Clinical Trial Units
At any one time the University of Oxford sponsors around 1,000 academic designed and led clinical research studies within the EU of which about 150 are interventional trials ranging from phase I to phase IV. The University sponsors approximately 350 further studies outside the EU, largely through its Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health.
Our Clinical Trial Units
We run five UKCRC fully-registered specialist clinical trials units, supporting national, multinational and multicentre trials, ranging from phase I to phase IV.
Clinical Trial Management
Careers in clinical trial management, details of training and development courses and guidance for anyone interested in pursuing a career in trial management.
Participate in a Clinical Trial
If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial, this page contains links to Clinical Trial Units across the University and NHS that maybe recruiting participants.
Latest Clinical Trial News
Trial exploring effects of drug on liver in psoriasis patients recruits first UK patient
28 July 2026
The first patient in the UK has been recruited to a clinical trial investigating how a new drug affects liver inflammation and scarring in people with psoriatic disease using a new non-invasive MRI scanning technique.
First volunteer vaccinated in the world's first Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine trial
24 July 2026
The University of Oxford’s Oxford Vaccine Group has today successfully vaccinated the first volunteer in the world’s first clinical trial of a vaccine designed to protect against Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV).
World’s first Phase I Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine trial launched by Oxford Vaccine Group
13 July 2026
The University of Oxford’s Oxford Vaccine Group has launched the world’s first Phase I clinical trial, BD-Ebov, of a vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV), in response to the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring Uganda.