ACPGBI Research Programme Professionals menu The Dukes' Club for Colorectal Surgical TraineesDukes Executive CommitteeAssociation of Coloproctology Nurses (ACPN)Nurse EducationOrganisations and WebsitesACPN publicationsProfessional ResourcesEarly Years Consultant NetworkWelcome to the Early Years Consultant Network (EYCN)Flourishing in Your Early Years as a ConsultantThe EYCN Mentorship ProgrammeResearch and AuditResearch and Audit CommitteeBowel Research UKAudits and DatabasesTrials and ResearchACPGBI Research ProgrammeACPGBI Undergraduate StudentsAboutMeetingsHow Students Can Get Involved With the support of Bowel Disease Research Foundation, the ACPGBI has successfully nurtured a flourishing research portfolio covering a broad spectrum of research questions. Early incorporation of patients in research has been a trademark of our research programme. Surgical sandpits and Delphi Games We host ‘surgical sandpits’ for brainstorming of research ideas. The sandpits later became known as the ‘Delphi Games’ and were used to develop the Delphi programme. ACPGBI Delphi programme Our thriving research programme is based on research priorities chosen by our members in a Delphi exercise, and used as a model for other professional societies. GRANULE: next generation researchers As well as supporting current researchers, we have invested in the next generation through the GRANULE workshops for medical students.