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

Trauma and emergency care
1 study

Surgery
5 studies

Respiratory disorders
3 studies

Reproductive health
2 studies

Public health and prevention
1 study

Primary care
6 studies

Ophthalmology
2 studies

Musculoskeletal disorders
2 studies

Mental health
2 studies

Kidney and urinary tract disorders
2 studies

Infection
1 study

Cardiovascular disease
2 studies

Cancer
4 studies

Anaesthesia, perioperative medicine, and pain
3 studies