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CASPIR is the Irish branch of the internationally recognised Critical Appraisal Skills Programme. CASP developed workshops and tools for critically appraising a wide range of research including systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, qualitative studies, cohort studies or case-control studies. These workshops and resources e.g. checklists, help participants put knowledge into practice.
CASP is for anyone that wants to use research evidence in their professional practice, professional and personal decision making, and in development of policy and guidelines.

CASPIR is a collaborative programme between ºÚÁÏÉç, UL Hospitals Group and the Department of Public Health in the Mid-West and it is coordinated through the UL/UL Hospitals Clinical Research Unit.

This training is open to all healthcare professionals and is most relevant to Principal Investigators, Research Nurses and associated research staff involved in the set-up and conduct of clinical trials.

The following content is included: 

• Introduction to Drug Development and Clinical Research
• Research Ethics and Clinical Research Governance
• Principles of Good Clinical Practice
• Investigator Responsibilities
• Essential Documents
• Regulatory Inspection

The course is delivered with a practical focus with group workshops and many opportunities for discussion and questioning.

This ICH E6 GCP course, complete with the latest revision to the guidelines, meets the Minimum Criteria identified by TransCelerate BioPharma as necessary to enable mutual recognition of GCP training among trial Sponsors.  

Participants will receive a certificate of attendance which will be valid for 2 years and will demonstrate the participant’s evidence of GCP training for regulated research studies.

The CRSU team deliver this training regularly  (dates will be communicated as and when courses occur.) Trainings are also available to PIs and clinical teams on request.

The Health Research Essentials series is a monthly programme of virtual talks and workshops designed to equip researchers with the tools, resources, and knowledge needed to conduct safe, ethical, and compliant health research.

These sessions take place on the last Wednesday of each month during semester time, with a short break over the summer. Each session is CPD-accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and is delivered by subject matter experts from across the research and healthcare landscape.

The series covers core topics such as:

• Research Governance
• Data Protection in Research
• Research Ethics
• Informed Consent
• And other key areas relevant to the responsible conduct of health research

Whether you're new to research or looking to stay up to date with evolving standards and regulations, these sessions provide essential guidance and practical insights.

For upcoming dates and registration details, please visit the HRI News & Events section or follow the link at the bottom of this page.

HRI Members’ Lunches are held once each semester and offer a vibrant forum for connection, collaboration, and knowledge exchange. To ensure accessibility and engagement across our diverse membership, we alternate the location of these events between UL and Clinical Education and Research Centre, UHL—reflecting our commitment to reaching both academic and clinical colleagues.

These events provide an opportunity to:

• Showcase outstanding research projects
• Share updates on ongoing studies
• Exchange knowledge and best practices
• Highlight local and national research developments
• Hear from invited guest speakers
• Network with fellow researchers and clinicians
• Explore pathways to interdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaboration

For more details, visit the HRI News & Events section or follow the link at the bottom of this page.

The HRI Biostatistician conducts a series of statistical workshops for interested researchers each year, introducing the most important statistical techniques in research, and illustrating how to use key statistics software packages in order to run analyses.

Course content typically includes:

• Descriptive Statistics
• Introduction to SPSS
• Confidence Intervals
• Hypothesis Testing
• Regression
• Sample Size Calculation

More information can be found in the HRI News & Events section or by clicking the link at the end of the page

The ºÚÁÏÉç offers Research Integrity training using the Epigeum platform

For further details /research/content/researchintegrity