The Glasgow Clinical Research Facility (Glasgow CRF) is a research centre at the

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History

Created on the 1 April 2006 from the

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Clinical Research Grant Agreement with the CSO. The CRF works closely with its Higher Education partners including the

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University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde ( gd, Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh) is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal chart ...

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and

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. The Glasgow CRF was initially based in the first floor of the Tennent Building,

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, with a satellite site in the Lister Building at

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(GRI). It moved premises from the Western Infirmary to the new South Glasgow Hospital (Queen Elizabeth University Hospital) in 2015 where it is situated within the Institute of Neurological Sciences building. The facility at GRI remains.

Current organisation and services

The Glasgow CRF is now part of the greater organisation, the

Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit The Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit ( CTU) is a collaborative research establishment in Glasgow, Scotland. It comprises the Glasgow Clinical Research Facility, the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics and Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS R&D division.

, with their partner the

Robertson Centre for Biostatistics The Robertson Centre for Biostatistics is a specialised biostatistical research centre in Glasgow, Scotland. It is part of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences and the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasg ...

. The Glasgow CRF has both nursing and administrative staff, offering research infrastructure support in terms of the provision of trained research staff, dedicated clinical research space and expertise in the conduct of clinical trials. In addition, they have an Education and Training Officer and offer a range of educational opportunities including a one-day

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(GCP) workshop which they run monthly. In conjunction with their partners at the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics they are also able to offer help with

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design and statistical and data management support. They also have a Scientific Steering Group whose remit is to direct and monitor the operations of the Facility. This group has representation from the NHS, their partner academic institutions and senior clinical researchers.

References

The Glasgow Clinical Research Facility
(Jan 2008)
The Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit
(Apr 2008) Medical research institutes in the United Kingdom {{Glasgow-stub