In the first part of this two part episode, CRUK Senior Research Nurse for Wales Mandy Edwards, and Trial Unit Manager for the Clinical Trials Unit at the Health Hospital Cardiff Vianne Britten, are in discussion with Connor, a year 1 student nurse at Cardiff University. They cover topics that roam from the basics of research and its vital role as a core value in healthcare to research nurse careers - exploring the various trajectories that research nurse careers can take.