The Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit holds informal ‘Lunch & Learn’ sessions (previously called Journal Club) to enable staff members to keep up to date with the literature around clinical trial methodology. It also helps build up debate about good, evidence based practice and in developing ideas for research, especially Studies Within a Trial (SWAT).AimsContinuing professional developmentKeeping up-to-date with the literature around clinical trial methodologyDisseminating information on and build up debate about good practiceEnsuring that professional practice is evidence-basedLearning and practising critical appraisal skillsDeveloping ideas for research, descriptions of good practice within the unit that could be presented at meetings and/or submitted for publicationProviding an enjoyable educational and social occasion This article was published on 2024-09-24