Explore the history of the JRO at С̳H and С̳, from its inception in 2005 as the ‘Joint Biomedical Research Unit’ to the present day.
- 2005-2010:Building partnerships to develop capability and capacity for research management and support
- 2005 -“Joint Biomedical Research Unit” established under the leadership of the first joint С̳/С̳H R&D Director Professor Ian Jacobs, bringing together the С̳H R&D Directorate and С̳ Biomedicine Research Office.
- 2006 -JRO supports first successful С̳H/С̳ bid for an NIHR Biomedical Research Centre.
- 2007 -JRO hosts 2 MHRA inspections – one of С̳, one of С̳H.
- 2008 -Professor Alan Thompson and Dr Nick McNally lead a С̳ Clinical Trials Taskforce, leading to new trials sponsorship policy, dedicated clinical trials team and budget for trials support in the JRO.
- 2009:
- Royal Free Trust becomes joint partner in the JRO, enhancing research management support and synergy for the Royal Free.
- JRO establishes the С̳ Partners Clinical Trials Unit, later to be renamed the С̳ Comprehensive CTU, enhancing clinical trials infrastructure at С̳.
- JRO establishes, following request from NIHR Central and East London Comprehensive Local Research Network, R&D management services to a network of С̳ Consortium Trusts.
- Professor Monty Mythen appointed as С̳H Director of R&D.
- 2010 -Research Support Centre (later to become the Research Directorate) established as the integrated structure for the JRO and all NIHR infrastructure at С̳H/С̳.
- 2011-2019: Consolidating research infrastructure and focus on С̳H/С̳
- 2011:
- JRO supports second successful bid for NIHR С̳H Biomedical Research Centre, Dementia Biomedical Research Unit and Clinical Research Facility.
- JRO supports 2nd MHRA inspection of С̳.
2013:
- Royal Free establishes its own R&D Office, JBRU focused on С̳/С̳H partnership as the Joint Research Office.
- JRO supports the first big Research Open Day at С̳H.
- Professor Bryan Williams appointed as С̳H Director of Research.
2016 -JRO supports 3rd successful Biomedical Research Centre bid and a CRF bid.
- 2011:
- 2020 to present: Responding to and learning from the pandemic - focus on service optimisation and the wider research delivery system
- 2020:
- JRO supports 3rd MHRA inspection of С̳.
- JRO leads the С̳H/С̳ research response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including establishing a portfolio of >100 studies in COVID-19.
- JRO recognised as an exemplar joint office in Academy of Medical Sciences report Transforming health through innovation: integrating the NHS and academia.
2021 -JRO establishes С̳H Agile Research Delivery Team for flexible, Trust-wide support for research.
2022 -JRO carries out comprehensive review of study set up systems and structures.
2023:
- JRO supports С̳ review of clinical trials sponsored by the Vice Provost Health.
- JRO leads first diversity survey of the research workforce at С̳H/С̳.
- 2020: