Edinburgh Clinical Trial Management Course (ECTMC) 2026

This two-day course aims to develop your knowledge and skills in clinical trial management. The course consists of a variety of workshops, practical tasks and lectures. Interactive sessions cover key topics associated with setting up and delivering clinical trials. Sessions provide practical guidance and facilitate discussion, information exchange and provide plenty of networking opportunities.The course is co-delivered by The Universities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

If this course is fully booked, please email education@edinburghCRF.ed.ac.uk to be added to the waiting list (please include your name, course name and course date).  

The learning objectives for this course are: 

• To develop attendees’ knowledge and skills in clinical trial management.
• To improve attendees’ understanding of related disciplines including research governance, regulation, trial methodology, data management, monitoring and project management, with a view to effective team working.
• To highlight the importance of Research Inclusion, including Patient Public Involvement (PPIE) and the need for efficiency in trial design and conduct. These threads will run through the whole course. 

This course is for anyone involved or interested in clinical trial management.

This course is designed for academic, public sector and charity workers and the displayed price is for people working in those sectors. It may also be possible to offer places to commercial organisations – please email education@edinburghCRF.ed.ac.uk for further information about availability, applicable booking fees and how to book. 

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.