Pharmacy collaborates with the Jordan University of Science and Technology

Entitled the International Clinical Practice Research Unit and launched in collaboration with the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), the new research group instils an exceptional climate of collaboration and is the result of a co-initiation of efforts between JUST’s Faculty of Pharmacy and the University's Pharmacy Department.

A COLLABORATION between the University and the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) has led to the development of a new research unit that will encourage and facilitate multidisciplinary collaborations, encourage exemplary clinical research advances as well as fostering a culture of innovation and creativity between the two institutions. 

Entitled the International Clinical Practice Research Unit, the ICPRU instils an exceptional climate of collaboration and is the result of a co-initiation of efforts between the University’s Department of Pharmacy and the Faculty of Pharmacy at JUST. 

Faculty members from the two establishments are conducting research in several specialist areas, Clinical Practice, Pharmacy Practices, Pharmacoepidemiology, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Antibiotic Stewardship, as well as looking for interventions to control healthcare-acquired infections and more.

Research excellence

To enable the multidisciplinary research community to attain excellence, the ICPRU will:

-              Establish a group of experts in clinical specialties to work towards generating high quality research and work with other global research groups

-              Conduct relevant clinical and research training

-              Design and implement collaborative clinical practice research projects

-              Increase awareness on the valuable research conducted at the two universities

-              Provide joint webinars and conferences

-              Create opportunities for conducting research in a global community 

Heading the ICPRU are Professor Sayer Al-Azzam, Dean of JUST’s Faculty of Pharmacy, the University’s Head of Pharmacy, Professor Barbara Conway and the University’s Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy, Dr Mamoon Al Deyab. 

Professor Conway, who also directs the University’s Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Research Centre, said: " Our aim is to enable multidisciplinary collaborations between researchers at both Universities and we see this is an exciting opportunity to work together on issues affecting clinical practice globally." 

The University’s Dr Al Deyab was awarded the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association’s ‘Antimicrobial Management Award’ in recognition of his work to help hospitals establish priorities for controlling the use of specific antibiotics and minimising the spread of healthcare-acquired infections. 

“The ICPRU will bring together scholarly expertise from both universities to create an environment that can enhance research, innovation, multidisciplinary collaborations and enrich best clinical practices,” he said. “We look forward to having a successful partnership and the benefits that this joint initiative will bring”.