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Joint Research Office

A partnership between King’s College London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

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Professional Development

The JRO provides a range of professional development programmes designed to enhance skills and knowledge.

Innovative Efficiency Accelerating Research

The Joint Research Office will create innovative solutions that enhance efficiency and accelerate the initiation and delivery of translational and clinical research. 

Enhancing the Collaborative Culture

The JRO creates the environment to enable solutions to be co-created, tested and implemented accelerating the initiation and delivery of translational and clinical research.

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Communications & Culture

Professional Development

Efficiency Programmes

Working with Partners

Our vision

The Joint Research Office (JRO) facilitates and enhances collaborative research by aligning diverse expertise, optimising resources, and fostering strategic partnerships. Our mission is to support and drive innovative processes and procedures that enhance and accelerate translational and clinical research initiation and delivery and contribute to the advancement of health and wellbeing for the benefit of society.

The work ahead

We are pleased to share the JRO 2027: Strategy & Implementation Plan which describes the work of the JRO for the next two years. An abridged version is also available on the JRO Intranet.

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Research Sponsorship

Simplifying the process of obtaining research sponsorship, ensuring that our studies receive the necessary support and funding promptly.

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Contracting

Implementing more efficient contracting processes to reduce delays and ensure that all agreements are in place quickly and accurately.

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Research Management Systems

Optimising research management systems to improve communication and expedite translational and clinical research initiation and delivery.

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Upcoming Closure of the JRO:  The JRO will be closed from Wednesday, 24th December 2025 until Friday, 2nd January 2026 (inclusive). We would like to wish everyone within our research management and translational & clinical research communities a happy winter holiday and look forward to working with you in the new year. 

8th December 2025: The latest issue of the JRO Newsletter is now available on the JRO Intranet.  Please visit the JRO Intranet to download it. 

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News

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From Diagnosis to Discovery and My Journey Back into Clinical Trials

28 November 2025

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From the Director’s Desk: Hybrid Horizons and Navigating Flexibility in Research Management

20 November 2025

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From the Director’s Desk: The Governance Grid that Connects Strategy, Operations, and Stakeholders

10 November 2025

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From the Director’s Desk: Metrics That Matter in the Race to 150 Days

24 October 2025

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From the Director’s Desk: A Personal Thank You to all our Research Professionals on Their Day

25 September 2025

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From the Director’s Desk: Walking the Tightrope of Change Across Organisations with Purpose.

18 September 2025

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From the Director’s Desk: The Cognitive Commute Through a Multidisciplinary Day

11 September 2025

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From the Director’s Desk: Refreshed, Refocused, and Reconnected

5 September 2025

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