Keele Clinical Trials Unit

24/10/2025

🌍 It’s International Day of Climate Action!
At Keele University Clinical Trials Unit, we’re making green moves:
♻️ Recycling everything — pens, batteries, even tech!
🚗 Greener commutes — working from home, EVs, and car sharing.
🥪 Eco lunches — packed meals, reusable cups & bottles.
🔁 Reusing equipment — no need to buy new for every trial.
Every small step = a big impact. 💚

23/10/2025

National Coffee Week calls for some tough choices…

☕💭Which one are you choosing — this or that?☕✨

23/10/2025

🌟 We’re out and about today! 🌟
Come and see us at Penkhull Community Café — we’ll be here until 2:30pm! ☕

Pop by for a chat and find out more about the health research happening right here in our local area. 🩺💬
We’d love to hear your thoughts and tell you how you can get involved.

Penkhull Village Hall

22/10/2025

🌟 Out and About with Keele Clinical Trials Unit! 🌟

Today we had a wonderful time visiting the lovely residents at Lisbon Place in the Westlands! 💬 We chatted all about health research, what we do at Keele Clinical Trials Unit, and how local people can get involved in shaping the future of health research.

It was fantastic to meet everyone, answer questions, and hear your thoughts and experiences — thank you for such a warm welcome! 💙

📍 Next stop: We’ll be at the Penkhull Community Café at Penkhull Village Hall tomorrow between 11am and 2pm!
☕ Come along, grab a coffee and a slice of cake 🍰, and find out more about us and the exciting health research happening right here in your local area.

30/09/2025

Did you know that anyone can get involved in healthcare research at Keele?

Staff from our Clinical Trials Unit hold monthly sessions at our Keele in Town building in Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre, where members of the public can join them to help shape the future of healthcare research in North Staffordshire by sharing their thoughts and experiences.

The iNSPIRE Community Lounge, which is held on the last Wednesday of every month between 10am and 12pm, offers a relaxed environment for patients, the public, and researchers to have meaningful conversations around health research-related topics.

The CTU aims to take the feedback from these sessions to inform their research strategy going forward, to ensure that the healthcare research taking place at Keele reflects the needs of the communities the university serves, and has the biggest positive impact it can.

Steff Garvin, Trial Manager from Keele CTU said: “Whether you have personal experience with healthcare services, an interest in research, or simply want to connect with others in the community, you're warmly welcome to drop in. It’s an opportunity to learn about the latest research happening in your community, meet with members form the Clinical Trials Unit at Keele, and find out how you can get involved or have your say on what matters most to you. By joining us, you can help make local health research more relevant, inclusive, and impactful.”

For more information visit https://www.keele.ac.uk/ctu/?utm_content=1759231740&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=facebook

29/09/2025

☕💚 On National Coffee Day, we were delighted to host a Macmillan Coffee Morning at Keele CTU!

It was a wonderful opportunity to come together over coffee and cake, whilst also raising money for an incredible cause. We’re proud to have supported Macmillan Cancer Support and to celebrate the power of community, conversation, and a good brew.

A big thank you to everyone who joined us, baked, donated, and helped make the day such a success! Together, we’re making a difference. 💚

25/09/2025

🌟 New Short Film Release 🌟
Your Voice Matters: Living with Chronic Pain, Shaping the Future of Research

💬 Created by people who live with chronic pain, for people with chronic pain, this film explores:
✨ The realities of living with pain
✨ The value of connection and shared experiences
✨ How taking part in research and meaningful activities can shape the future of care

The stories shared are powerful, inspiring, and filled with hope.
This project was funded by a NIHR SPCR PPIE grant and co-funded through the Primary Care Centre Versus Arthritis Impact Award.

🔎 Why watch?
This film is for you if you:
✔️ Lead, design, or deliver health research or education about inclusive healthcare
✔️ Want to understand why public involvement in research matters
✔️ Live with or support people with chronic pain or long-term conditions
✔️ Believe in the power of lived experience to improve care and shape research

🎥 Watch the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVnDWNlHcOo
👉 Read more: https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/news/2025/september/short-film/chronic-pain-research.php

💡 Please watch, share, and help raise awareness of how lived experience can transform research and healthcare. 💡

Researchers at Keele have teamed up with people who live with chronic pain to shine a spotlight on their experiences and encourage others to take part in health research.