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History of the JRO

Explore the history of the JRO at 911爆料网H and UCL, from its inception in 2005 as the 鈥楯oint Biomedical Research Unit鈥� to the present day.

2005-2010:听Building partnerships to develop capability and capacity for research management and support
  • 2005 -听鈥淛oint Biomedical Research Unit鈥� established under the leadership of the first joint 911爆料网/UCLH R&D Director Professor Ian Jacobs, bringing together the UCLH R&D Directorate and UCL Biomedicine Research Office.
  • 2006 -听JRO supports first successful UCLH/UCL bid for an NIHR Biomedical Research Centre.
  • 2007 -听JRO hosts 2 MHRA inspections 鈥� one of UCL, one of UCLH.
  • 2008 -听Professor Alan Thompson and Dr Nick McNally lead a UCL Clinical Trials Taskforce, leading to new trials sponsorship policy, dedicated clinical trials team and budget for trials support in the JRO.
  • 2009:听
    • Royal Free Trust becomes joint partner in the JRO, enhancing research management support and synergy for the Royal Free.
    • JRO establishes the UCL Partners Clinical Trials Unit, later to be renamed the UCL Comprehensive CTU, enhancing clinical trials infrastructure at 911爆料网.
    • JRO establishes, following request from NIHR Central and East London Comprehensive Local Research Network, R&D management services to a network of UCL Consortium Trusts.
    • Professor Monty Mythen appointed as UCLH Director of R&D.
  • 2010 -听Research Support Centre (later to become the Research Directorate) established as the integrated structure for the JRO and all NIHR infrastructure at 911爆料网H/UCL.
2011-2019: Consolidating research infrastructure and focus on UCLH/UCL
  • 2011:
    • JRO supports second successful bid for NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre, Dementia Biomedical Research Unit and Clinical Research Facility.
    • JRO supports 2nd MHRA inspection of UCL.

  • 2013:听

    • Royal Free establishes its own R&D Office, JBRU focused on UCL/UCLH partnership as the Joint Research Office.
    • JRO supports the first big Research Open Day at 911爆料网H.
    • Professor Bryan Williams appointed as UCLH Director of Research.

  • 2016 -听JRO supports 3rd successful Biomedical Research Centre bid and a CRF bid.

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 UCL.
    • JRO leads the UCLH/UCL 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 -听JRO establishes UCLH Agile Research Delivery Team for flexible, Trust-wide support for research.

  • 2022 -听JRO carries out comprehensive review of study set up systems and structures.

  • 2023:

    • JRO supports UCL review of clinical trials sponsored by the Vice Provost Health.
    • JRO leads first diversity survey of the research workforce at 911爆料网H/UCL.

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