Fiona McArdle

Want to learn and apply skills in #qualitativedataanalysis ? Sign up to our half day course Qualitative Data Analysis: A Practical Workshop | Wed 10 Dec 2025 (1100-1400) at the Western General Hospital clinical-research-facility.ed.ac.uk/qualitative-...

Promotional banner for NHS Researcher Development Fellowship by Chief Scientist Office, featuring two healthcare professionals smiling and conversing, with details about the fellowship and a deadline posted as 17 December. Additional link to read more at www.cso.scot.nhs.uk. Text reads: "The NHS Researcher Development Fellowship is an introductory fellowship aimed at NHS employees currently working as a Nurse, Midwife, Allied Health Professional, Pharmacist, Healthcare Scientist or other in a clinical role to enable them to explore research as part of their existing NHS role."

Applications are now open for the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government's NHS Researcher Development Fellowship.

The closing date for applications is midday on Wednesday 17 December 🔗 https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/fellowship-funding/csonhsrdf/

More signed copies at @waterstones.bsky.social in Edinburgh- also exciting book events ahead which I'll post about soon.

YouTube video by scaredketchup NO KINGS 2.0 - The Music Video

This an awesome music video by scaredketchup. He has produce some of the greatest videos monking the Regime. Please support his work!
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Promotional graphic for Scotland's Health Research and Innovation Conference, featuring logos of the Chief Scientist Office and NHS Scotland. The image includes a photo of a conference room with attendees listening to a speaker, alongside a list of parallel sessions like 'Digital Health and AI' and 'Innovative Healthcare Delivery'. Visit www.scahriric.co.uk for more information.

Four parallel sessions at #ScotHRIC25 will hear from experts across the Scottish landscape on Digital Health and AI, Population Health and Data Science, Patient-centred Research and Innovative Healthcare Delivery. @uofgregiusanna.bsky.social

Read our full programme 🔗 https://bit.ly/3WFIt2L

Promotional banner for Prostate Cancer UK's Research Innovation Awards stating "FUNDING CALL NOW OPEN - APPLY NOW," with icons representing various medical professionals.

@prostatecanceruk.bsky.social‬ are offering funding to support bold, innovative research projects that have the real potential to impact the way prostate cancer is diagnosed and treated.

Apply 🔗 https://prostatecanceruk.org/research/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/research-innovation-awards

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What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.

Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social

We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.

Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊

Promotional banner for the NHS Research Scotland Patient and Public Involvement Event on 3rd March 2026 at Stirling Court Hotel, University of Stirling from 10:00 to 16:00. Features the NHS Research Scotland logo and photographs showing a speaker addressing an audience and a person smiling at the camera. A link to more information is provided, www.nrs.org.uk/calendar.

Abstract submissions are open for Scotland's 2026 Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) event.

Presentation and poster abstracts, as well as workshop proposals, are being accepted until Friday 31 October.

Submit now 🔗 https://bit.ly/42dY5Of

📣REGISTRATION CLOSING: 25 September 2025

Join our “How to be a Great CI for Clinical Trials” workshop in Glasgow on 9 October 2025.

Learn from top CIs & trial staff from multiple disciplines.

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#UKCTUNetwork

NIHR Principal Investigator Pipeline Programme (PIPP) in Scotland | Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility | Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility The NIHR Principal Investigator Pipeline Programme (PIPP) in Scotland offers research delivery nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (NMAHPs) the opportunity to develop as Principal Investi...

The NIHR Principal Investigator Pipeline Programme allows research delivery nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to develop as Principal Investigators on NIHR portfolio studies.

Scottish Cohort 2 opens for application 1 October. Read more 🔗 https://bit.ly/3UY6vp4

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

There’s an Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve elections: shady billionaires can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap - effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to the petition for a cap on donations today: 38d.gs/hy28

Calling all cancer researchers!

Join us, @ohsuknight.bsky.social and @stanford.edu at this year's Early Detection of Cancer Conference for the cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary science that is shaping the future of cancer early detection.

Check out the agenda and register: cruk.ink/3UR67Zu

Promotional graphic for InnoScot Health event titled 'Accelerating healthcare innovation readiness through the vital procurement process,' scheduled for 24 September, online via Microsoft Teams. The image shows an overhead view of a workspace with a laptop, stethoscope, and notepad.

Our next free webinar will inspire NHS forward-thinkers to realise the opportunities afforded by NHS Scotland procurement in taking their ideas to the next level.

Read more and register 🔗 https://innoscot.com/events/accelerating-healthcare-innovation-readiness-through-the-vital-procurement-process

The programme for this year’s Aye Write Glasgow's Book Festival is launched today. Delighted to announce that I’ll be appearing with the inimitable Ambrose Parry (Christopher Brookmyre & Marisa Haetzman) on Friday 7th Nov at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall chatting about our historic mysteries.

An open letter to Keir Starmer on Gaza Donald Trump is the only person who can lean on Israel to stop starving people to death in Gaza. Keir Starmer could convince Trump to do that. Trump and Starmer are meeting on Monday, so we don't have...

Donald Trump is the only person who can lean on Israel to stop starving people to death in Gaza. Keir Starmer could convince Trump to do that. They're meeting on Monday, so we don't have long to get the PM to act. Add your name to the open letter now: 38d.gs/07es

Tax Evasion a problem 360x worse than Benefit Fraud.

Marise Bucukoglu, Head of Research Governance at ACCORD, is championing Red for #Red4Research – as a small gesture to honour the enormous impact that research has on people's lives.

Douglas Young, Principal R&D Manager at ACCORD, NHS Lothian, reflects on the role of the ACCORD team in facilitating healthcare research. #Red4Research

We're looking forward to seeing photos from across the country as teams mark #Red4Research - we've turned our website banner and logo red! The top news story on our website is a message from our leadership team about the importance of recognising everyone involved in research: www.ukrdleaders.org

It's Red for Research day, the international day for celebrating the people who make health research possible! Without them we wouldn't have all the care, & treatments we rely on today or the future ones that will be even better. Take a picture with some red, tag #Red4Research & spread the word!

Just bought my holiday reading for a week in Kenmore. Perfect!

The next Academy of Medical Sciences Scotland cross-sector hub event will be held at COSLA on 4 June 2025. A very interesting event with a focus on precision medicine and precision population health. Register now: shorturl.at/uuEEA #events #research

The Patient and Public Involvement in Research (PPI) Summer School 2025 is fast approaching!
Join the course led by members of the @eduedinburghcrf.bsky.social Patient Advisory Group and gain the confidence and skills in PPI you need.
More info and registration👉 edin.ac/3EPPrgk

I am so sorry to learn about your situation. You are brave & strong ❤️

Epidemiologist: Stroke and Vascular Dementia The University of Edinburgh is seeking an Epidemiologist with particular expertise in statistics and healthcare data science for their Stroke and Vascular Dementia Theme

The University of Edinburgh is seeking an Epidemiologist with particular expertise in statistics and healthcare data science for their Stroke and Vascular Dementia Theme. Closing date: 8th May

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/epidemio...

There’s only a few days to go until our webinar focusing on the Discovery Network and Advancing Treatments Award:

🗓️ 15 April
⏰ 12pm

Researchers, if you’re thinking of applying, the webinar is a great chance to have questions answered and gain insights.

Join here 👇
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How to read a paper The basics of evidence-based healthcare Seventh Edition Trisha Greenhalgh and Paul Dijkstra Wiley Blackwell

How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Healthcare

The new edition of this text is now available in the e-library. It guides those who wish to ‘assess the scientific validity and practical relevance’ of healthcare literature. #RPSLibrary

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