Research

After the success of last year's virtual Summer Meeting, SPS will hold a face-to-face meeting in Stirling this June. We'll mark the beginning of our centenary celebrations and enjoy presentations by guest speakers and members. Delegates are also welcome to sign up for our barbecue immediately after ...

Throughout the pandemic, Nick Bishop tells us, the College has continued its important work on clinical guidelines, audits and quality improvement. As he passes on the baton as Vice President for Science and Research, he reminds us there's more we can all do to champion child health research.

From neonatal and maternal safety to health inequalities, from lessons from the pandemic to your wellbeing...our sessions will explore these vital themes and more. We've developed our programme with the input of more than 30 specialty groups, so you'll be able to update your knowledge on the clinica...

These opportunities support the College's research activities. We promote high quality research, support the development of paediatric researchers and contribute directly to the evidence base.

We are seeking proposals for funding for a programme of osteosarcoma research that are hypothesis driven and with the potential of bringing a step-change in treatment for osteosarcoma. Applications must be from a multi-disciplinary and collaborative team and show a clear line of sight to patient benefit.

Particularly welcome proposals that build on previously funded BCRT work, with a clear line of sight to patient benefit. As part of this funding call, we welcome applications for funding to support: -pilot projects or requests to support small pieces of follow-on research needed to complete a project to a value of £25,000. -project grants up to a maximum value of £250,000. These may cover staff costs, including PhD students, however, this is not a PhD studentship funding call, and these s...