For events that require booking - please email octrutrialshub@ndorms.ox.ac.uk to book your place.
OCTRU New Starter Training *ONLINE*
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 10am to 11.30am
OCTRU Summer Meeting Workshop: Use of technology in trial/intervention delivery
Duncan Appelbe, Catherine Barry
Tuesday, 17 September 2024, 2pm to 4pm @ Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, ND08
OCTRU Extended Training Bite: Introduction to the Trial Master File *Online*
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 10am to 12pm
Trials Expertise Session: Site Initiation Visits (SIVs) *Hybrid*
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 11am to 12pm @ Botnar G54/Online
OCTRU Summer Meeting Workshop: Platform Trials - Mind the Gap
Amrita Athwal, Joanna Black, Malcolm Hart, OCTRU Stats
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 10am to 12pm @ Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, ND08
OCTRU New Starter Training *ONLINE*
Tuesday, 01 October 2024, 10am to 11.30am
Oxford BRC Stats Hub Lunchtime Seminar Series: Statistics for Clinical Trials - Good Practice
Wednesday, 02 October 2024, 1pm to 1.30pm
OCTRU Training Bite: Research Ethics Committees (REC) - What they are, how they work and tips for an application *Online*
Tuesday, 08 October 2024, 10am to 11am
OCTRU Extended Training Bite: Introduction to OCTRU database systems
Wednesday, 09 October 2024, 1pm to 3.30pm @ Botnar G54
OCTRU Summer Meeting Workshop: Use of media/videos in patient recruitment/dissemination
Loretta Davies, Marloes Franssen, Amy Taylor
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 9am to 11am @ Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, ND08
OCTRU New Starter Training *ONLINE*
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 10am to 11.30am
Trials Expertise Session: Communication skills in Clinical Trials for Trial Managers
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 1pm to 2pm @ Botnar Research Centre, G54
OCTRU Training Bite: SWATs
Wednesday, 23 October 2024, 9.30am to 10.30am @ Botnar G54
OCTRU Training Bite: Creating your Data Matrix & REDCap Library *Online*
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 1pm to 2pm
OCTRU New Starter Training *ONLINE*
Tuesday, 05 November 2024, 10am to 11.30am
OCTRU Training Bite: Management of NIMPs *ONLINE*
Wednesday, 06 November 2024, 11am to 12pm
Oxford BRC Stats Hub Lunchtime Seminar Series: Trial designs for early phase trials
Wednesday, 06 November 2024, 1pm to 1.30pm
OCTRU Extended Training Bite: SIMS Overview *Online*
Thursday, 07 November 2024, 1.30pm to 3.30pm
OCTRU Extended Training Bite: Introduction to the Trial Master File *Online*
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 10am to 12pm
Trials Expertise Session: Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in Trials
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10am to 11am @ Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, ND08
External Training
These links lead to a variety of clinical research related resources, training opportunities and conferences offered by external organisations – OCTRU does not necessarily endorse the links – this is offered only as a resource for individuals to use when looking for wider opportunities.
Note: We endeavour to keep this page up to date, however if a link is broken please can you let the admin team know on octrutrialshub@ndorms.ox.ac.uk
Training Opportunities
Training provided in Clinical Trials by the University of Oxford
Training in Research Integrity & Ethics
Research Governance, Ethics & Assurance Team (RGEA)
UKCRC Registered Clinical Trial Units
Monitoring of clinical trials - Online Training Modules
Resources about Human Tissue Act
Resources about Public Engagement
Health Research Authority (HRA)
National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) including NIHR Learn
Integrated Research Application System (IRAS)
NIHR Research & Design Services (RDS South Central)
This team have regular emails with links to training opportunities offered by themselves and other – follow this LINK to register for these alerts.
NIHR Learning for Involvement - training and resources dedicated to learning and development for public involvement in health and social care research
NIHR Associate Principal Investigator Scheme Resources Site
E-Learning
Training offered on Good Research Practice, including GDPR, Human Tissue legislation, IRAS - follow this LINK
National Institute of Health Research (NIHR Learn)
Online training courses for those working on trials, including those with an ac.uk email address. Courses include Introduction to GCP and refresher GCP training, diversity and inclusion training, and more - follow this LINK
LinkedIn Learning
Conferences
Biannual conference for researchers and practitioners to present the very latest in trials methodology research
Society for Clinical Trials (US organisation)
Annual conference in the US for those working in trials