Training Courses and Resources

Information on training courses and resources can be found here.

MSc Clinical Trials by online learning

Our programme is unique, flexible and delivered by experts and partners from leading research facilities.  The programme is run in collaboration with strong industry partners and affiliates, including the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility (previously WTCRF), the Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit (ECTU) and NHS Lothian.

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Edinburgh Clinical Trials Management Course (ECTMC) 2025

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This course will take place on Thursday 6th & Friday 7th November 2025 at the John McIntyre Conference Centre in Edinburgh.

This two-day course has been running for more than two decades to support the professional development of anyone involved or interested in clinical trial management, including Clinical Trial Administrators, Trial Assistants, Trial Officers, Trial Coordinators, Trial Management Support Officers (TMSO), Assistant Trial Managers (ATMs), Trial Managers (TMs), and related roles.

The aims of the course are:

  • To develop attendees’ knowledge and skills in clinical trial management.
  • To improve attendees’ understanding of related disciplines including research governance, regulation, trial methodology, data management, monitoring, and project management, with a view to effective teamworking.
  • To highlight the importance of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE), the need for efficiency in trial design and conduct, and how to consider sustainability in trials. These threads will run through the whole course.

The course consists of a variety of workshops, practical tasks and lectures. Interactive sessions cover key topics associated with setting up and delivering clinical trials. Sessions provide practical guidance and facilitate discussion, information exchange and provide plenty of networking opportunities.

The course is co-delivered by The Universities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen. 

Course Fees:

  • NHS/Academic rate = £550
  • Optional course dinner (06 Nov 2025) = £35
  • Industry rate (inc dinner) = £985

Register at https://edin.ac/3RGb0mB

Training Directories

UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC)

UKCRC Partners’ goal is to establish the UK as a world leader in clinical research.

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Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility Education Programme

There are courses covering:

  • NRS Introduction to Good Clinical Practice
  • consent for research – legal, ethical and practical issues
  • evidence-based healthcare
  • literature searching
  • managing your references using Endnote
  • qualitative methods
  • questionnaire design
  • statistics
  • submitting a successful ethics application
  • writing and publication

You can find details of all the courses running in Edinburgh via the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility (previously WTCRF) website.

Edinburgh-based course details - Edinburgh, Education Programme

Clinical Research Training for Scotland

This is a resource for all health professionals interested in clinical research training opportunities across Scotland.

Developed by the Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility (previously WTCRF) at the University of Edinburgh, with funds from NHS Education for Scotland (NES), it includes training courses run by Clinical Research Facilities in Scotland; (Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, Dundee and Glasgow), NHS Health Boards, R&D centres and Scottish Universities. In the future it is hoped to cover all clinical research training providers across Scotland.

Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility – courses across Scotland

RD Learning

Hosted by the National Institute for Health Research in England, RD Learning details research training and postgraduate degrees across the UK.

RD Learning [via the University of Leeds]

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