🚨 Want to help ensure the continuity of high‑quality, impactful clinical research in the UK?
The #UKCTUNetwork is seeking experienced QA & DM/IS experts in non‑commercial clinical trials to join its Int'l Registration Review Committee.
Apply by 27 Feb 2026.
👉 ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/new-irrc-spe...
🎥 VIDEO - What does it mean to take part in a #ClinicalTrial to improve #HeartFailure treatment and reduce deaths from sudden cardiac arrests?
Ashley & Hazel are 2 of 5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ people who have signed up to take part in the BRITISH trial 👇
Read more about the trial - bit.ly/4aNQ4UR
youtu.be/_Tw9WHUy6NQ
The 6th care home has received the 🟢light to start the REFRESH study! Welcome to AginCourt/Trafalgar in Dorset. @plymuni.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social #REFRESH #Clinicaltrials
11.02.2026 09:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The 5th care home has received the 🟢light to start the REFRESH study! Welcome to West Eaton Nursing Home in the West Midlands! #REFRESH #clinicaltrials #research @plymuni.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social
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4 February is #WorldCancerDay.
This week we’re highlighting impactful work from Registered CTUs, including this project by CRCTU that gives young people access to promising new treatments for B-cell non-Hodgkin Lymphoma tinyurl.com/37b8ydfj
#UKCTUNetwork #UnitedByUnique
⁉️ Did you know...
In 2025, we ran How to be a Great Chief Investigator workshops in Leeds & Glasgow helping dozens of current & aspiring CIs develop their skills, gain insights from experienced trialists, & develop their own peer support networks.
Find 2026 dates here: tinyurl.com/p3hc4xep
The 4th care home has received the 🟢greenlight to start the REFRESH study – Welcome to the team at Upton Bay Care Home in Dorset! #REFRESH #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
28.01.2026 16:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0📢Vacancy 📢Assistant Trial Manager - You will join the successful trial management team within the PenCTU & work on specific clinical trials and well-designed studies from set-up through to closure and analysis. #Research #Clinicaltrials @plymuni.bsky.social hrservices.plymouth.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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Want to improve your knowledge & practice of clinical trials?
#UKCTUNetwork members offer a wide variety of learning & development opportunities covering all aspects of academic clinical research.
Find out more here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/learning-dev...
#ClinicalTrials #Training
⁉️ Did you know...
In 2025, guidance and training materials developed by the Network were downloaded over 3,600 times
You can check out our free-to-access resources here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/guidance-for...
#UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials
🌟New to on-site monitoring for academic clinical trials?🌟
Check out our website for tips, insights & training developed by experienced monitors in Registered CTUs: tinyurl.com/58t2fh8u
💬 What advice do you wish you’d had starting out?
#UKCTUNetwork #TrialMonitoring #ClinicalTrials
🎉 A great start to the New Year. Congratulations to the REFRESH Study team. The third care home site has been given the 🟢light. Welcome to the team at Waltham Cross/Saville Manor in Bristol! @plymuni.bsky.social
@bournemouthuni.bsky.social #REFRESH #clinicaltrials
🌟Our Winter 2025 Newsletter is live! 🌟
Explore the new guidance, strategic updates, and collaborative initiatives shaping the Network.
Thank you to everyone who contributed their time, knowledge, and expertise!
👉 ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/winter-2025-...
#UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials
🎉🎉 A massive CONGRATULATIONS to the ENRICH team for winning the 'Making a Difference through Research Impact' category at the @plymuni.bsky.social VC Awards.🎉🎉 @uhpnhs.bsky.social @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk #Research #Clinicaltrial #ENRICH
18.12.2025 10:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0📢Vacancy 📢Data Manager - You will take responsibility for the data management of specific clinical trials and well-designed studies from set-up through to closure and analysis. #Research #Clinicaltrials @plymuni.bsky.social hrservices.plymouth.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
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Peer support within CTUs is vital. It fosters professional growth, improves trial delivery & strengthens collaboration.
We are committed to enabling peer support across the #UKCTUNework, recognising the value it brings to both individuals & research quality.
Find out more here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk
🎉 Congratulations to the REFRESH Study team. The second site has been given the 🟢light 🎉 Welcome, The Lawns from the West Midlands. @plymuni.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social #REFRESH #clinicaltrials
10.12.2025 11:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🚨New guidance for CTUs
Data cleaning & query management are vital for ensuring data quality, integrity, & detecting safety issues in clinical trials.
Our guidance, written by experienced trial staff, can help you prepare a CTU-specific plan.
🔗 ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/is-data-mana...
#UKCTUNetwork
📢A great write up around one of our participants who was randomised to receive FES and has since continued with using the device following completion of the STEPS II trial - sbuhb.nhs.wales/news/swansea... Learn more about the study here- www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/pen... @plymuni.bsky.social
28.11.2025 13:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Our amazing team working on the ENRICH study has been nominated for the Team Award in the category of Making a Difference through Research and Impact. We are looking forward to finding out the results at next month's VC Awards. @plymuni.bsky.social @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk #Research #FacultyofHealth
28.11.2025 12:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1🎉 Congratulations to the REFRESH Study team. The first site has been given the 🟢 light 🎉@plymuni.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @ukcrc-ctu.org.uk #REFRESH #clinicaltrials
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Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat.
Academic clinical trials test new treatments & refine old ones to help us stay ahead of resistant infections.
Learn more about #UKCTUNetwork CTU here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk
#ClinicalTrials #WAAW2025 #AMR
🌟New to central monitoring for academic clinical trials?🌟
Check out our website for tips, insights & training developed by experienced monitors in Registered CTUs: tinyurl.com/58t2fh8u
💬 What advice do you wish you’d had starting out?
#UKCTUNetwork #TrialMonitoring #ClinicalTrials
PenCTU are attending the CIDER Research Conference at the Bedruthan Hotel and Spa, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall. The Conference is exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Cornwall Intellectual Disability Equitable Research. #Research @plymuni.bsky.social
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Coaching builds skills & helps put knowledge into context.
Developed by experienced practitioners, our guidance can help you build a tailored programme for new Chief Investigators.
🔗 Download it here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/chief-invest...
#UKCTUNetwork #ChiefInvestigators #ClinicalTrials
📣 New guidance now available on data cleaning & query management in clinical research databases.
Developed by experienced data managers with regulatory standards and CTU processes in mind.
🔗 Download your copy here: ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/is-data-mana...
#UKCTUNetwork #DataManagement #ClinicalTrials
And now a chance for delegates to meet our exhibitors and brows the posters in our breakout session.
It’s absolutely buzzing – and not just because of all the coffee!
#UKCTUNetwork #DISOG2025
And on to Agile!
There was so much left to discuss after our webinar earlier in the year that we just had to have a Q&A panel at today’s meeting.
Thanks to all our speakers for sharing their experiences & expertise.
This is the best part about being in a network!
#UKCTUNetwork #DISOG2025
Reliable healthcare starts with reliable data.
Data managers in Registered CTUs ensure the accuracy, integrity, & security of data enabling evidence-based decisions to be made into treatment options.
Find guidance here ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/is-data-mana...
#WorldEBHCDay #UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalTrials
