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The first ever clinical trial of medication for the long-term management of the condition commonly known as broken heart syndrome is now underway.

Welcome to Roshani Pawar, who joined us this month as a Programmer. Some of you will already know Roshani from her time with us as a student intern. Welcome back, Roshani, it’s great to have you back in the team! Welcome also to Jing Wen who joined us this month as...

A University of Aberdeen scientist has been selected for a unique initiative supporting Scotland's next generation of research leaders looking to Build Scotland's Green Future.

Welcome to Cindy Leiper and Molly Rivers who both joined us this month as Data Coordinators- welcome to you both, we’re sure you’ll fit right in! We also welcomed Rebecca Seddon to ACE this month as a Statistician. Welcome Rebecca, we’re sure you’ll be very happy here!

Yamma Khalid Aria joined our Stats team at the end of last month. Welcome aboard Yamma – you’re joining a great team in a very successful research centre and we are sure you will love your time with us! Claire Torrens and Neža Javornik both joined us since the last Staff...

Once again a team from the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (ACE) asked the public to take part in the clinical trial ‘Lime or Brine’ during the University’s Founder’s Week Discovery Day event Founders' Week: Discovery Day | Events | The University of Aberdeen. To set the scene: It is 1747 on...

Pina Sorbara has joined ACE as a Trial Manager and Alyson MacNeil will also join us this month as a Trial Manager. Welcome to ACE, Pina and Alyson - we're sure you'll both be very happy and successful here!

Following the horrific attack at Brown University in December 2025 our colleague Kristin, who joined us from Brown, shared her incredibly moving reflections with us at an all-staff meeting. With Kristin's permission we have shared those reflections on our Blog which you can read here.

We welcome a few new members of staff to our trials team this month. Elspeth McDonald, Sreedevi (Sree) Poovathumkadavil and Iwona Kazmierska all joined us as Data Coordinators. Elspeth, Sree and Iwona are all based on the third floor. Welcome to ACE, ladies – we’re sure you will fit...

New research from the University of Aberdeen and the Grampian Regional Equality Council (GREC) has outlined ways to make cancer screening services more accessible to people who may be 'under-served' by the healthcare system.