Stories

Jo’s research journey: from chairing a Local Research Ethics Committee to participating in a Covid-19 Vaccine study

When I was younger medical research was something that I suppose I took for granted.

Taking part in a Covid-19 vaccine study - Jess's Story

Jess, a participant in the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine study in Bradford, describes why she thinks it's vital that people sign up to take part in vaccine studies.

Implementing enhancements to existing quality improvement interventions in Dementia Care

Michael Sykes is a nurse with experience of leading improvements across health sectors in NHS England and Scotland, including leading national improvement work.

Becoming a Clinical Research Nurse — Rashid’s story

Rashid Almasarwah shares the story of how he came to be a Clinical Research Nurse in North West London.

Eastern team EMBEDs collaborative approach to get breast cancer research restarted with European 1st

While maintaining a firm grip on the task of trying to find ways to beat COVID-19, one District General Hospital in Norfolk has also become the first in Europe to enrol volunteers to a vital breast cancer research trial.

Your Path In Research - Dr Jane Masoli

We spoke to Dr Jane Masoli about her path in research.

“I absolutely fell in love with research as a career path” - Maria’s journey to working in research

Maria Brezitski — Senior Clinical Research Practitioner in North West London — shares her story of moving from nursing to clinical research.

Restarting Research Remotely

Dr Aditi Kumar describes how the team at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust restarted one non-COVID study.

Pandemic brings new ways of delivering research

Sindu Srikaran — Research Coordinator in North West London — shares her experience of finding new ways to deliver research during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Taking part in dementia research during a pandemic - Phil & Audrey's Story

Phil, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Audrey, who cares for him, describe how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected them and their commitment to dementia research.