Collaborating​ with us

The BTC team will work closely with you to do it once and do it right. We anticipate and mitigate against risks to reduce the likelihood of hidden surprises.

Working with partners

Through our links with NHS partners and other local organisations we are able to facilitate research in a variety of settings. As well as primary and secondary care, we are also able to deliver research in non-NHS settings such as schools, nurseries and care homes and public health.

The Bristol Trials Centre works in partnership with the Impact Accelerator Unit within the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board to ensure our Chief Investigators are supported in the implementation and knowledge mobilisation of the key findings of their research.

Why work with us?

When you work with a registered trials centre you are 20% more likely to achieve funding success and 30% more likely to recruit to target.

Through our links with NHS partners and other local organisations we are able to facilitate research in a variety of settings. As well as primary and secondary care, we are also able to deliver research in non-NHS settings such as schools, nurseries and care homes and public health.

Our values

The University of Bristol has values that BTC incorporate into everyday working practices:

  • Curious and Creative: We ask questions, we innovate, and we embrace the new.
  • Listening and Learning: We continually add to and share our own knowledge. We are open to the ideas of others, and we value working in partnership.
  • Caring and Inclusive: We are a diverse and welcoming community, respectful in our interactions with others and with our environment.
  • Bold and Bristolian: We are proud of our place in our vibrant city and the role we play to co-create innovative and ambitious solutions to local, national and global issues.

Our expertise

Our current portfolio illustrates the breadth of our research expertise with our studies representing nearly half of the speciality areas identified by the NIHR, with Primary Care, Surgery, Cancer and Respiratory disorders strongly featured in both national and international studies.

Study areas

One out of seven on scale

Trauma and emergency care

1 study

Five out of seven on scale

Surgery

5 studies

Three out of seven on scale

Respiratory disorders

3 studies

Two out of seven on scale

Reproductive health

2 studies

One out of seven on scale

Public health and prevention

1 study

Six out of seven on scale

Primary care

6 studies

Two out of seven on scale

Ophthalmology

2 studies

Two out of seven on scale

Musculoskeletal disorders

2 studies

Two out of seven on scale

Mental health

2 studies

Two out of seven on scale

Kidney and urinary tract disorders

2 studies

One out of seven on scale

Infection

1 study

Two out of seven on scale

Cardiovascular disease

2 studies

Four out of seven on scale

Cancer

4 studies

Three out of seven on scale

Anaesthesia, perioperative medicine, and pain

3 studies