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Inspire Inclusion: research nurses discuss their careers for International Women’s Day
Cambridge research nurses took part in a podcast to discuss what inspired them to work in research and why International Women’s Day is important to them. Read more
No simple choices: tickets now open for our Cambridge Festival panel discussion on privacy and consent in health data research
How is health data used for research? What choices do researchers make when using patient data for their research?
And what impact do those choices have not only on the quality and reach Read more
Candidates sought for NIHR senior leadership posts
Do you want to work for an outstanding organisation at the forefront of Health and Care research delivery?
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is seeking individuals with extensive experience Read more
Study estimates number of patients for potential new Alzheimer’s disease treatments
Clinical researchers at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust have collaborated to model how many patients might receive new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease currently under review.Read more
Cambridge launches clinical trial to test new drug for a rare lung condition
People with pulmonary sarcoidosis are being invited to take part in an international clinical trial at Cambridge University Hospitals. Read more
New trial brings screening for oesophageal cancer closer
A man from Cambridge is the first to join the surveillance part of a clinical trial part-funded by NIHR Cambridge BRC and supported by the NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility, that could see Read more
Cambridge-led study discovers cause of pregnancy sickness – and potential treatment
A study supported by NIHR Cambridge BRC has shown why many women experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy – and why some women become so sick they need to be admitted to hospital.Read more
Paediatric cancers: a researcher’s quest to find answers
Clinician, researcher, teacher, mother: it’s exhausting just listing the many hats that paediatric consultant oncologist Dr Aditi Vedi wears.
But we interviewed Aditi not to find out how she ended up in Cambridge Read more
Research nurse’s poster on complex cancer study wins first prize at public event
Jason Domingo, senior clinical research charge nurse from the NIHR Cambridge Clinical Research Facility has won the poster competition at the NIHR Cambridge BRC open eveningRead more
Newborn babies at risk from bacteria commonly carried by mothers
One in 200 newborns is admitted to a neonatal unit with sepsis caused by a bacteria commonly carried by their mothers – much greater than the previous estimate, say Cambridge researchers.Read more
Patient and Public Involvement Network – next meeting 24 January
Do you work in a PPI role or are you working to involve the public in your practice or research? Join the next PPI network meeting.Read more
Prestigious NIHR Research Professorship awarded to Cambridge researcher
Congratulations to co-theme lead for the NIHR Cambridge BRC Data Science and Population Health theme, Professor Angela Wood, who has been awarded an NIHR research professorship.Read more
Cambridge announced as a major collaborator in new paediatric HealthTech Research Centre
NIHR Cambridge BRC researchers will be supporting a new paediatric research centre hosted by Sheffield, which aims to develop new technologies that improve healthcare in children and young people. Read more
Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia
Cambridge scientists have grown small blood vessel-like models in the lab and used them to show how damage to the scaffolding that support these vessels can cause them to leak, leading to conditions such as vascular dementia and stroke.Read more
Research nurses “the key to study delivery”
The publication of a small research study completed during his Master’s in the early noughties was enough to give Dr Adrian Boyle the research bug.
The Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Addenbrooke’s said: Read more
World-leading Quantitative Genetics Professor to share his insights in lunchtime lecture
One of the world’s leading statistical and quantitative genetics researchers will be talking about some of his work in a lunchtime lecture on 1 December at the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Read more
Top research award for Neuroscience Theme co-lead Prof Hutchinson
Congratulations to our Neuroscience theme TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) co-lead Professor Peter Hutchinson, who has been awarded the Vilhelm Magnus Medal from the Norwegian Neurosurgical Association in Oslo, following delivery of the prestigious Read more
Shaping the future for women with prolapse
Cambridge physiotherapist Claire Brown believes a physiotherapist-led pessary service for women with prolapse could be life-changing – and has embarked on a year-long research fellowship as a first step to investigating this.
Pelvic Read more
Commercial Research update
From Mid-October as part of work to improve the set-up of commercial studies in the UK, local contract negotiation is changing in Stage 2 of the National Contract Value Review (NCVR).Read more
World-first trial to provide hearing for children with rare type of genetic hearing loss launches in Cambridge
NIHR Cambridge BRC is supporting a world-first trial to see whether gene therapy can provide hearing for children with severe to profound hearing loss due to a rare genetic condition.Read more
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