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REC Membership of Scotland A Committee: Resilience

Chief Scientist Office is very grateful to all of those who have expressed an interest in joining the Scotland A […]

Become a patient and public voice for health data science

Are you interested in how health data can be used responsibly to help people live longer and healthier lives? Do you live in […]

Chief Scientist Office announce joint funding call with LifeArc

CSO is delighted to announce a call with the independent medical charity LifeArc to jointly fund early stage translational research […]

Coronavirus Research Funding Announcement

The Call is being jointly funded by UKRI and NIHR. The remit of the call is for UK researchers – […]

Setting the standard for public involvement

The final UK Standards for Public Involvement, which aim to improve the quality and consistency of public involvement in research, […]

Chief Scientist Office joint funding call with Wellbeing of Women

CSO is delighted to announce a joint call with the charity Wellbeing of Women to jointly fund one or more […]

HIPS Research Committee – Two New Members Wanted

The Chief Scientist Office is looking to recruit new members to its research funding Committee: Health Improvement, Protection and Services […]

NHS Research Scotland Networks – Stakeholder Survey

The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) is undertaking a review of the NHS Research Scotland topic specific support infrastructure. The role […]

Developing the Mental Health Research Landscape in Scotland

The impact of poor mental health in Scotland is high: one in four adults experience mental health problems within their […]

Updates to Response Mode Grant Application forms

CSO has recently updated the application forms to its response mode grant schemes to place more emphasis on patient and […]

Workshop to launch major new research council partnership in Adolescence, Mental Health and the Developing Mind to support multidisciplinary research and innovation.

Date: 22 November 2019, 10:00 – 16:00 Venue: To be confirmed (London or Birmingham) This workshop will launch a major […]

Joint NES/CSO Lectureship posts – new round open

NHS Education Scotland and the Chief Scientist Office are delighted to announce that the next round of their joint lectureship […]

NRS Mental Health Network Annual Scientific Meeting 2019

NRS Mental Health Network Annual Scientific Meeting 2019 29th October 2019 Lost in Translation? Bringing research evidence to practice & […]

Scottish Radiotherapy Research Forum

Save the Date! – 12th March 2020 Stirling Court Hotel University of Stirling  8th Annual Scientific Meeting: Precision Radiotherapy  The […]

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Health Foundation partner to support a new UK Centre to enhance the use of research evidence in adult social care

ESRC and the Health Foundation have announced funding to support a new UK Centre to enhance the use of research […]

NRS Career Researcher Fellowships

The next round of the NRS Career Researcher Fellowships is now open for applications. – Closing date Wednesday 13th November […]

HIPS Commitee – New Members Wanted

The Chief Scientist Office is looking to recruit new members to its research funding Committee: Health Improvement, Protection and Services […]

CSO Clinical Academic Fellowships

The CSO Clinical Academic Fellowship scheme has reopened for applications with a deadline of Monday 7th October 2019. The interviews will […]

Update on CSO Catalytic Grant Scheme

In March 2016 CSO launched the Catalytic Research Grants Scheme. The remit of this scheme is to provide modest amounts […]

UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) Call Pre-announcement and Information and Networking Event

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose a significant burden to the UK, accounting for around 89% of all deaths and resulting […]

Drugs Research Network for Scotland

The Drugs Research Network for Scotland (DRNS) is funded by the Scottish Government to support the development and dissemination of […]