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NWRC Committee 2024-2025

NWRC Committee 2024-2025

Voting results for the North West Research Collaborative (NWRC) Committee held in November 2024: Chair – Hayley Fowler Vice chair – Neil Muscat Secretary – James Pilkington Senior Rep (West) – Iram Haq Senior Rep (East) – Isfand Malik Junior Rep – (West) Hagar Salem...

ABS Committee Chair appointment

ABS Committee Chair appointment

Congratulations to Prof Cliona Kirwan who was appointed as the next Chair of the Association of Breast Surgery’s (ABS) Academic and Research Committee at the ABS Annual General Meeting on 13th May 2024. Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306...

NWSTC Surgical Workshop Sandpit Day April 2024

NWSTC Surgical Workshop Sandpit Day April 2024

The first North West Surgical Trial Centre (NWSTC) Surgical Workshop Sandpit Day for 2024 was held at the University of Liverpool on 26th April with 18 attendees. We had talks from: Prof Michael Jenkinson on designing clinical trials and making an impact on clinical...

New video about the NWSTC and surgical trials

New video about the NWSTC and surgical trials

Check out our new video embedded below; explaining who the North West Surgical Trial Centre (NWSTC) are and how we support surgeons who want to develop a surgical trial. Related Contact Us +44 (0) 161 306 6000 Find Us The University of...

NWSTC Surgical Showcase Event 20th October 2023

NWSTC Surgical Showcase Event 20th October 2023

The first NWSTC Surgical Showcase event was held in Liverpool on October 20th 2023.We saw presentations from surgeons including:Prof Lucy Chappell - DHSC Chief Scientific Adviser & NIHR Chief Executive OfficerProf Peter Hutchinson - Director of Clinical Research,...

NWSTC Clinical Research for Surgeons meeting 17th March 2023

NWSTC Clinical Research for Surgeons meeting 17th March 2023

A fantastic day at the RCS hub.Some very informative talks from Matt Parkes about Trials methodology and how to deliver clever trials.  A very educational talk on statistics from Ashley Best, and some very thought provoking information about sustainability in surgery...

NWRC Committee 2023

NWRC Committee 2023

Voting results for the North West Research Collaborative (NWRC) Committee held in October 2023:  Co-Chairs: Corinna Slawinski  & Jennifer Law Associate Chair: Matthew Harris Webmaster/Social Media Officer: Matthew Fok Secretary: Hayley Fowler Senior rep: Matt...

NWRC Networking Meeting October 2023

NWRC Networking Meeting October 2023

The North West Research Collaborative (NWRC) Research & Networking Meeting was held at Haydock Mercure Hotel on 18th October 2023 with 26 attendees. We summarised the successes of the NWRC so far, along with why collaborative research is so important. Professor...

A week in the North West

A week in the North West

Royal College of Surgeons of England President, Professor Neil Mortensen, visited Manchester and Liverpool in early 2023 to meet with surgeons of all career stages across the region and to speak at an event on surgical research. The College’s Outreach Manager, Tom...