Research

Event

SPS St Andrew's Day Symposium 2026

27 November 2026

Scotland

Join the SPS for the annual Symposium, hosted in Glasgow. This year's agenda features the latest case presentations and quality improvement projects in general paediatrics. Professor Linda Bauld will deliver a Fleming lecture on the use of nicotine products among young people, the climate change pri...

Quality improvement

Research

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BPSU study - invasive Group B streptococcal disease (iGBS)

Surveillance of invasive Group B streptococcal (iGBS) disease in infants aged under 90 days across the UK and Ireland will begin in Autumn 2026. The study will provide updated information on the burden, clinical presentation, outcomes and microbiology of iGBS and provide contemporary evidence to inf...

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Privacy Notice - Audit Clinical Leads

Protecting personal information is highly important to us. This privacy notice explains how we use any information you give to us when you apply to join as a clinical lead for our audits, and the way we protect your privacy and comply with UK Data Protection legislation.

Data

Quality improvement

Research

News

Building Capacity 3: Critical appraisal and publishing - podcast

21 October 2026

In the third and final episode of Building Capacity: Past, Present and Future, Dr Leila Ellis of the Trainee Research Network is joined by Dr Nick Brown, Editor-in-Chief of Archives of Disease in Childhood, to explore critical appraisal, peer review and the publication process.

News

Building Capacity 2: Alternative research pathways - podcast

14 October 2026

The second episode of our podcast series from the Trainee Research Network, Building Capacity: Past, Present and Future is live. Dr Leila Ellis speaks with paediatricians about unconventional career paths and how varied a career involving research can be.

News

Building Capacity 1: Routes to get involved in research - podcast

7 October 2026

Welcome to the first episode of our new podcast series from the Trainee Research Network, Building Capacity: Past, Present and Future. Across three episodes, Dr Leila Ellis speaks with paediatricians about ways to make research more accessible to trainees and highlights opportunities to get involved...

News

An interview with the winners of the PIER Award 2025

5 October 2026

The RCPCH-NIHR PIER (Paediatric Involvement and Engagement in Research) is awarded in recognition of significant contributions to excellent patient engagement. We spoke with Dr David Ryan and Jennie Ellul about their winning project, Born in Bradford: Age of Wonder.

Event

�鶹ӰԺ-GAPRUKI Journal Club

25 November 2026

Online

Join our free Journal Club for resident doctors, paediatricians and child health professionals, held every two months, offering practical experience in the critical appraisal and discussion of research. Each 60-minute session features a resident-led review of a research paper relevant to child healt...

Research

Volunteering opportunity

Trainee Research Network: Regional Representatives

Closing date

30 November 2026

The Trainee Research Network aims to support new and existing regional trainee research networks, allowing opportunities for paediatric residents to undertake research, provide peers support and other guidance. We are currently looking for Regional Representatives in Scotland (North and West).

Research

News

An interview with Dr Thomas Isaac, inaugural winner of the Williams Syndrome Cooper Bursary 2025

7 September 2026

In 2025, we launched the Williams Syndrome Cooper Bursary, a new research award established in collaboration with the Williams Syndrome Foundation. The bursary recognises the best scientific paper relating to paediatric learning disability that has been published or accepted for publication within t...