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All media enquiries should be directed to Fiona Fleming, Communications Manager on 07549891564 or fiona.fleming@nrs.org.uk.
Vacancy: Chair of the Board of the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR)
27th March 2018
The Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR) brings together the UK public funders of health research, who work across government through collaboration, to...
Vacancy: NRS Mental Health East Node Clinical Lead
26th March 2018
We are inviting expressions of interest for the role of East Node Clinical Lead (NHS Tayside, Fife & Forth Valley) for the
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Celebrating pioneering research on World Kidney Day
8th March 2018
Celebrated every year on the second Thursday of March, World Kidney Day (WKD) is the global awareness campaign that...
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New UK-wide agreement (mCTA) to speed up clinical trials and medicines R&D
1st March 2018
Life Science leaders from across the UK have welcomed a new agreement (mCTA) that will make it easier for life-changing medicines and vaccines research and development to take...
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Show your rare, show you care - Rare Disease Day 2018
28th February 2018
Today is Rare Disease Day 2018 raising awareness of rare diseases and their impact on patients’ lives. ...
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Stateside research mission focuses on dementia and neuroprogressive disease
26th February 2018
Dementia and neuroprogressive conditions will be the focus of discussions in the USA this week as representatives from NHS Research Scotland travel to Boston. Supported...
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Ground-breaking stroke research highlighted in BBC show
15th February 2018
The work of researchers and healthcare staff from NRS Stroke, the Queen Elizabeth Univ...
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World Cancer Day 2018
2nd February 2018
World Cancer Day 2018 takes place on Sunday 4 February. Under the banner ‘We can. I can.’ The day will encourage people to be more active – i...
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Patient and Public Involvement bursary award winners announced
2nd February 2018
Four research teams from NHS Lothian and University of Edinburgh have been awarded ACCORD-sponsored bursaries to support their patient and public involvement initiatives.
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Neuroprogressive Conditions Research Day announced
31st January 2018
The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government, in partnership with the
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