As Northern Ireland’s largest research delivery platform, we act as the central hub offering effective access to multi-disciplinary research stakeholders.
We work closely with research partners across Trusts, governance, academia, charities, and commercial sponsors.
We share knowledge, locally, nationally and internationally.
As the Clinical Research Network we are the dedicated hub for advancing healthcare across Health, Social and Primary Care environments.
Fulfilling a vital role within the wider UK Clinical Research Networks, we enable delivery of clinical trials and other high quality research in NI.
Our Expertise, Infrastructure and Knowledge help us to not only assess, implement and deliver high quality research but also to offers participants an efficient route of entry to health and social care environments.
Northern Ireland Clinical Research Network (NICRN) has successfully delivered the MAPS study recruiting over 200 participants to demonstrate the feasibility of using the new RAPIDvMAP assay to detect Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infections in Northern Ireland Crohn’s disease patients. NICRN are delighted to have successfully delivered the MAP’s study, the ‘Identification of Crohn’s disease … Continue reading NICRN GI Team in Belfast successfully hit MAPS study target
As part of World Diabetes Day (WDD) 2025, the NICRN Diabetes Research team organised an educational stand at the Royal Victoria Hospital on Friday, November 14th. The event saw a fantastic turnout, with strong support from colleagues, patients, and members of the public who visited the stand. Additionally, the team was accompanied by knowledgeable volunteers … Continue reading NICRN DIA team celebrate World Diabetes Day in the RVH foyer
The NICRN Children`s Team held a stand on Monday 17th November in the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital to celebrate World Prematurity Day 2025 and to raise awareness of neonatal research in the Belfast Trust and Northern Ireland. We teamed up with the clinical staff in the Neonatal Unit, who hold this event yearly in the … Continue reading World Prematurity Day with NICRN Children’s Team!
As part of Dementia Awareness Week, Eileen Fox and Sharon Marks from the neurodegeneration team held a stand on Monday the 15th of October 2025 in the foyer of the BCH. The Alzheimer’s Society run the week as a campaign to raise awareness, promote early diagnosis, provide support and encourage action. The aim … Continue reading NICRN Dementia nurses run stand in BCH for Dementia Awareness Week.
The Cardiovascular team decided to pick World Heart Day on September 29th 2025 as their awareness day. This day aimed to promote the work of the research team and highlight the importance of health promotion to reduce the risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease. The theme of World Heart Day 2025 was “Don’t miss a … Continue reading NICRN Cardio team celebrate World Heart Day in RVH foyer
A new diabetes clinical trial in collaboration with the University of Cambridge welcomed its first participant in September at the Belfast trust. The Closed-loop for people living with Cystic Fibrosis-related diabetes (CL4P-CF) study aims to find out if using an automated insulin delivery system (also called a closed-loop system), can improve glucose levels in people … Continue reading First CL4P-CF Patient Recruited
