About Us
The Clinical Research & Innovation Office is a partnership between Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest and most successful NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, boasting a number of world-renowned services, and the University of Sheffield, a world-class university with a reputation for outstanding research.
Our Numbers
Our Aim
- Support researchers to set up studies quickly and efficiently by delivering high quality research support, assistance and education with the University of Sheffield’s Research Services
- Provide expert advice on research design and analysis
Our Expertise
- Broad area of research interest with research taking place across all of our directorates
- Clinical staff at the forefront of their fields who transform research ideas into tangible products and services
- Close links with NHS staff, leading academics, patients and the public, and industry partners to develop trials that will enable new treatments/drugs/services to reach patients faster
- Dedicated research support staff to guide you through the research process
Our Facilities include
- A Clinical Research Facility based at Royal Hallamshire Hospital and the Northern General Hospital, and one at Weston Park Hospital with facilities you would find on a ward or an outpatient clinic
- The Sheffield Medical School, one of the country’s leading medical schools which consistently features highly in independent assessments
- The Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience – a world leading £18m centre for research into Motor Neurone Disease, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease.