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Tim Hardman
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Dr Tim Hardman is the Founder and Managing Director of Niche Science & Technology Ltd., a bespoke UK-based CRO he established in 1998. Tim has more than 40 years of experience in clinical research.
Feeling like you manage a team, but your inbox manages you? Outlook is meant to empower us, but has it instead turned us into reactive responders, outsourcing our memory, judgment, and even leadership to an app? Do you know how you will take back control? www.linkedin.com/pulse/ms-out...
MS Outlook: Between Mastery and Servitude
For many of us, Microsoft Outlook has become not just an application but an organising principle for life. Its omnipresence in corporate environments makes it the de facto interface through which we m...
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February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
As writers we know that sentence length shapes how readers move through a text: it controls pace, emphasis, and, crucially, whether people keep reading. Short sentences pull us forward. Longer ones invite reflection. niche.org.uk/size-is-impo...
Editing tip: Size is important - Niche - Clinical Research Organisation | Niche Science & Technology
Writing that is short is vigorous.
niche.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Efficient document editing using a three-phase workflow. Written long before large language models began offering instant rewrites and automated suggestions (in 2012), this article sets out a thoughtful, disciplined approach to editing and its value niche.org.uk/manuscript-e...
Efficient Document Editing: A three-phase workflow - Niche - Clinical Research Organisation | Niche Science & Technology
You can waste a considerable amount of time when reviewing and editing
niche.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
2025 in Review: Ten Medical Breakthroughs: 🚀 The Year Your Cells Got Smarter, Your Gut Got Chatty, and AI Learned to Explain Itself. www.linkedin.com/pulse/2025-r...
2025 in Review: Ten Medical Breakthroughs
Last year was another remarkable chapter in biomedical science. From discoveries that could reshape how we treat chronic disease to innovations that edge us closer to personalised medicine and regener...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:58 AM
📢 Patient Voice Matters — Even in Your Clinical Study Report. We’ve all focused on endpoints, biomarkers and safety signals — but are we truly capturing what matters most to patients? 🧠👩‍⚕️Read the full article here: niche.org.uk/proscsr
The Growing Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Clinical Study Reports - Niche - Clinical Research Organisation | Niche Science & Technology
Explore the growing role of patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials and how they inform clinical study reports for regulatory and research impact.
niche.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 AM
We recently released the newest version of our Insider’s Insight on Clinical Study Reports. It’s rewarding to see a resource that started as practical guidance continue to evolve alongside the industry and remain genuinely useful. Sign up for your copy: lnkd.in/esRxkD2X
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Rural providers struggle to balance care with systemic poverty. This study explores how financial stress and limited resources overwhelm patient capacity. A vital look at the gap between clinical demands and rural poverty.#RuralHealth #HealthEquity #PrimaryCare link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Healthcare professionals’ perspective on treatment burden and patient capacity in low-income rural populations: challenges and opportunities - BMC Primary Care
Background The challenges of chronic disease self-management in multimorbidity are well-known. Shippee’s Cumulative Complexity Model provides useful insights on burden and capacity factors affecting h...
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February 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Rural providers struggle to balance care with systemic poverty. This study explores how financial stress and limited resources overwhelm patient capacity. A vital look at the gap between clinical demands and rural poverty.#RuralHealth #HealthEquity #PrimaryCare

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February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM