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Name of organisation NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde R&D Population 1.31 million Annual prescriptions 17 million Annual in patient visits 0.5 million Annual out patient visits 1.32 million Interim (acting) Research and Innovation Director Chloe Cowan Address Research &am...

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Take Part in Diabetes Research

New medical treatments and therapies are being developed through research all the time, bringing hope to people living with diabetes; but the researchers making these breakthroughs need your help The NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Diabetes Register gives all patients with diabetes, living in Scotland, an opportunity to be contacted about taking part in diabetes-related research projects. By joining the Diabetes Register, you allow the NRS Diabetes Network to securely access your...

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Research Imaging

From August 2016 one of the world’s most powerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines will be located in Glasgow. The University of Glasgow, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Siemens, the scanner manufacturer, have joined forces to bring an advanced 7-Tesla (7T) scanner to the city, along with a smaller, top of the range 3T machine. The 7T scanner will be installed in the new Imaging Centre of Excellence (ICE) Building at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

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NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Annual Scientific Meeting 2022

'Changing Minds: Rethinking mental health research' Join us for an engaging day of learning and discussion on the changing face of mental health research in Scotland. This year we are hosting a hybrid event, with the opportunity to join us in person at the venue, or virtually online.  Anyone interested and involved with mental health research in Scotland can attend.

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News

This section provides information on the latest news from NHS Research Scotland. You can also subscribe to Research Bulletin, our monthly newsletter, by accessing our subscribe form. All media enquiries should be directed to Fiona Fleming, Communications Manager on 07549891564 or

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Professor Susan Shenkin

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UK-wide Working

A combined IRAS Form that merged the REC and R&D Forms has been used since March 2016 for research projects where the lead NHS R&D office is based in England. For research projects created in IRAS from the evening of 28 June 2017, the single IRAS Form will also be used in place of separate REC and R&D Forms for projects where the lead NHS/HSC R&D office is based in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales. Projects already in the system will continue to use separate forms. R...

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Infrastructure

Scotland operates a centralised system to support clinical research and improve quality, efficiency and coordination. Working on a pan-Scotland basis a responsive infrastructure has been implemented to encourage researchers to bring studies to Scotland and ensure that obtaining R&D permission is a smooth and rapid process. Investments in nationwide clinical research infrastructure also supports researchers,...

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Get Involved

Glasgow Clinical Research Facility (GCRF) believes in a model of integrated public engagement, patient involvement and research participation – by working together to improve healthcare through research. It is our aim to make research involvement as accessible as possible and have a wide range of patients and public/lay representatives to steer our research and support researchers to identify and conduct high-quality clinical research. Learn more about participating in res...

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Glasgow Clinical Research Facility Course Listing

The Glasgow Clinical Research Facility (GCRF) Education Programme provides an extensive programme of education tailored to meet the needs of the clinical research community. The aim of the education programme is to increase and promote research capacity and capability through a multi-profess...

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