WORLD-leading researchers and scientists from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield will be giving people in Sheffield and beyond a unique insight into how they can contribute to groundbreaking medical discoveries during International Clinical Trials Day (Wednesday 20 May 2015).
The event, Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Improving Lives with Clinical Research will include a variety of interactive talks, informative discussions and intriguing tours around state-of-the-art clinical research facilities.
Visitors can explore how clinical trials, which are responsible for the most significant medical advances for the past 260 years, are conducted, get an insight into keyhole surgery and learn about extraordinary health innovations when the University, hospitals, and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Facility at the Royal Hallamshire and Northern General Hospital, open their doors to the public.
