Research

 

The SBNS activity promotes research activities across the UK neurosurgery community.  Some of these activities are supported by the Academic Committee, which has a long-established structure within the Society.  Its role has evolved over the years, from a focus for clinical academics organising the British Neurosurgery Research Group annual meetings to creating the UK Neurosurgical Research Network and promoting translational research and clinical trials within the ever-evolving climate of modern health care research.  The AC works closely with the British Neurosurgery Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC) and the Neurology and Neurosurgery Student Interest Group (NANSIG) to promote and foster aspiring researchers.  The academic committee also provides and promote mentorship to academic trainee and out of programme research trainees.

The academic committee has three working groups with the following aims: