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AIDS 2022: When Cutting-Edge Science Meets Powerful Community Activism

AIDS 2022: When Cutting-Edge Science Meets Powerful Community Activism

Posted on 31 August 2022 by David Gillespie

“This is not a kumbaya moment.” These words topped and tailed the foremost conference on HIV / AIDS held in Montreal at the end of July…a conference known for: Thousands […]

Unique And United

Unique And United

Posted on 30 August 2022 by c1980081

In 1985 Cardiff held its first gay march, with the first Cardiff Pride event being held in 1999. And this weekend Cardiff hosts its first Pride since the pandemic with […]

Reflections And Awards Of A Supervised Intercalated Student

Reflections And Awards Of A Supervised Intercalated Student

Posted on 8 July 2022 by Saif Abbas Chatoo

The First Meeting This is an honest and reflective summary of an opportunity which challenged me immensely. At the start of a ‘year out’ of medical school, to conduct research […]

Talking Trials: Including The Voices Of People From Minority Ethnic Communities In Health Research

Talking Trials: Including The Voices Of People From Minority Ethnic Communities In Health Research

Posted on 5 July 2022 by Martina Svobodova

Populations recruited into clinical trials need to include diverse participants of different ages, sexes, races, and ethnicities to ensure wide applicability. Existing data shows people from ethnic minorities are included […]

AZTEC Completes Recruitment

AZTEC Completes Recruitment

Posted on 29 June 2022 by John Lowe

We were delighted to complete recruitment to the AZTEC trial during March 2022. I have personally been working on the study since moving to Cardiff to undertake my PhD in […]

Research Team Amsterdam Visit

Research Team Amsterdam Visit

Posted on 28 June 2022 by Claire Nollett

Bikes. Trams. Canals. After a week in which I’d found myself in seven different airports, there was no mistaking that I had now landed in Amsterdam. My purpose for being […]

Unpacking the ‘Black Box Of Horrendousness’

Unpacking the ‘Black Box Of Horrendousness’

Posted on 23 June 2022 by Victoria Shepherd

How can we address the challenges of conducting trials with adults with impaired capacity to consent? Anyone who has been involved in developing or conducting trials involving people who are […]

International Clinical Trials Day Poem

International Clinical Trials Day Poem

Posted on 21 June 2022 by Claire Nollett

On 20th May, the CTR recognised International Clinical Trials Day with an online event celebrating public involvement in our research. Three members of the public – Margaret Ogden, Jane Leahy […]

Celebrating World Refugee Day

Celebrating World Refugee Day

Posted on 17 June 2022 by Paula Foscarini-Craggs

June 20th marks World Refugee Day. It’s a day to reflect on the challenges refugees and asylum seekers face worldwide and come together to develop solutions to those challenges. I […]

Celebrating The CTR Research Partners Community To Mark International Clinical Trials Day

Celebrating The CTR Research Partners Community To Mark International Clinical Trials Day

Posted on 17 May 2022 by Martina Svobodova

Public involvement is a vital part of all studies within the Centre for Trials Research and our research partners (members of the public) play an important role in providing a […]