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VESPER Trial Opens to Recruitment Across the UK

9 July 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is pleased to announce the launch of recruitment for the VESPER Trial, a major clinical study sponsored by The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

£2.5 million for largest trial to improve outcomes from treatment for blocked leg arteries

4 July 2025

Blocked leg arteries – often caused by diabetes or smoking – are very common, but if left untreated can lead to amputation, or even death.

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Finding improvements to adult social care through data

3 June 2025

Researchers hope to develop clearer picture of who receives adult social care in Wales

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At-home blood cancer treatment trial

28 May 2025

Clinical trial aims to provide a new treatment for a rare blood cancer that can be taken at home.

International Clinical Trials Day 2025 - Welsh teams leading advances in health and care research

20 May 2025

To mark International Clinical Trials Day 2025, we’re highlighting the outstanding work of research teams across Wales and celebrating the vital contribution they are making in advancing health and care research.

Cardiff University Recruits First Patient for Groundbreaking SCC-AFTER Trial

16 May 2025

The Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University is thrilled to announce the recruitment of the first patient in the SCC-AFTER study.

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New training resources launched to support use of health data in clinical trials

16 April 2025

Researchers from Cardiff University’s Centre for Trials Research are helping trial teams across the UK unlock the power of patient health data with a new series of free online training modules.

Health and Care Research Wales funding awards

2 April 2025

Six Cardiff University researchers have been successful in the latest round of Health and Care Research Wales funding awards.

University health and social care research to receive major multi-million-pound investment from Health and Care Research Wales

27 January 2025

Key areas of research to share £39.5m of funding from Health and Care Research Wales over the next five years.

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New research clarifies role of procalcitonin tests in treating paediatric infection

14 January 2025

New research finds that PCT (procalcitonin) blood test does not lower antibiotic treatment duration for hospitalised children.