Bringing science to parliamentarians
This year Emma Lawrence (Research Engagement Manager) successfully secured a secondment with cross-party think tank Policy Connect. Read more about her experience with policy engagement.
Emma Lawrence
UK Biobanking Showcase 2022
The UK Biobanking Showcase is the UK’s leading event for biobanks, researchers, patients and those interested in the use of human samples in research. Save the date for the UK Biobanking Showcase 2022!
Open Life Science
There is a lot of talk about being open in research nowadays: open access, transparency, FAIR principles… but what does it mean and how does it affect you? Emma Lawrence, Engagement Manager explains all in this blog.
Smart data sharing with the TDCC
Find out about how the TDCC is making data upload easier using the new TDCC submission API! Read on to find out how you can get involved.
The TDCC Fireside chat series
The TDCC Fireside Chat Series Following on from the success of the 2020 Biobanking Showcase meet-ups, the UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre (TDCC) is holding a new series of informal online chats. The aim is to provide the opportunity to meet and discuss topics with fellow biobankers. Each session will have a theme and “special guest” but these sessions are not formal presentations with a slide deck. These sessions… Read More »The TDCC Fireside chat series
Supporting Researchers with Governance in Biobanking
Supporting Researchers with Governance in Biobanking Researchers need more support when it comes to sharing tissue samples and data a new report by the MRC Regulatory Support Centre has revealed. Confusion over whether consent allowed sharing, and with the paperwork and logistics of sharing was found. The results were based on a survey of 365 researchers and research managers (July to October 2019). The report covered a range of issues… Read More »Supporting Researchers with Governance in Biobanking
Public Involvement in a Pandemic
Public Involvement in a Pandemic One of the things I miss about pre-pandemic life is being able to go to meetings and events to meet with likeminded colleagues. Luckily technology is bridging the gap well and interactive events are getting better! On the 13th January I joined the Health Research Authority (HRA)’s session on public involvement in a pandemic. Over 250 people joined the session from various backgrounds and walks of life. Juliet Tizzard (Director of Policy and Partnerships) opened the event… Read More »Public Involvement in a Pandemic
Biobank Manager receives OBE for services to the NHS during Covid-19
Dr Sarah McDonald, Biobank Manager for the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) receives OBE for services to the NHS during this years COVID-19 pandemic
UK Biobanking Showcase highlights
The 2020 UK Biobanking Showcase featured a week of online webinars, workshops and meet-ups. Read more about the Biobanking Showcase highlights and catch up on the recordings of the main sessions.
UK Biobanking Showcase 2020
UK Biobanking Showcase 2020 12th – 16th October 2020, online. UK Biobanking Showcase 2020 Organised by the UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre, the UK Biobanking Showcase is the UK’s leading event for those who work in biobanking and human tissue research. Agenda Sessions will run for 90 minutes from 13.30 each day: Mon 12th: COVID-19: a lesson in biobanking Tues 13th: Sustainability and transparency Weds 14th: Developing common biobanking… Read More »UK Biobanking Showcase 2020