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Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education – recognition for HSRU and HERU

The Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education has been awarded to the University of Aberdeen for long-standing excellence […]

Joint NES/CSO Postdoctoral Clinical Lectureships

NHS Education Scotland and the Chief Scientist Office are delighted to announce that the second round of this scheme is […]

ESRC-NIHR Dementia Research Initiative 2018

ESRC have made a pre-call announcement about a new initiative making up to £16.5 million available for social science research […]

Scottish Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Awards 2017

A ceremony to present the 2017 Scottish NMAHP Research Awards was held on Thursday 9 November in Edinburgh.  For more […]

UKPRP’s First Funding Call

An alliance of UK Health Departments, Research Councils and charities are pleased to announce a new funding call to address […]

Research Councils Call in Cross-disciplinary Mental Health

The research councils are pleased to announce the cross-disciplinary mental health network plus call. The aim of the call is […]

New Chief Scientist

Following an externally advertised secondment opportunity, Professor David Crossman will take up the post of Chief Scientist, Health, with effective from […]

Applications invited for NRS Career Researcher Fellowships

The next round of the NRS Career Researcher Fellowship scheme is now open for applications. This scheme provides 2 sessions […]

Have your say on the future of research relevant to Living With and Beyond Cancer

More and more people are living with the consequences of cancer and its treatment – what we have termed Living […]

Registration now open – NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Annual Conference

Wednesday 1st November 2017 Perth Concert Hall www.nrsconference.org.uk   As a previous conference delegate, we are delighted to inform you […]

UK Research Councils Join Forces on Mental Health

Following consultation with academic and stakeholder communities the UK Research Councils are pleased to publish a Cross-disciplinary Mental health Research […]

CSO Partner with Fight for Sight to fund research in Scotland

CSO has partnered with Fight for Sight, the UK’s leading eye research charity, to help address age-related eye diseases. The […]

2017 NCRI Cancer Conference 5-8Nov in Liverpool

Register today at the UK’s largest cancer conference, deadline 22 Oct 2017.  http://conference.ncri.org.uk

Public Involvement in Research – Consultation on Standards

Over the past year, the National Public Involvement Standards Partnership has developed and drafted a set of 6 core standards […]

Chief Scientist – Health

Applications are now invited for the post of Chief Scientist, Health. This is a key Senior Civil Service role in the Scottish Government […]

New Members Needed for CSO Committees and Panels

The Chief Scientist Office is looking to recruit new members to its research funding Committees and Capacity Building interview panels. […]

Opportunity to Join the Chief Scientist Office Public Engagement Group

We are looking to recruit new members of our public engagement group (PEG). The main role of our group is […]

NHS Research Scotland/Universities Scottish Senior Clinical Fellowship Scheme

Applications are invited from outstanding early career clinical academics, medical and dental, for five-year tenure track senior research fellowships to […]

UK Prevention Research Partnership launched

An alliance of research funders including charities, Research Councils and UK Health Departments, including CSO, has established the UK Prevention […]

Developing national standards for public involvement in research

How do you assess the quality of public involvement in your research? How does a research organisation know if it […]

PhD Studentship in Research in Midwifery Practice

The Scottish Government invites applications from Scottish Universities to bid for funding to host a PhD studentship in research into […]