Research support for the Faculty of Medicine and 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) is provided by teams in the Joint Research Office (JRO) and the Joint Research Compliance Office (JRCO).

The JRO provides advice and assistance with:

  • creating and submitting an application
  • contract negotiation
  • setting up an award
  • the financial management of a project through its lifetime
  • the reconciliation and closure of the grant at the end of the project

The JRCO aims to help researchers in the College and ICHT undertaking clinical studies:

  • to meet the requirements of research governance
  • to ensure we fulfil the legal, ethical and scientific obligations to the healthcare research process