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North Bristol NHS Trust Joins National Dementia Trials Network

North Bristol NHS Trust has officially been named an Affiliate Site of the UK Dementia Trials Network (UKDTN), a government-funded initiative aimed at transforming the landscape of dementia research across the country. The UKDTN is building a co...
Sadia, Research Compliance Manager

My Role in Research: Sadia, Research Compliance Manager

Sadia manages the Sponsorship and Facilitation Team. She tells us how she first became interested in research and why she feels non-clinical staff have so much to offer research My main role is to maintain oversight of all NBT sponsored studies and I...
Dementia trial participants

Bristol research study for blood tests to diagnose dementia underway

A groundbreaking research study exploring the potential of blood tests to diagnose dementia is underway at North Bristol NHS Trust, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, marking a significant step toward improving the UK’s dementia...
Sam Harding YRIR

My Role in Research: Sam Harding, Senior Research Fellow

Sam Harding sits within the Research Grant Development Team in R&D, supporting staff with research ideas and careers. She shares her research journey, what excites her about research, and how you can develop a research career. My role day-to-day is...
Connie S

Don’t Let Your Research Fire Die: Empowering Black and Asian Nurses in Research

Author: Connie Shiridzinomwa Coming from Zimbabwe, it has always been hammered into me that education was the only way to succeed. So, I pursued most of the educational opportunities that came may way, with my last academic qualification being a...
BHM Blog

Celebrating Leadership and Values in Black History

Professor Kyla Thomas – Network Director, NIHR South West Central Regional Research Delivery Network Black History Month invites us to pause and reflect on the contributions of Black leaders whose actions and values continue to shape our healthcare...
Lyn Jones FAST MRI DYAMOND lead

The FAST MRI DYAMOND breast cancer screening study – How did we get here?

A new study is investigating whether FAST MRI, a new type of scan, can help detect small but aggressive breast cancers earlier. Now open to patients, the NBT-led FAST MRI DYAMOND research study is the culmination of nine years of the FAST MRI...
My Role in Research:  Sally - Research Administrator

My Role in Research: Sally, Research Administrator, Women & Children's

Sally is a Research Administrator in the Women & Children’s team. She explains how she found joining research after 10 years on the wards, and how she wishes she had joined research earlier. My role day-to-day is varied. I don't have a day that's the...
Fastball dementia device

Community Voices Matter: Breaking Barriers in Dementia Research

When it comes to dementia research, whose voice matters? The answer is simple: everyone’s. But in reality, not everyone is equally represented in dementia studies — and that needs to change.
Angela LungFit Participant

World Lung Cancer Day: Angela's Story

From Diagnosis to Empowerment: Angela’s Journey with Lung Cancer and the LungFit Study When Angela, a non-smoker from Glasgow, was diagnosed with stage one lung cancer, the news came as a complete shock. She had visited the hospital for chest pain...