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Spotlight on: The PATHOS Study

Spotlight on: The PATHOS Study

Posted on 5 August 2020 by Richard Haggerty

PATHOS is a Phase III trial of risk-stratified, reduced intensity adjuvant treatment in patients undergoing transoral surgery for human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer. The aim of the study is to […]

Visual Timeline Interviews Over The Telephone: Findings From The STAR Family Study

Visual Timeline Interviews Over The Telephone: Findings From The STAR Family Study

Posted on 8 July 2020 by Bethan Pell

Background My passion and enthusiasm lies in relevant and impactful public health and qualitative research. Leaving university with a degree in Psychology, I worked closely with vulnerable groups in various […]

Our PrEP Research And What It Means To Wales (And Beyond)

Our PrEP Research And What It Means To Wales (And Beyond)

Posted on 4 July 2020 by Kerry Hood

Background A few days ago, the Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Health, Vaughan Gething, announced that the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (known as PrEP) to prevent HIV would become routine in […]

Our Research Collaboration and the European Union

Our Research Collaboration and the European Union

Posted on 31 January 2020 by Kerry Hood

At 11pm this evening Britain officially leaves the European Union (EU) and we move into a transitional phase before fully leaving at the end of 2020.  This means we will […]

International Year Of The Nurse And Midwife 2020 – Celebrating Nurses And Midwives’ Roles In The Work Of The Centre For Trials Research

International Year Of The Nurse And Midwife 2020 – Celebrating Nurses And Midwives’ Roles In The Work Of The Centre For Trials Research

Posted on 29 January 2020 by Victoria Shepherd

The World Health Organization has dedicated 2020 to nurses and midwives to create a ‘once in a generation opportunity’ to showcase the critical role that the nursing and midwifery professions […]

EU Clinical Trial Regulation Conference

EU Clinical Trial Regulation Conference

Posted on 10 January 2020 by Kelly Gee

Background In early December 2019 I was lucky enough to attend a conference on the EU Clinical Trial Regulation run by the Drug Information Association. Not only did I get […]

Q-Pulse Conference November 2019

Q-Pulse Conference November 2019

Posted on 4 December 2019 by Claire Johnson

Background Last week I attended the Q-Pulse conference at the Vox conference centre in Birmingham along with Cardiff University colleagues from Central Biotechnology Services (CBS) and the Wales Research and […]

RDCS South East Wales Grant Writing Day 2019

RDCS South East Wales Grant Writing Day 2019

Posted on 31 October 2019 by Philip Pallmann

Background On 26th September 2019 the Research Design and Conduct Service (RDCS) South East Wales hosted an all-day grant writing Day at Birchwood House, Cardiff. Sixteen delegates working across four […]

NIHR Fellowship Project Exploring Research Involving Adults Lacking Capacity To Consent – Our Public And Patient Involvement Journey

NIHR Fellowship Project Exploring Research Involving Adults Lacking Capacity To Consent – Our Public And Patient Involvement Journey

Posted on 28 October 2019 by Victoria Shepherd

Project exploring research involving adults who lack capacity to consent For the past 3 years I have been conducting a project exploring the ethical, legal, and practical challenges that may […]

NIHR Doctoral Fellowship: Interview with Tim Pickles

NIHR Doctoral Fellowship: Interview with Tim Pickles

Posted on 8 October 2019 by Timothy Pickles

Tim Pickles is a statistician and NIHR Doctoral Fellow in the Centre for Trials Research, a UKCRC-registered clinical trials unit based at Cardiff University. Here he talks about his Fellowship […]