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HSRU Public Engagement group at TechFest Activity Weekend 2017
Our Health Services Research Unit's public engagement group were delighted to participate in this year's TechFest. TechFest is Aberdeen and the North-East of Scotland's annual festival of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) - and is widely acknowledged as a major event in the annual calendar of the region.
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Successful UK CRC CTU registration for CHaRT
The Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT) is one of 46 Clinical Trials Units that have been successful in their registration as a UK CRC Clinical Trials Unit.
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Dr Brian Power wins Dame Barbara Clayton Award 2017
Brian Power, who completed his PhD with HSRU, was recently announced as the winner of the Dame Barbara Clayton Award for Innovation. The Trustees of the British Dietetic Association award this prize to recognise innovation and excellence in dietetic practice.
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Public Engagement Group wins Marie Curie Award
We were delighted to learn that our Public Engagement Group applied for and has been awarded the Marie Curie Alumni Association (Scotland Chapter) bursary to support Unit engagement activities around the theme of ‘Pioneers’. This is great news, and especially so after another successful May Festival just a couple of...
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Making Improvement Stick: Processes, People and Politics
The Unit held a half-day seminar for key stakeholders in Edinburgh on 31 May: 'Making Improvement Stick: Processes, People and Politics'.
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Prizes for BSc Medical Sciences student
Zoë Skea and Seonaidh Cotton from HSRU, along with Maggie Cruickshank from Obstetrics & Gynaecology, recently supervised a project undertaken by Adrianna Klejnotowska, a medical student at the University of Aberdeen undertaking a BSc Medical Sciences project.
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International Clinical Trials Day 2017: HSRU's contribution to celebrations
International Clinical Trials Day (ICTD) is an annual campaign that helps to raise the awareness of clinical trials and all those involved in making them a success.
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Our public engagement team at May Festival 2017
Our Health Services Research Unit’s public engagement group were delighted to participate in the University’s May Festival again this year. Our team of public engagers took to the Marquee Tent on Saturday and Sunday to randomise festival-goers to mint or fruit polos. We invited volunteers to select a coloured ball...
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Can wearable fitness trackers help you lose weight? Volunteers required
University of Aberdeen researchers are investigating the use of wearable technology to help with weight loss in overweight women.
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Improving clinical trials focus of two new studies
The University of Aberdeen is celebrating International Clinical Trials Day with the announcement of funding for two new research studies, which aim to improve the experience for those who have participated in a trial and to lower dropout rates during trials.