Centre for Trials Research
The Centre for Trials Research at Cardiff University is the largest group of academic clinical trials staff in Wales – with over 161 staff, and growing. We tackle the big diseases and health concerns of our time, including growing resistance to antibiotics, early cancer diagnosis and how to eliminate health inequalities.
We achieve this by forming strategic partnerships with researchers, both seasoned and new, and building lasting relationships with the public, whose participation is essential for the success of our studies.
Our portfolio of work includes drugs trials and complex interventions, mechanisms of disease and treatments, cohort studies and informing policy and practice.
Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of society through recognised excellence in clinical trials and other well-designed studies.
The Centre for Trials Research is willing to consider any well-designed study or trial idea, even those outside our current areas of research.
People and community links:
Professor Michael Robling - Centre for Trials Research Co-Director
Richard Adams - Centre for Trials Research Co-Director
Research Fellows:
Dr David Gillespie - Principal Research Fellow and Director of Infection, Inflammation & Immunity Trials CTR
Dr Victoria Shepherd - Senior Research Fellow CTR
Professor Monica Busse - Director Health and Care Research Wales Faculty, Senior Research Leader
Dr Nina Maxwell - Joint Specialty Lead for Social Care
Professor Julie Sanders - Senior Research Fellow CTR and Specialty Lead for Reproductive Health
Dr Sue Channon - Senior Research Fellow CTR
In the news:
A 'One Wales' approach to research development (June 2023)
Study to support people living with long Covid (June 2023)
Using physical exercise as a coping strategy for refugees and asylum seekers (May 2023)
Team Wales: collaboration for resilience and growth (April 2023)
A nurse’s journey into research: Jayne Goodwin, National Head of Research Delivery (January 2023)
Health and Care Research Wales Faculty inaugural conference 2022 (December 2022)
£16 million European collaboration aims to improve quality of life for people with neurodegenerative diseases (November 2022)
New Health and Care Research Wales Faculty Director appointed (November 2022)
Research in Wales making a difference to the mental health of Welsh children and young people (November 2022)
Wales to play major role in UK-wide antiviral study into new treatments for COVID-19 (July 2022)
New phase of breast cancer treatment trial provides fresh hope for patients with incurable disease (June 2022)
Data making a difference: the world-leading data bank behind life-changing research (May 2022)
Wales to play major role in national trial for COVID-19 vaccine (May 2022)
“I’m taking part for my son” - COVID-19 antiviral trial recruits 1000th participant in Wales (March 2022)
Emergence of Omicron shows just how vital ongoing research is (December 2021)
Seal or Varnish? Preventing tooth decay in children (November 2021)
Health and Care Research Wales Conference 2021 (November 2021)
Three awards celebrate life-changing research at Health and Care Research Wales Conference 2021 (November 2021)
Supporting equality, diversity and inclusion in research at Health and Care Research Wales Conference (September 2021)
Help researchers from your sofa following a positive COVID-19 test (January 2021)
Wales plays key role in finding safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine (January 2021)
£5.5m funding award for Centre for Trials Research (December 2020)
Specialty Lead and team achieve breakthrough in breast cancer care (December 2020)
Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Study team takes home MediWales innovation award (December 2020)
They said they’re so much happier at home”: Wales kidney research study wins our Public Involvement Achievement Award 2020 (November 2020)
Cardiff to host third major COVID-19 vaccine study (November 2020)
Wrexham to support UK trial for COVID-19 vaccine (October 2020)
£44 million investment in health and social care research in Wales (October 2020)
We couldn’t have done it without you! (November 2018)
Development of research proposals and grant applications in areas of interest (April 2022 - March 2025) Funded project
Projects which are already in development (PLACEMENT - Perineural Local Anaesthetic Catheter aftEr Major lowEr limb amputation Trial and Risk perception after major lower limb amputation study) and to identify future research avenues (April 2020 - March 2023)
Evaluate the impact of a medicines Safety Needs Indicator Tool in Child Health (SNITCH) (April 2020 - June 2021) Funded project
