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Congratulations to this years winners of the O&G Medals and Prizes: The James Matthews Duncan Medal (highest mark in medal O&G) has been awarded to Thomas Diffley, the Sir Dugald Baird Medal (highest marks in O&G year 3 and 4 summative exams) awarded to Katarzyna Galka & the Arnold Klopper Prize...

A new, user-friendly free IVF prediction tool - powered by national fertility treatment data - has been launched by the University of Aberdeen.

Congratulations to our two Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research (ACWHR) scholarship prize winners for this year. Maryam Al Haddabi has been awarded the Arnold Klopper prize and Tooba Shaker has been awarded the AFZ Giles prize. Congratulations again to both of you and best of luck with your projects!

Congratulations to Dr Alyaa Mostafa who won two awards at this year’s Principal’s Excellence Awards ceremony. Alyaa is this year’s winner of the Excellence in Education Award, winning the Excellence in Assessment and Feedback category. In addition, Alyaa is one of two winners in the Principal’s Teaching Excellence Award. This is an...

The care that women receive following a miscarriage during the second trimester of pregnancy varies according to where in the UK and Ireland the woman is treated, new research shows.

Since its introduction, Women’s Health in a Global Setting the short course ran by Dr Alyaa Mostafa, member of ACWHR, has gained strong recognition for its inclusive and innovative approach to postgraduate education. As the University’s only course dedicated specifically to women’s health, it is delivered through a flexible online...

Congratulations to Dr Shuen Wong for winning best oral presentation at the AMOnGST conference held in Aberdeen on 21st November 2025. AMOnGST is an Obstetrics and Gynaecology resident doctors conference held annually in locations across Scotland. Dr Wong presented a case report of a rare ectopic pregnancy in collaboration...

Dr Andrea Woolner was delighted to share some of the findings from the PASTeL studies (Pregnancy After Second Trimester pregnancy Loss) which she leads in collaboration with Professor Alexander Heazell at the University of Manchester. Their work was presented at the Association of Early Pregnancy Units (AEPU) conference on 13/14...

Some of the AMETHYST trial team were delighted to host a stand at the Association of Early Pregnancy Units (AEPU) conference on 13/14th November in Glasgow. It was great to speak to prospective sites and share information about the AMETHYST trial - an NIHR EME funded double blinded randomised controlled...

Dr Andrea Woolner was delighted to welcome back Profs Alex Heazell and Mark Dilworth from the Tommy's Stillbirth research centre, Manchester University, for a visit to the Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research on the 4th November 2025. The team have collaborated on research including the PASTeL projects funded by...