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HSRU staff celebrate British Science Week 2023
In March each year, the British Science Association runs a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths called British Science Week (BSW). By linking this year’s theme of ‘Connections’ with their ‘Smashing Stereotypes’ campaign, it sought to highlight the diverse and inspiring people who work in scientific fields, as...
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HSRU staff celebrate Excellence Award nominations
The shortlist is out for the University Excellence Awards and congratulations go to Katie Gillies and Magda Rzewuska for shortlisting in the Outstanding Research Award: Individuals at Further Stages of Career Development (STEM) and the Public Engagement with Research: Main Award respectively. Fingers crossed for you both and congratulations to all of...
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Scientist receives more than 500K to make clinical trials more patient focused
A clinical trials scientist from the University of Aberdeen has been awarded a prestigious New Investigator Research Grant worth more than half a million pounds to lead a new project looking at improving clinical trials by making them more patient focused.
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Staff News - March 2023
This month, we say a warm welcome to James Swingler who joins our Statistics team. Welcome James, we’re sure you’ll be very happy and successful here!
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HSRU at University of Aberdeen Psychology Networking Event
Katie Gillies and Taylor Coffey represented HSRU at the recent University of Aberdeen Psychology Networking Event. Katie and Taylor populated a stall and developed a presentation of their research, linked to recent publications. They engaged with undergraduate psychology students who were looking for their next career steps and advertised the types...
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Staff News - February 2023
We say a fond farewell in early February to Eilidh Duncan who leaves us to take up a role as Head of Patient Research for Myeloma Patients Europe. Good luck in your new role Eilidh – we’re sure you’ll be a huge success, and we look forward to working with...
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HSRU researchers among those working to improve diversity in trials
Trial teams need to do everything possible to make their trial relevant to the people for whom the results are intended to apply (often patients) and those expected to apply them (often healthcare professionals). In 2017 the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) launched the INCLUDE initiative which...
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Christmas Clinical Trial at Arduthie Primary school
In December 2022, HSRU’s Public Engagement Group (PEG) sent out a Christmas clinical trial activity to one of the local schools in Stonehaven. In the activity pack they included an information leaflet, giving an overview of what clinical trials are and why they are so important, and an activity sheet...
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New Healthtalk site on experiences of Long COVID published
Arising from the CSO funded study led by University of Stirling on Long COVID, which HSRU's Professor Louise Locock was Co-Investigator, a new healthtalk site on experiences of Long COVID has been published. The study is one of four healthtalk.org studies on COVID in the UK and the website offers practical...
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Staff News - January 2023
Joining the Unit this month is Sarah Prowse who will be working with Shaun Treweek and Miriam Brazzelli as a Research Fellow on an NHS Grampian funded project on inequalities and cancer screening. Welcome to HSRU Sarah.