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CSO COVID-19 research funding proposal

The Rapid Research in COVID-19 Programme (RARC-19 Programme) closes for applications 5pm, Wednesday 8 April. The Scottish Government is making funding available for research aimed at tackling the challenges posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland. The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) will manage this resource to fund studies that allow fundamental science being conducted in Scottish Academic Institutions to...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance on health and social care research projects for educational purposes

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the HRA and devolved administrations are prioritising the review of studies related to COVID-19. There is also significant pressure on the NHS/HSC, limiting its ability to participate in research studies unrelated to COVID-19. Applications for individual undergraduate and master’s student projects will not be reviewed from now until further notice. This guidance relates to health and social care research projects conducted by undergraduate and...

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CSO statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact on research

The rapidly evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation will necessitate changes to arrangements for health research in order to help protect the safety of research participants and researchers and to allow clinical research staff to support the NHS.  As a consequence, we recognise that many research studies that CSO funds, or that are supported by NHS Research Scotland, may need to be paused or changes made to research plans. Principal investigators should consider the impact of th...

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REC Membership of Scotland A Committee: Resilience

The Chief Scientist Office is extremely grateful to all expressions of interest recieved to join the Scotland A Research Ethics Committee. We are now in a position to fill the vacancies and create a reserve list - all candidates will be contacted over the coming days. Thank you for your support. This will significantly improve the resilience of the Scotland A Committee. ___________________________________________________ Due to the current Coro...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - arrangements for clinical trials/studies in NHS Boards The rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation will necessitate changes to arrangements for clinical research in order to help protect patient safety and support resilience in the NHS. In order to respond to this situation Health Boards involved in clinical research studies and trials are issuing guidance and advice. The Health Board R&D offices are in close communication with each other, the Chief Sc...

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COVID-19 Guidance for sponsors, sites and researchers

This guidance relates to Research Ethics Committee and NHS arrangements. This is a rapidly evolving situation and guidance will be updated in response to feedback. Information published by HRA can be found on their website. Information published by the MHRA can be found on their

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Chief Scientist Office announce joint funding call with LifeArc

The Chief Scientist Office of Scottish Government has announced a call with the independent medical charity LifeArc to jointly fund early stage translational research in rare diseases. A joint fund of £300,000 is available to fund up to three Scottish-led research projects. Around 450,000 Scots are affected by a rare condition. Of the 7000 recognised ra...

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Vacancy: NRS Primary Care Clinical Research Champion

Recruitment for the NRS Primary Care Clinical Lead has been suspended due to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. This will be revisited as soon as is feasible. The Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government (CSO) is seeking applicants for the Primary Care Clinical Research Champion post. The post forms part of the ongoing renewal of clinical lead roles within NHS Research Scotland, and will help to dri...

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Vacancy: NRS Cardiovascular Champion Support Manager

Applications are now invited for the post of NRS Cardiovascular Champion Support Manager at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, Glasgow Job reference: 018039Location: Golden Jubilee National HospitalJob closing date: 12/03/2020Job posted date: 27/02/2020Salary: Band 7 (£37,570 - £44,688)Employment type:&n...

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Rare Disease Day 2020

Rare Disease Day 2020 takes place on Saturday 29 February. The day aims to raise awareness of rare diseases and the impact on patients’ lives. A rare disease, also referred to as an orphan disease, is any disorder that affects a small percentage of the population. There are over 300 million people living with one or more of over 6,000 identified rare diseases around the world. In Scotland it is estima...

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