Dear colleagues and friends of the Network, welcome to the Winter 2026 edition of the HRB-TMRN WINTER NEWSLETTER.
This issue brings together highlights from a busy few months across our partner institutions: a look at our featured methodology project, a round-up of news from the community, and dates for your diary as we head into 2027.
IN BRIEF
- PRECIS-3-C – HRB funds a pragmatic design tool for cluster trials
- Oversight, upskilled – new online training on IDMCs and TSCs
- Winter webinars – platform trials, SPIRIT and CONSORT 2025, and estimands
- Doctor, Doctor! – congratulations to Dr. Emer Gunne and Dr. Simone Lepage
- Apples with apples – NutriGrow sets a reporting standard for preterm nutrition
- HRB-TMRN in Birmingham – 28 Irish talks, posters and PPIE at ICTMC 2026
- Have your say – EDI workshop, a remote delivery Delphi study and the GUIDE-COS survey
- Clearer leaflets, fairer trials – the new MAPLE toolkit for accessible PILs
- Research methodology – SPIRIT-ROUTINE: routine data, reported right
As always, if you have news, publications or events you would like to share in the next issue, we would love to hear from you.
Email us at: hrb-tmrn@universityofgalway.ie
The HRB-TMRN Team
