Congratulations to the Cancer Clinical Trials Unit (CCTU) at UCLH who won the Contribution to World Class Research Award at the UCLH Celebrating Excellence Awards 2025.
The award is recognition for the wide range of clinical trials and other research in cancer that the CCTU supports through dedicated research delivery teams of clinical research nurses, clinical trials practitioners, data managers and other research support staff. UCLH has one of the largest and most influential cancer trials portfolios in the country, delivering crucial evidence and around new treatment options for patients with cancer.
Lydia Ward, Head of the CCTU, said: “Winning the UCLH World Class Research Award is a very proud moment for our CCTU team. It recognises the dedication, collaboration, and resilience that go into delivering world-leading cancer research, but most importantly, the difference we make for our patients. We are truly delighted that our hard work and commitment have been recognised in this way.”
Congratulations also go to the other shortlisted teams and individuals in the Contribution to World Class Research Award category were:
- Professor Sanjay Sisodiya, Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Alliance for Research, STAR Research Nursing Team, Research and Development
- Lucy Wellings, the Lead Children and Young People Research Nurse, Paediatrics
As well as being shortlisted for the research excellence award the STAR team won the Chair’s prize at the ceremony, held on 9 September, for its work to promote equity in research access for patients with red cell disorders.
For the awards, the UCLH and UCL Joint Research Office was shortlisted for the ‘Contribution to Digital Transformation’ award for the development and roll out of the ‘JRO Bot’, an AI-driven tool to streamline support for researchers needing information and advice around R&D processes. The JROBot has been developed in collaboration with a research team from the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at UCLH and the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
Winners and shortlisted teams/individuals were acknowledged at the awards ceremony this week which was supported by UCLH Charity.
