What is Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training? Do I need it?
Do you need GCP training, and how often? Updated for the 2026 UK Clinical Trials Regulations and ICH E6(R3), with free UK courses and who actually needs them.
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A brief history of research impact: how has impact assessment evolved in the UK and Australia?
Kate Williams and Jonathan Grant document the evolution of research impact assessment in the UK and Australia.
Invitation to join CHAIN
An informal, multi-professional mutual support network in the field of health & Social Care
Day in the life of a researcher
Varied is how I would sum up a day in the life of a researcher. A lot depends on the type of study you are working on, your role in…
Six academic writing habits that will boost productivity
What’s the secret to a productive spell of writing? Chris Smith shares insights gleaned from interviews with a diverse group of academics
Writing for Impact: Making it meaningful
How can research writing create real impact? Ninna Meier explores how lived experience, memorable detail and resonance can move readers towards change.
Blog – Caring for people who have dementia in Community Hospitals
Paul Brownbill, is from the University of South Wales, in his blog he talks about ‘Quality of Life and the Role of Communal Space in Sheltered Housing’
Winner of the David Hague Early Career Investigator of the Year Award 2018
Dr Selina Wray has won the David Hague Early Career Investigator of the Year Award 2018 for her outstanding contribution to the tau biology field.
Profile – Dr James Dachtler
Plans for world domination with his wife, who is also a scientist. Currently working at Durham looking at the effects of Alzheimer’s disease upon sociability
Podcast – Managing & fostering good relations with PhD supervisors
PhD life is all about relationships. This episode explores working with supervisors, building confidence, managing feedback, and making your research your own.
We need to talk about disability and chronic illness during the PhD
If you developed a chronic illness and an associated disability during your studies… where do you turn? How do you confront the challenge?
Cracking the mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease
With Pfizer shutting down its neuroscience unit and a long list of failed late-stage trials, the sheer difficulty of improving the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease has become painfully clear. How can researchers crack the mystery of this much-feared neurodegenerative disease?