivated, adjuvanted (an ingredient to create a stronger immune response) COVID-19 vaccine in clinical development in Europe. Inactivated vaccines are a well-established...

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Latest COVID-19 vaccine study launches in NHS Grampian

The latest COVID-19 vaccine study in the UK has opened in Scotland in NHS Grampian Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company based in Canada, and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) are launching the Phase 3 randomised, observer blinded, placebo-controlled study. The study supported in the UK by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NHS Research Scotland (NRS) and Health and Care Research Wales is the first to test a plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate, and will evaluate the efficacy...

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Key changes to UK amendment process

The devolved administrations, the HRA and the MHRA have agreed to make two key changes to the UK amendment process with effect from 25 March 2021 Firstly, the addition of a new NHS/HSC site or a change of PI at an NHS/HSC site for a CTIMP study will now be classified as a Non-Substantial Amendment*. This was previously considered a Substantial Amendment. The change is designed to speed up new site set up. This is possible because new sites were categorised as substantial due to EU gu...

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Update on student research – new eligibility criteria from 1 September 2021

The HRA and the devolved administrations, supported by the Wessex Institute at the University of Southampton, have reviewed their approach to study approval for student research. The review aimed to ensure students have the best learning experience of health and social care research, and to reduce the time that the HRA, DAs and NHS Research Ethics Committees (RECs) spend advising on and reviewing student applications. In March 2020 student research approvals wer...

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Saving and improving lives: the future of UK clinical research delivery

Today (Tuesday 23 March) a bold and ambitious vision for the future of clinical research delivery across the UK has been published. Scotland has worked alongside the UK nations to develop the vision, with input from NHS, regulators, medical research charities and life sciences industry. The vision sets out the ambition to create a patient-centred, pro-innovation and data-enabled clinical research environment, and empowers everyone across the health service to participa...

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Huge ‘thank you’ to Scottish community as UK COVID-19 research passes one million participants

More than one million participants, including over 66,000 people in Scotland, are being thanked for their vital role in COVID-19 research across the UK. Coinciding with this remarkable milestone, the four UK nations are jointly launching the #ResearchVsCovid ‘thank you’ campaign to celebrate the efforts of participants, researchers and healthcare professionals for their involvement in COVID-19 research. Research has been a crucial part of the pandemi...

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Chief Scientist Office publishes 30 university studies on COVID-19

The Chief Scientist Office has published 30 university studies funded in 2020 to contribute to global efforts to combat COVID-19. The CSO Rapid Research in COVID-19 (RARC-19) programme awarded almost £5million to 56 projects across 15 Scottish universities and research institutions, supporting research to: better understand the effects of infection develop and test new diagnostics and treatments investigate new dise...

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Scottish Dementia Brain Tissue Bank to be relaunched

The Scottish Dementia Brain Tissue Bank (BTB) is being relaunched today. The BTB is a collaboration between the Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh (ASDRC) and the NHS Research Scotland Neuroprogressive and Dementia Research Network (NDN). Dementia affects over 50 million people worldwide and around a million people in the UK. The familiar symptoms of memory difficulties and the n...

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Pharmacist members wanted for NHS Research Ethics Committee

Pharmacists are invited to join East of Scotland Research Ethics Service (EoSRES) The Research Ethics Service in Scotland is part of a UK-wide national service aimed at facilitating research, whilst simultaneously protecting the rights, safety, dignity and well-being of people participating in research in the NHS. The service is supported by the Scottish Government’s 

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World Cancer Day 2021

Now in its 21st year, World Cancer Day aims to inspire action to create a future without cancer In Scotland, it is estimated that two out of five people will develop cancer in their lifetime. Around half of the people diagnosed with cancer will survive for more than 10 years – a figure that has doubled in the last 40 years.[1] Research has been a v...

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