Diabetes Collaborative Clinical Trial Network

13/10/2025

Last chance to register for our upcoming National PPI event!

The fourth National PPI Festival is set to take place from the 1st-31st October! The theme of this year’s festival is Celebrating our History, Embracing our Future. As we celebrate this year’s events taking place, please join us on Tuesday 14th October for a webinar on The Top 10 Priorities in A...

02/10/2025

The fourth National PPI Festival is underway! As we celebrate this year’s festival theme of Celebrating our History, Embracing our Future, please join us on Tuesday 14th October for a webinar on The Top 10 Priorities in Adults Living with Type 1 Diabetes in Ireland and the United Kingdom - A James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership.
For registration and further details, see below:

The fourth National PPI Festival is set to take place from the 1st-31st October! The theme of this year’s festival is Celebrating our History, Embracing our Future. As we celebrate this year’s events taking place, please join us on Tuesday 14th October for a webinar on The Top 10 Priorities in A...

09/09/2025

LAST CHANCE to apply for Menarini and Novo Nordisk Scholarships – closing date is 5:00PM 15th September 2025!
Both scholarships are intended to support Masters students in research programmes, commencing academic year 2025/26, to build capacity, skills and knowledge in the conduct of diabetes-related clinical trials. To read more about these scholarship opportunities and eligibility, please read here https://diabetestrialsctn.ie/two-new-scholarships-announced/

24/07/2025

The Diabetes Collaborative Clinical Trial Network pleased to announce two €10,000 scholarships to be made available through Galway University Foundation with industry partners Menarini and Novo Nordisk. Both scholarships are intended to support Masters students in research programmes, commencing academic year 2025/26, to build capacity, skills and knowledge in the conduct of clinical trials in diabetes, by means of providing financial support.

The Menarini scholarship will support one Masters student with an award of €10,000 for one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study in the MSc in Clinical Research programme at University of Galway. The Novo Nordisk scholarship will support one Masters student with an award of €10,000 for one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study in the MSc (Clinical Research), MSc (Applied Clinical Data Analytics) or MSc (Evidence-Based Future Healthcare) programmes at University of Galway.

Closing date for both scholarships is 5:00PM, Monday 15th September 2025. For further information, please visit

The Diabetes Collaborative CTN is pleased to announce two €10,000 scholarships to be made available through Galway University Foundation with industry partners Menarini and Novo Nordisk. Both scholarships are intended to support Master...

30/06/2025

Learn more about the Chronic Conditions in Ireland by going online or picking up a copy of today’s Irish Independent healthnews.ie

15/05/2025

Join our Research stream at Diabetes Technology and Research Day in Croke Park on 23rd May 2025! Registration ends tomorrow Friday!

Join the biggest Diabetes Research and Technology conference in Ireland! Healthcare professionals and researchers working in the diabetes field cannot miss the opportunity to learn from the best national and international researchers. Following a Keynote lecture from Prof. Chantal Mathieu https://conta.cc/44mVpje, attendees will hear from Prof. Claire Meek and Prof. Beverley Shields, as well as from Irish health economists and clinicians researching chronic disease community hubs.

Email from Diabetes Ireland Don't Miss Out Don't Miss the Opportunity to Hear from a Global Diabetes Expert: Professor Chantal Mathieu We are honoured to announce that Professor Chantal Mathieu, one o

04/09/2024

The Network is proud to announce the publication of “The top 10 priorities in adults living with type 1 diabetes in Ireland and the United Kingdom – A James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership” in DiabeticMedicine, this work was completed with the invaluable contribution from thousands of people living with , along side Diabetes Ireland, Diabetes UK and JDRF UK and professions, who did surveys, shared links, answered questions and took part in workshops, all contribution to this new Top 10 research priorities.

You can find the top 10 priorities and the publications at the link below

The Network is proud to announce the publication of “The top 10 priorities in adults living with type 1 diabetes in Ireland and the United Kingdom – A James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership” in Diabetic Medicine, this work was completed with the invaluable contribution from thousands...

07/06/2024

Are you a looking for a 9-5? Would you prefer to work 1 on 1 with patients? Check out the position below

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time or part-time fixed-term position as a Clinical Research Nurse for Diabetes and Endocrinology.

27/05/2024

Director Fidelma Dunne has been inducted into the Royal Irish Academy alongside 27 other members, these newly elected Members were officially admitted to the Academy, for their exceptional contributions to the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as to public service. Acceptance into the Royal Irish Academy is one of the highest honours and indicates the exceptional work these people have made to Irish Society as recognised by a rigorous review of the persons work, standing, research and their contributions to the discipline, only 10 members are accepted each year in the sciences and the network is very proud that Director Dunne’s is one of those ten members.

Director Fidelma Dunne has been inducted into the Royal Irish Academy alongside 27 other members, these newly elected Members were officially admitted to the Academy, for their exceptional contributions to the sciences, humanities and social sciences, as well as to public service. Acceptance into th...

16/05/2024

Registration is now open for a workshop for trail steering committee members workshop. This primer for committee members or potential committee members will take place online on June 6th. To register click below

Registration is now open for a workshop for trail steering committee members workshop. This primer for committee members or potential committee members will take place online on June 6th. To register click here  

15/05/2024

2024 MBA Two year part time now open. Female health professionals are being encouraged to apply for a women-only scholarship for University of Galway’s MBA programme. Click below for more information.

Female health professionals are being encouraged to apply for a women-only scholarship for University of Galway’s MBA 2024 programme.

19/04/2024

Explore the Future of Healthcare Data Analytics in a three data postgraduate workshop course in the University of Galway Summer School. June 5th-7th 2024.

Three day workshop on postgraduate course in Applied Clinical Data Analytics. Summer School June 5-7 2024