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2023
November
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GRO: Research & Development Seminar
-Quality Assurance
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THIS Space 2023
-Save the date for THIS Space 2023, THIS Institute’s annual event bringing together people interested in evidence-based healthcare improvement. It’s free to join and will take place entirely online 29 and 30 November. You can expect: the latest evidence on what works in healthcare improvement, what doesn’t, and why imaginative ways of understanding...
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Adrian Grant Memorial Lecture 2023
-Professor Adrian Grant was the HSRU Director from 1994 to 2007 and an advocate and visionary within evidence based health services research. During his 13 years’ tenure, the unit trebled in size, carrying out studies in areas such as incontinence, hernia repair, hip replacement and the role of vitamin D...
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GRO: Research & Development Seminar
-The importance of diversity in trials and other health research
October
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NHS Research Scotland Conference 2023
This year’s theme is ‘50 years of advancing healthcare’ to reflect the 50th anniversary of the Chief Scientist Office of Scottish Government. More information below: Scotland's Health Research and Innovation Conference | NHS Research Scotland | NHS Research Scotland
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Interdisciplinary Challenges - Open Sessions Day
-An event to highlight the latest developments in interdisciplinary research and education at the University of Aberdeen
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Impact and Qualitative Research
-The Qualitative Workstream in the NIHR Methodology Incubator is pleased to announce a webinar on impact and qualitative research. This webinar is for people at all career stages and levels of expertise. The webinar will be relevant to those with an interest in qualitative research, mixed methods research and team...
July
June
May
January
2022
October
June
May
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HSRU Methodology Workshop: Minimal Importance Differences - Evaluating Their Credibility - 25 May 2022
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SCT 2022 - 43rd Annual Meeting
-The Annual Meeting of the Society for Clinical Trials is a multidisciplinary program with broad participation. The Meeting brings together the clinical trials community from academia, the pharmaceutical and device industries, government agencies, medical groups and centers and clinical research entities. Highlights include: Plenary sessions, topical sessions and contributed presentations (both live...
March
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HSRU Methodology Workshop: Communicating Research Results to Maximise Impact on Policy and Practice
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The Adrian Grant Memorial Lecture 2022 with guest speaker Professor Peter Brocklehurst
-The Adrian Grant Memorial Lecture 2022 will be given by Professor Peter Brocklehurst (Professor of Women's Health, Director of Research and Development, Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit) on 1st March at 1300. Adrian was the Director of HSRU for many years and made significant contributions across the research portfolio. This lecture...
January
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Webinar: The PoINT project - Patient and public involvement in Numerical aspects of Trials
-Trials Methodology Research Partnership Webinar – PPI in numerical aspects of trials (PoINT) Presented by Beatriz Goulao on behalf of the Health Research Board Trials Methodology Research Network Trials and key decisions related to their design, conduct and interpretation are often related to numerical aspects (such as, the difference we look...
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HSRU Methodology Workshop: Using Remote Data Collection Methods to Move Towards Equitable Research
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2021
December
November
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THIS Space 2021 - Save the Date
-Please save the date for THIS Space, THIS Institute’s annual event, which will return this year on 24 and 25 November 2021. Once again the event will be entirely online, but this time over two half days to make sure as many people as possible can join us. Aiming to promote...
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Registration is now open for THIS Space 2021
-THIS Space, THIS Institute’s annual event, is now open for registration. The event will return this year entirely online on the 24 and 25 November 2021, but this time over two half days to make sure as many people as possible can join us. Aiming to promote interdisciplinary and intergenerational exchange...
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iCAIRD Event:"AI In Ethics" Webinar Tues 9th Nov
-iCAIRD are pleased to announce they will be hosting the next upcoming webinar in the ISCF Centres of Excellence seminar series on Tuesday 9th November. The theme for this session will be “AI In Ethics” and HSRU's Rumana Newlands will be among the speakers. For more information please click here
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Member Webinar: Sharing trial results direct with participants using online events
-Our Shaun Treweek and Hanne Bruhn are presenting a webinar for UKTMN members about sharing results with participants via online events. Info and registration: bit.ly/3ofYmNo
October
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NHS Grampian - Quality and Safety in Healthcare Event - 2021
-The NHS Grampian - Quality & Safety in Healthcare Event for 2021 which will be held virtually via MS Teams this year on Tuesday 26 October 2021. Our title for 2021, is ‘Be Civil, Be Safe’ the theme being Civility. This was the theme for last year’s event which was...
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Annual NHS Grampian R&D Conference
-The Annual R&D Conference 2021 is online. This year is focusing on research funded by NHS Grampian Endowment fund. #NHSGRDConf2021
September
July
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2020
December
November
September
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2019
November
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Shared decision-making in planning childbirth - multi-stakeholder research agenda-setting workshop
On 28th November, Mairead Black will lead a workshop in Edinburgh titled ‘Shared decision-making in planning childbirth – multi-stakeholder research agenda-setting workshop’. Dr Katie Gillies and Prof Louise Locock will attend along with leaders in shared decision-making Profs Richard Thomson (Newcastle) and Angela Coulter (BMJ/King’s Fund). Academics with related interest, clinicians,...
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Meeting of the new TMRP Trial Conduct Working Group.
-HSRU's Dr Katie Gillies, Professor Shaun Treweek and Dr Heidi Gardner will be attending the kick-off meeting for the trial Conduct Working Group of the new MRC-NIHR Trial Methodology Research Partnership, of which HSRU is part of. Katie Gillies is a co-lead of the Working Group. The meeting will include three...
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Panel discussion held by ID-Hub in line with World Antibiotic Awareness Week
HSRU's Dr Magdalena Rzewuska will be contributing to a panel discussion held by ID-Hub in line with World Antibiotic Awareness Week. With four other experts she will be answering questions on antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic use and stewardship and highlighting our work in the area to a global audience. This is...
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Edinburgh Clinical Trials Management Course 2019
-Members of HSRU will be attending and helping to support the delivery of workshops at the Edinburgh Clinical Trials Management Course this November. The objective of this two-day course is to provide an introduction to the management of randomised control trials (RCTS), by giving an overview of the standard processes and legal...
October
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UKTMN Trials Managers' Network meeting 22 October in Birmingham
-This event is for UKTMN members only. This years' meeting will take place on Tuesday 22 October 2019, in Birmingham. More details regarding the venue can be found here: https://www.etcvenues.co.uk/venues/maple-house
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NHS Research Scotland Conference returns in Spring 2020 with new venue, format and opportunities to get involved
The strength of Scotland’s research, science and innovation capabilities, and the opportunities to further support rapid advances in healthcare, improved patient outcomes and sustainable economic growth are set to be explored as the NHS Research Conference returns in spring 2020. With a new venue, format, and more opportunities to network, get...
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Save the date - 6-9th October 2019, ICTMC 2019, Brighton
-5th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference 2019
September
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Saturday 28th September 2019 - Soapbox Science Event
-Heidi Gardner will be leading another Soapbox Science event that will take place in the centre of Aberdeen City as part of European Researchers’ Night. Explorathon 2019 offers events across the city centre, bringing Aberdeen's researchers closer to the public through fun and engaging events, talks, comedy and hands on activities....
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HSRU's Public Engagement Group to take part in Explorathon 2019
On the morning of Saturday 28th September members of the Health Services Research Unit will be out and about in Aberdeen City Centre. As part of Explorathon 2019, members of our public engagement group will be in Aberdeen’s “golden zone” on Market Street outside Marks and Spencer’s. There they will be talking...
August
May
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Save the date - NHS Scotland Event 2019
-This year's event will take place on Thursday 30 and Friday 31 May at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow.
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The 4th Annual International Symposium on Advancing the Science and Impact of Audit & Feedback
-HSRU's Craig Ramsay and Beatriz Goulao will be joined at this event by Jeremy Grimshaw to facilitate the workshop titled: Study designs for evaluating effectiveness of audit and feedback Workshop Overview: Considerations in choosing a study design Randomized designs Non-randomized designs Case study examples The 4th Annual International Symposium on Advancing the Science and Impact of...
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"A Trial at Sea" activity to feature at the University's May Festival
-HSRU's Public Engagement Group will again be heading to the University of Aberdeen's May Festival on 21 and 22 May 2019. The group will be putting on an activity called "A Trial at Sea! How to find out which medicines work best". They will re-enact James Lind's first clinical trial with...
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Society for Clinical Trials 40th Annual Meeting 2019 - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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April
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Professor Shaun Treweek to speak at the Satellite meeting for the European Congress on Obesity - Saturday, April 27th 2019
-The University of Dundee will be hosting a one day meeting on Saturday 27th April on behalf of the NIHR collaboration on cancer and nutrition with support from The World Cancer Research Fund, the Association for the Study of Obesity and The Scottish Cancer Prevention Network. The aim of the meeting is to consider current...
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Friends of Aberdeen University Library AGM, followed at 6.30pm by a talk: Testing Times
-New health treatments and medicines are "scientifically proven using tests", but this is not new, in fact it is ancient.
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7th Annual Research Symposium in Edinburgh on 25 April 2019
-HSRU is jointly hosting a symposium with our partners at Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the Health Economics Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen, and the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit at the Chief Scientist Office. Programme includes: Stirling Bryan, Scientific Director, BC SUPPORT Unit, Canada Richard Norris, Honorary Fellow,...
March
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7th Annual Research Symposium in Edinburgh on 25 April 2019
Evidence for Value in an era of realistic medicine Thursday 25 April 2019, 10am to 4pm Programme highlights: Stirling Bryan, Scientific Director, BC SUPPORT Unit, Canada Richard Norris, Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh Irene Oldfather, Programme Director, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland Shaun Treweek, Chair in Health Services Research,...
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Methodological Workshop: "Dissemination - what should researchers do?"
-We would like to invite you to take part in an HSRU methodology workshop entitled “Dissemination – what should researchers do?” facilitated by Paul Wilson from the University of Manchester. This is the second of three HSRU methodology workshops dedicated to the dissemination of research results to different stakeholders. The workshop will...
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Professor Louise Locock will present her interesting research about patient and public involvement on 13 March 2019
-Abstract of the presentation: ‘About 60% of me wants it to happen’. Health researchers talk about their experiences of patient and public involvement. I will present findings from a qualitative interview study with 36 health researchers and research managers talking about their experiences of patient and public involvement; their attitudes...
February
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PIRRIST project workshop/seminar
-We are pleased to let you know that Joanna Crocker, a Research Fellow in Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) from the University of Oxford will be in Aberdeen on Tuesday 19 February. Joanna will be running a 90-minute workshop style seminar starting at 11.00am in Level 2 Seminar Room at...
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Methodological Workshop: Creative Approaches to Communicating with the Public
-We would like to invite you to take part in an HSRU methodology workshop about communicating research results to the public facilitated by Delia Muir from the University of Leeds. This is the first HSRU methodology workshop of 2019 and it will 1 of 3 dedicated to dissemination of research...
January
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HSRU's Professor Louise Locock to give a plenary at ADEGS Conference 2019
-The Annual Conference of the Academic Departments of General Practice in Scotland (ADEGS) will be from 24-25 January 2019. This year the location will be the Carnoustie Golf Hotel in Carnoustie, Angus. Last booking date for this event is 21 January 2019.
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Staff open session with Marion Campbell (Foresterhill)
-Come along to an open session with Professor Marion Campbell, Vice-Principal for Research, and hear about: How we can grow research income Preparedness for REF Promoting excellence in research This session is open to all staff and no booking is required. There will be opportunity to ask Marion any questions you have during the session....
2018
December
November
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Cafe MED - Informing Health Policy: Is it time to celebrate or innovate?
-Professor Craig Ramsay and Professor Mandy Ryan will be at the Suttie Centre, Monday 19 November, 6pm to 7.30pm for this event which aims to bring the public, researchers and clinicians together.
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Café Scientifique: Clinical Trials: The Gold Standard?
Looking for some fun activities this autumn? Come along to Angie's Cafe in Tarland at 7.30pm on Monday 19 November to hear our Heidi Gardner discuss Clinical Trials: The Gold Standard?
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Chief Scientist Office Visit - Funding Seminar
-Venue: Level 7, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill. Speakers include HSRU's Professor Shaun Treweek
October
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Cafe Scientifique - Should clinical trials be compulsory?
-An informal way to engage with the latest topics in science *NEW VENUE - Tempo Café, Bon Accord Centre*
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HSRU to be represented at NHS Research Scotland Annual Conference
We're delighted to again be taking part in the NHS Research Scotland Annual Conference, which this year takes place in Perth Concert Hall on 30 October
September
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EXPLORATHON 28-29 September 2018
-EXPLORATHON will be back for the largest ever public engagement with research event, coordinated across over 300 cities on the one weekend.
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Cafe Scientifique - You are when you eat - how time of eating influences body weight
-An informal way to engage with the latest topics in science *NEW VENUE - Tempo Cafe, Bon Accord Centre*
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Roll up, roll up - it's Snappy Science
-Prof Shaun Treweek from the University of Aberdeen's Health Services Research Unit and Dr Violet Warwick from the University of Dundee's Breast Imaging Research Group will be turning to steampunk to give an exposition extraordinaire on three important decisions that are made in clinical trials as part of TechFest's 'Snappy...
June
April
February
2017
November
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Edinburgh Clinical Trial Management Course
-The Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility Education Programme is delighted to host this year's Edinburgh Clinical Trial Management Course. This two-day course focuses on management of randomised controlled trials (RCTs).
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2017 NHS Research Scotland Annual Conference
Join us in 2017 to celebrate Scotland's dynamic research environment, explore cutting edge science and consider how we translate our research into improved care for patients across NHS Scotland and beyond.
September
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Explorathon 2017 - the 'Explorapolo' trial
-HSRU's Public Engagement Group (PEG) will be 'science busking' in Aberdeen's Golden Zone (outside M&S in Aberdeen city centre) this Friday as part of Explorathon 2017.
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Methodological Workshop: Experience-based co-design
-Experience-based co-design: the development and adaptation of a quality improvement intervention since 2005
August
May
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May Festival
-The Public Engagement Group will be running a mock clinical trial (the Polo Trial).
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HSRU and CHaRT work highlighted at ICTMC2017
-4th International Clinical Trials Methodology Conference, held jointly with the 38th Society for Clinical Trials Annual Meeting
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Methodology Workshop with James Littlejohn: Building Living Cohorts, Computationally Active Living Knowledge Network Secured by a Science Blockchain
-This workshop will be of particular interest to those working in clinical trials, big data/tech, data visualisation and citizen science and those who are interested in developing/embracing new techniques for data collection and analysis, particularly in clinical trials, through peer to peer collaboration and ‘living health’. Facilitator: James Littlejohn, DSensor/Cyber Academy James...
March
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5th Annual Research Symposium
-Evidence for sustainability: Exploring the current evidence underpinning ways to create sustainable health and care systems
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HSRU Methodology Workshop
-Working with SMEs, community interest companies and football clubs on a large-scale international research project
February
2016
November
October
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HSRU Methodology Workshop - Public involvement in research: experiences and learning for the future - Tuesday 25th October 2016
-HSRU Methodology Workshop, Tuesday 25th October 2016, Room 115 HSB from 12:30pm to 2:00 pm. Lunch will be available. Please register your place with Andrea Fraser (andrea.fraser@abdn.ac.uk) Dr Bridie Angela Evans “Public involvement in research: experiences and learning for the future” In the workshop, Bridie will describe how we have involved public and patient...
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No smoke without e-cigarettes
-Café Variété - meet world leading experts in an informal environment
September
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Explorathon in the City Centre
-Come and meet the experts.
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Digital Dilemmas: Debating the pros and cons of new health technologies
-Join Dr Heather Morgan to discuss the good, the bad and the invasive in modern health technology.
July
June
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Young Researchers using Statistics Symposium 2016
-The Young Statisticians' Section of The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) Highland Local Group are pleased to introduce an exciting new annual symposium for 'Young Researchers using Statistics' (YRS).
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Hot Topics in Health Services Research
-Presentations will be held on hot topics in Evidence Synthesis and in Clinical Trials.
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HSRU Conference - 7th June 2016
-Registration is now open for the HSRU Conference taking place on 7 June 2016 at King’s College Conference Centre. The theme of the conference is “Hot topics in Health Services Research” which will include a celebration of the life and work of Professor Adrian Grant. HSRU Conference Programme Confirmed speakers include: Sir Iain...