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.
To mark World Trauma Day 2026, the Trauma and Orthopaedics Clinical Research Team, supported by the NICRN T&O Team, held a research awareness event in the Royal Victoria Hospital foyer on Friday 16 October. With World Trauma Day falling on Saturday 17 October this year, the event was held on the preceding working day to … Continue reading World Trauma Day 2026: Bringing Trauma & Orthopaedic Research into the Heart of the RVH
On Monday 21st September in recognition of World Alzheimer`s day and World Alzheimer`s Month, Sharon Marks and Eileen Fox from the NICRN Dementia Research Team held a stand in the foyer of Belfast City Hospital. The theme of this year’s campaign was to focus on tackling stigma and highlighting the value of early detection. Providing … Continue reading NICRN Dementia Nurses Raise Awareness for Alzheimer’s Day at BCH
Professor Jonathan Jackson and Ms Lia McNamee, within their NICRN roles, have been working to increase research engagement among non medical healthcare professionals across the BHSCT. This work has been done in partnership with Dr Laura Cushley whose expertise in the field of online surveys and qualitative research has been invaluable. Through a series of … Continue reading NICRN deliver workshop at UU AHP Research Conference on 11.9.26
The NICRN Vision team were delighted to win an award for recruiting the highest number of participants from a low socioeconomic background to the COMBAT study led by Prof Noemi Lois. This study is investigating the safety and efficacy of treating patients with a retinal detachment with vitrectomy surgery only or phaco-vitrectomy surgery. The team … Continue reading Congratulations to our NICRN Vision team for winning a recruitment award for COMBAT
The ENITH-2 trial (part of the Phase 3 clinical program) is a major clinical study evaluating Enicepatide which is an investigational weekly injectable GLP-1/GIP dual receptor agonist, for adults with Type 2 Diabetes and obesity/overweight. It functions by mimicking naturally occurring gut hormones to suppress appetite and improve blood sugar levels. ENITH-2 was given green … Continue reading NHSCT Diabetes achieved FPFV in 4 days for ENITH-2
On the 17th of June, our NICRN workforce within Belfast Trust were awarded the Take 5 Workplace accreditation for the promotion of staff health and wellbeing. At a celebration event at Belfast Castle the Northern Ireland Clinical Research Network (NICRN) were presented with accreditation certificates after successfully participating in the latest Take 5 Workplace programme … Continue reading NICRN in BHSCT awarded with Take 5 Workplace accreditation
