Getting involved with research is open to everyone! Find out how you could help to inform and shape health and care research by browsing opportunities from across the UK on People in Research: peopleinresearch.org

We hope you are enjoying hearing from the OCTRU Hub team so far on International Clinical Trials Day 2025! Joanna, our Head of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance, is celebrating today with this amazing cake that she baked! 🍰 #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay2025 #ICTD2025

Clare, our Head of Pre-trial Operations describes why the work we undertake at our Clinical Trials Unit is important, and why she enjoys the challenges it brings ⬇️ #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay2025 #ICTD2025

Emma, our Quality Assurance and Administration Manager, explains why she is proud to be involved in clinical trials ⬇️ #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay2025 #ICTD2025

Patrick, our Head of Programming, outlines the importance of working in Clinical Trials IT and how research is improved by technology ⬇️ #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay2025 #ICTD2025

Chris, one of our Medical Statisticians, explains why he wanted to work in clinical trials and how he can use his statistical knowledge to make an impact on healthcare and on people's lives ⬇️ #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay2025 #ICTD2025

Sam, our Executive Assistant and Hub Co-ordinator, expresses why she likes working in OCTRU and reminds us that every person who contributes to, or takes part in a clinical trial is vital and valued ⬇️ #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay2025 #ICTD2025

Finally, we hear from Joanna, our Head of Regulatory and Quality Affairs, on why her role in Clinical Trials is important, and why Clinical Trials are important for the participants involved ⬇️ #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay2025 #ICTD2025

We hope you've enjoyed our series of posts for International Clinical Trials Day! We'd like to close today by thanking everyone who takes part in our research and everyone who makes it possible - we couldn't do it without you! #InternationalClinicalTrialsDay2025 #ICTD2025

Well done to OP NON STOP, ROBUST, and TaILOR - these studies achieved their best month of recruitment to date in May! Thank you to everyone taking part across all of our studies and to everyone involved in/contributing to our research! 👏 Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care SITU Oxford

A few photos from the NIHR Statistics Conference 2025 last week in Sheffield, where our OCTRU Statisticians—Alex Zimmerman, Elnaz Saeedi, and Adrija Saha—represented us brilliantly. 👏 Congratulations to Alex for winning the prize for best rapid fire talk! #NIHRStats2025

A huge well done to the TaILOR study team - they have recruited over 100 participants! 👏 Thank you to everyone taking part in this study & for the hard work of all involved! Find out more about the study here: tailor.octru.ox.ac.uk/node/523 #Rheumatology #InflammatoryArthritis

Well done to the PART_Trial, TaILOR and INITIATE study teams - they achieved their best month of recruitment to date in June! 👏 Thank you to everyone taking part across all of our studies and to all of our hardworking teams! SITU Oxford Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care

Wow, FRUITI WHiTE 11 recruited their 700th participant yesterday! 👏 Well done to the team and all involved in the study, and thank you to all our participants! Find out more about the study here: ndorms.ox.ac.uk/research/clini… Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care

We had a brilliant Summer Meeting yesterday! 🌞 Great to hear from all our groups on their achievements and innovations, and from our guest speaker Dr Adwoa Parker for an engaging and informative talk! Congratulations also to the nominees and winners of our CTU awards for 2024!

📣We're hiring 📣 Come and join our lively, engaging research team! We are looking for a Data Collection and Processing Assistant - a varied role including data entry, data collection and quality checks. If you'd like to read more and apply, please see: tinyurl.com/32s8k3ph

As we welcome August we celebrate the studies that acheieved their best month of recruitment to date in July! Well done to the SARONG OG, TaILOR, and INITIATE teams, and thank you to everyone taking part in, and working on, all of our studies!👏 SITU Oxford Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care

A quick reminder that OCTRU also has a Bluesky profile, and it would be great to see you over there! 🦋 bsky.app/profile/octruc…

SARONG has hit a major milestone — 700 participants! Huge thanks to all the research teams and participants who made this possible. Your contributions are invaluable! SITU Oxford Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences Sheraz Markar OCTRU Trials Hub