• Aswin Chari, Rory J Piper, Ellie Edlmann, Julie Woodfield, Paul M Brennan, Carole Turner, Michael D Jenkinson, Peter J Hutchinson, Angelos G Kolias, and British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative.
• Department of Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Developmental Neuroscience, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
• World Neurosurg. 2022 May 1; 161: 343-349.

AbstractThe UK neurosurgical community has a track record of delivering high-quality, practice-changing clinical research studies, facilitated by a robust clinical research infrastructure and close collaborations between neurosurgical centers. More recently, these large-scale studies have been conceived, developed, and delivered by neurosurgical trainees, working under the umbrella of the British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC). In this paper, we outline the current landscape of large-scale neurosurgical studies in the UK, focusing on the role of trainees in facilitating this research. Importantly, we focus on our experience of trainee-led studies, including the development of the network, current challenges, and future directions. We believe that a similar model can be applied in different settings and countries, which will drive up the quality of neurosurgical research, ultimately benefiting future neurosurgical patients.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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