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ACE's 'Lime or Brine' trial - Take 2
As part of the UoA’s Explorathon Discovery Day https://www.abdn.ac.uk/events/22568/, the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (ACE) public engagement group welcomed visitors to the free family-friendly event to discover more about about clinical trials. After the success of the Tall Ships Races Aberdeen 2025, the ACE crew took the ‘Lime or Brine’ trial...
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NIHR publish extended article - 'Come and work here!'
This month has seen the publication of the extended article 'Come and work here!' Exploring the role of local community-led initiatives to improve recruitment and retention of healthcare staff in remote and rural areas. Among the authors of the article are ACE's Louise Locock and Zoe Skea.
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ACE's recruitment to the 'Lime or Brine' trial hits a record high
As part of the UoA’s involvement in the Tall Ships Races Aberdeen 2025, on the 21st July, members of the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (ACE) welcomed visitors from around the world to explore clinical trials in the event’s Discovery Zone at the Castlegate. Donning naval costume, the ACE crew brought...
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Staff News - August 2025
Buse Keskindag left the Unit at the end of June and will be sorely missed. Buse was with us for just over a year, working with Magda Rzewuska Diaz on the KINDER project, Good luck in everything you go on to do, Buse – we’re sure you’ll be hugely...
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A Story of Skin Cancer Across Two Generations
The ASICA (Achieving Self-directed Integrated Cancer Aftercare) project, led by APC's group lead, Professor Peter Murchie and sponsored by Cancer Research UK (CRUK), has been featured in The Telegraph ASICA is a smartphone app designed to make the skin checks adfter melanoma easier and more efficient. In the article, two induviduals...
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ACE aims to recruit members of the public at the Tall Ships festival to the 'Lime or Brine' trial
On Monday 21st July, members of the Aberdeen Centre for Excellence (ACE) public engagement group will be sail-ebrating the Tall Ships Races by taking part in the University of Aberdeen’s programme of maritime themed events based in the Discovery Zone in Aberdeen’s Castlegate: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/events/tall-ships/. ACE’s Public Engagement Group aim to recruit...
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Lord Provost Honours Volunteer Contributions to Health and Social Care Research at the University
As part of National Volunteers’ Week (2–8 June 2025), the Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Councillor Dr David Cameron, visited the University’s Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (ACE) to celebrate the vital contributions of volunteers in health and social care research - without whom, our research would not be possible. Professors Peter Edwards...
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Professor Miriam Brazzelli to present at UK NSC seminar on breast screening and breast density
ACE's Professor Miriam Brazzelli will be presenting at the upcoming UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) seminar on breast screening an breast density on Monday 9 June, 2.00pm to 3.30pm. UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) seminars, held online via MS Teams, are free for anyone to attend. They provide an...
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Graeme MacLennan officially becomes ACE Director!
Huge congratulations from everyone in ACE to Professor Graeme MacLennan, who officially became Centre Director with effect from 1 February 2025, after having been interim Director for the last 8 months. Graeme will retain his Directorship of our Clinical Trials Unit, the Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT), so we will...
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Staff News - April 2025
This month we welcome Adrian Martin (Addy) to our Programming team. Many of you will already know Addy, as he has been working for some years in the DaSH (Data SaveHaven) team, under Katie Wilde. Welcome to ACE Addy, we’re sure you’ll enjoy working here!