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NHS Research Scotland (NRS, formerly Health Science Scotland and Scottish Academic Health Science Collaboration), is a government agency that supports clinical and
translational research Translational research (also called translation research, translational science, or, when the context is clear, simply translation) is research aimed at translating (converting) results in basic research into results that directly benefit humans. ...
in Scotland. NRS is a partnership between 4 of Scotland's medical schools (
Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
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Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
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Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
and
Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...
), the Scottish NHS Boards and the
Chief Scientist Office The Chief Scientist Office is part of the Health and Wellbeing Directorate of the Scottish Government. The Chief Scientist is currently Professor David Crossman. Professional issues relating to Healthcare science in the NHS in Scotland are th ...
. NRS brings together the most senior figures from across Government, academia and the NHS.


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* Academic health science centres Higher education in Scotland Innovation in the United Kingdom Organisations supported by the Scottish Government NHS Scotland Scottish medical research Translational medicine 2009 establishments in Scotland Government agencies established in 2009 Research organisations in Scotland Clinical research {{science-org-stub