The Research Room
Episodes
The CALM Trial: Helping Children Conquer Dental Anxiety
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can we transform the dental chair from a place of fear into a space of calm for our youngest patients? Approximately 1 in 5 children between the ages ...
Research Impact with Jenny Spear and Linda Ko-Ferrigno
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How does academic research move beyond universities to actually change lives? This week in The Research Room, we're exploring something we hear a lot ...
The YorQuit Study: Supporting People in Yorkshire to Stop Smoking
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that lung cancer rates in Yorkshire are among the highest in the country? This week in The Research Room, we're joined by Professor Racha...
The PERISCOPE Trial: Continuing vs Stopping Biologics for Inflammatory Joint Disease
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Biologic therapies have revolutionised the treatment of autoimmune conditions, but when patients with inflammatory joint disease face surgery, clinici...
The SCOOT Trial: Getting to Grips with Thumb Base Arthritis
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week in the Research Room, we are joined by Consultant Hand Surgeons Emma Reay and Nick Johnson to get the full story on the SCOOTT project (Surg...
Inside the York Trials Unit with Catherine Hewitt & Jude Watson
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what it really takes to run a clinical trial? This week in The Research Room, we kick off 2026 by going behind the scenes of th...
Christmas Bonus: The Research Room Unwrapped!
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The tables have turned at The Research Room! For our 2025 Christmas Special, Emma Standley takes the mic as guest host, putting us in the hot seat for...
From Patient to Partner: PPI on the BioDrive AFS Study
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do researchers ensure a clinical trial truly works for the people taking part? The answer is simple: ask the patients. This week we're revisiting ...
The RAPSODI & DIDACT Trials: Two Shoulder Surgery Studies for the Price of One!
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week is a 2-4-1 special! We're joined by Fi Rose and Gareth Roberts to tell us all about not one, but TWO pivotal surgical trials. RAPSODI inve...
Emma Sullivan: Sleep, Social Media & Anxiety
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does a bad night's sleep really fuel anxiety? And should we really be banning smartphones in schools? This week we’ve ventured across campus to the ...
Valuing Voices: Reducing Research Waste & Improving Clinical Trials
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can we design research that actually benefits people and the planet? This week we welcome back Karen Glerum-Brooks to the Research Room, and this ...
The SWHSI-2 Trial: Negative Pressure vs Standard Dressings for Healing Open Wounds
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's the best way to heal an open surgical wound? This week we're chatting with the SWHSI-II team, Catherine Arundel, Sam Swan and Sabeen Zahra, all...
Patient & Public Involvement on the BAY Study
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not every day you get to hear from a mother and daughter who are shaping clinical research together! This week we had the privilege of speaking...
The BART Study: Supporting Young People at Risk for Bipolar
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can we change the future for young people at risk of bipolar disorder? We're joined by Dr. Rebekah Carney and Prof. Sophie Parker to discuss the Bipol...
The DISC trial Part 2: Surgery vs Injection for Dupuytren's Contracture
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for part 2 of the DISC trial, and the big reveal of the results! We're back with Charlie Welch and Dr Puvan Tharmanathan to talk about the D...
The DISC Trial Part 1: Surgery vs Injection for Dupuytren's Contracture
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week in the Research Room, we kick off a special two-part episode! We're joined by Charlie Welch and Dr Puvan Tharmanathan who walk us through th...
Dr. Jihong Zhu: Transforming Healthcare with Robotics
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Research Room for a super special bonus episode! Today, we're thrilled to introduce Dr. Jihong Zhu from the Institute for Safe Aut...
The FINCH Study: Forest Schools for Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week in the Research Room we're exploring the world of Forest Schools with Dr. Hannah Armitt and Dr. Rachel Bottomley-Wise. Discover how their pr...
The MEASURE Project: Evaluating NHS Surgical Hubs and their Impact on Waiting Lists
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to The Research Room! Today we are focusing on The MEASURE Project, which is investigating a groundbreaking initiative aimed at reducing ...
The ASSSIST 2 Trial: Supporting Autistic Children in School with Social Stories™
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week in the Research Room we are thrilled to have Dr. Kerry Bell and Dr. Jane Blackwell from the ASSIST 2 project! Their trial, completed in 2022...
BioDrive AFS: Transforming Antifungal Testing for Leukaemia Patients
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week in The Research Room, Lucy and Janine are joined by Professor David Allsup and Lydia Flett to discuss the BioDrive AFS study. We learn how t...
The IMPLEMENT SWATS Project: Improving Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Trials
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Janine and Lucy in The Research Room with the Implement SWATS team - Dr Adwoa Parker, Camila Piccolo-Lawrance and Gloria Mongelli. We explore the...
The BAY Trial: Behavioural Activation to Support Young People's Mental Health
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in The Research Room for our VERY FIRST episode! Lucy and Janine sit down with researchers Emma Standley and Alexandrea Wusu to find out all a...