Welcome to the Northern Ireland Clinical Research Network (NICRN) Website

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About Us

The NICRN has been established to support the clinical research community in Northern Ireland.

The aim of the NICRN is:

  • To promote research within Northern Ireland
  • To develop close partnerships and productive working relationships with key individuals and groups across the Network and the wider research community
  • To ensure that targets, including accrual of patients into trials, are achieved and maintained

What we do:

  • Maintain a portfolio of network studies
  • Assist with processes involved in setting up a study, in particular ethical, regulatory and local research governance approval for clinical trials
  • Facilitate Training & Education
  • Ensure that research opportunities are maximised within available resources

Useful Links

UK Clinical Research Network http://www.ukcrn.org.uk/index.html

National Institute for Health Research http://www.nihr.ac.uk/

UK Clinical Research Collaboration http://www.ukcrc.org/

Medical Research Council http://www.mrc.ac.uk/index.htm

Research & Development Office http://www.centralservicesagency.n-i.nhs.uk/display/rdo

NICRN Members Portal https://portal.nihr.ac.uk/sites/nicrn/Pages/default.aspx