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.
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
We would like to give a big welcome to Bronagh Clarke into the Northern Ireland Clinical Research Network (NICRN), as an Optometrist within the Belfast Trust Vision team. Bronagh recently joined the Belfast Trust in 2023, having previously working as an optometrist in Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Also Bronagh had been involved in a … Continue reading Welcome Bronagh Clarke to the NICRN Vision Team!
Following the recent publication in the NEJM of the outcomes from the Semaglutide Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial (SOUL). Investigators reported that the use of oral Semaglutide was associated with a significantly lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events than a placebo, without an increase in the incidence of serious adverse events. This was among persons with … Continue reading SOUL Published in New England Journal of Medicine
Congratulations to the Critical Care team on opening a new study INFINIT – INterFeron gamma to prevent Infection in INTensive care units. Interferon gamma is a natural protein found in humans, and helps stimulate our immune system. INFINIT aims to find out if interferon gamma reduces or prevents infection in critically ill patients at high … Continue reading BHSCT Critical Care are running INFINIT
