Clinical Trials Units focus areas

Our network of core-funded Clinical Trials Units (CTUs) plays a key role in delivering against our strategic priorities set out in our clinical research statement of intent

Collaboration across the network

At the start of each funding cycle, our clinical trial network agrees on key issues facing clinical research and what we can do to help address these issues.

During the current funding cycle (2023-2028), the network’s focus is on activities that will support the clinical research community across five areas, such as driving innovation and sustainability in trial design and ensuring effective sample collection and management. Our CTUs work towards these goals through collaboration with each other, our other funded infrastructure sites, and other organisations from the wider UK clinical research network.   

More clinical research opportunities

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We support a broad portfolio of clinical and translational research through initiatives including grant funding, training and investments in research facilities and resources.