📣 This week we became the UK Registered CTU Network. Our new name better reflects our role as an internationally recognised community of CTUs supporting high-quality public research across the UK. Many thanks to Lucy Chappell for her support, guidance & advice. 👉 Learn more: tinyurl.com/38sjnt3p

OCTRU are proud to be part of the community of registered CTUs at @ukctunetwork.org The new name emphasises the collaborative nature of being a registered CTU. It's great to get to work together with other CTUs to develop guidance and share best practice in clincial trials! #UKCTUNetwork

🚨 A new look but the same mission! We're excited to launch our new identity as the UK Registered CTU Network, reflecting the evolution of our community while continuing to support high-quality clinical research across the UK. 👉 tinyurl.com/38sjnt3p #UKCTUNetwork #ClinicalResearch

The Network becomes the UK Registered CTU Network 2026

The UKCRC Registered CTU Network is proud to launch a new visual identity and name, as we become the UK Registered CTU Network.

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It's been another amazing month with five of our studies acheiving their best month of recruitment to date in July! 🎉 Well done to the BALANCE, ENDONET, HAWAII-DRIFT, SORTED and VISTA study teams 👏 & a big thank you to all taking part to everyone involved on every one of our studies.

Well done to the BALANCE study team on recruiting their first participant on the same day that the study opened to recruitment! 👏 Find out more about the study below ⬇️

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Researchers at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre have recruited the UK’s first patient to a trial looking at how a drug affects liver health in people with psoriatic disease. They will use a new non-invasive MRI scanning technique to assess the impact of Bimekizumab. 📰 www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article...

🚨 The #ICTMC2026 has just published its programme. A truly fabulous range of topics and speakers, with representatives from Registered CTUs leading the way. We can't wait for September! What are your top tips for sessions to attend? 🔗 tinyurl.com/45nt378m #UKCTUNetwork #TrialsMethodology

We had a great time with all our groups at our annual Summer meeting yesterday! 🌞 Thanks to all our brilliant speakers! 🎤 Congratulations to all who won awards, those who were commended, and to everyone nominated!👏 It's really great to celebrate and acknowledge our appreciation of each other!

Happy July! 🌞 Amazing work from our studies in June - six have achieved their best month of recruitment to date! Well done to DISCUS, HAWAII-DRIFT, PART, SENTINEL, SORTED and WHiTE DELPHIC 👏 & a big thank you to all taking part to everyone involved on every one of our studies.

Three of our medical statisticians (Adrija Saha, Eleanor Temple, Chris Mwema) attended the NIHR Statistics Conference last week in Sheffield and a great time was had by all! 😊 And well done to Chris who came 2nd place in the poster competition! 👏 #NIHRStatisticsConference2026

📣 First trial of vaccine to prevent Lynch syndrome-associated cancers approved to start in Oxford. Fantastic news from @ox.ac.uk & Moderna that Phase 1 of the INTERCEPT-Lynch trial has received MHRA authorisation & is expected to begin recruitment this summer. tinyurl.com/intercept-ly...

📣 Registration is open for our next How to Be a Great Chief Investigator workshop, taking place in Birmingham on 28 Sept 2026. Build your skills, learn from experienced CIs & other trialists, & grow your peer network. 🔗 Register here tinyurl.com/48ku2ywx #UKCTUNetwork #ChiefInvestigatorTraining

Thank you to all the volunteers who are involved in our research - particpants, organ donors, members of Patient and Public Involvement groups, Community Advisory Boards, Research Ethics Committees, Confidentiality Advisory Groups, and more - we couldn't do it without you! #volunteersweek

We are at the Women in Surgical Research Conference today! If you are attending, make sure to drop by our stand to speak with our representatives from the @situ-oxford.bsky.social team (and to pick up some freebies)! #WomenInSurgery #SurgicalResearch #AcademicSurgery @britorthopaedic.bsky.social

Well done to the @forensic-uk.bsky.social and OP NON STOP studies, who achieved their best month of recruitment to date in May! Thank you to the participants in all our studies and to the work of all the teams and people involved who can make our research possible each month!

We hope you've enjoyed our series of posts today for ICTD! We chose to focus on our wonderful staff members across our trials groups who all share the goal of improving lives through research! In our final post, we'd like to thank everyone who makes great clinical trials possible. #ICTD2026

Finally, we hear from Operations Director/Interim Joint CTU Director, Vicki, on why she feels privileged to be involved in research, and how her career in research and trials has evolved over the years. #ICTD2026

A great quality assurance (QA) team is vital to ensure the work we do is compliant - Joanna, our Head of Regulatory Affairs and QA has undertaken a huge amount of work in the past year to ensure that our processes are in line with the updated clinical trials regulations & GCP guidelines! #ICTD2026

Happy International Clinical Trials Day 2026 We'd like to thank everyone who makes this research possible, your dedication and support makes a huge impact by improving medicine and lives around the world!

Marloes speaks about how her experience of Trial Management in her PhD sparked her interest in clinical trials, and how she has progressed in her role to now be a Senior Trial Manager at Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care. #ICTD2026

David, Director of SITU-NDORMS joyfully looks back on how his career path was shaped by many influential people, and why International Clinical Trials Day is such an important day to celebrate! Find out more about SITU NDORMS: www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/octru/octru-... @situ-oxford.bsky.social #ICTD2026

There isn't one set path into the world of trials and the range of careers within CTUs are diverse - Patrick, OCTRU’s Head of Programming, talks about how he got into his long career within clinical trials programming, and how collaboration is a key part of his job. #ICTD2026

Connecting with diverse groups of people is an aspect of clinical trials that Anjali, Clinical Trials Manager & Epidemiologist at SITU-NDORMS thrives on! Anjali is currently the trial manager of the GEKO study: geko.octru.ox.ac.uk #ICTD2026 @geko-study.bsky.social @situ-oxford.bsky.social

Roles at CTUs are varied, and for some of us, we didn’t know such opportunities were available! Keira, OCTRU’s GCP Compliance Manager discusses how she progressed from trial assistant to her current role in QA and how you don’t need to be a scientist or medic to be involved in research. #ICTD2026

Mimi, Clinical Trial Manager at EMR discusses how she discovered career opportunities within trials when she moved to the UK, how she progressed in her career within trials, and why her job continues to motivate her. #ICTD2026

IT is a vital aspect throughout the whole lifecycle of modern trials & it is important to acknowledge the contribution of often unseen IT staff! Lucy, Head of Data Collection Systems, talks about how she came to work in trials, and why, ten years later, she is still enjoying it. #ICTD2026

Manu, a DPhil student and Medical Statistician who is currently supporting the design of a new OCTRU study within EMR, talks about why they were drawn to medical research, what it means, and how statistics are a vital part of clinical trials. #ICTD2026

Alice, a Clinical Trial Manager in SITU-NDS talks about how and why she was drawn to Trial Management, and why it is fulfilling to work in trials. Find out more about the SITU NDS group here: www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/octru/octru-... #ICTD2026

A big shout out on International Clinical Trials Day 2026 to all those who make the FORENSIC-UK Trial possible 👏 THANK YOU to all the participants, patient representatives, surgeons, physiotherapists, nurses and research teams in helping to improve treatment for back pain. #ICTD2026 #SurgicalTrials

Lesley, Clinical Trials Assistant at the Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU - NDORMS) talks about her shift into the world of trials after taking a career break, and why she enjoys working in trials. #ICTD2026 @situ-oxford.bsky.social

Ruth, Operations Manager for the Oncology Clinical Trials Office (OCTO) discusses how she has progressed in her career within trials, and what her contribution to cancer trials means for the wider community. Find out more: www.oncology.ox.ac.uk/research/cli... #ICTD2026 @octooxford.bsky.social