Welcome to SIRN
Funded by the Scottish Government and established to improve the quality and quantity of research into healthcare-related infections in Scotland.
News
SIRN research funding rounds now closed
Thanks to everyone who applied for research funding.
Details of Minor research award offers.
Details of Major research awards offered will be available soon.
Details of Doctoral Fellowship awards will be available mid-June.
Patient Safety Research: A guide for developing training programmes
WHO Patient Safety has launched “Patient Safety Research: A guide for developing training programmes”, a comprehensive document that provides guidance to educators for the development of training programmes in the field of patient safety research.
SIRN Seminar Sponsorship Funding
The SIRN Seminar Sponsorship Fund aims to promote talks on HAI-related topics in departmental seminar programmes throughout Scotland. A maximum of £200 per event is available for use towards expenses for invited speakers, and refreshments. All claims will be paid retrospectively and must be supported by receipts.
Topics should be relevant to the aim of SIRN “to contribute towards the prevention and control of Healthcare-Associated Infections”.