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University of Aberdeen named among new NIHR Challenge Maternity Disparities Consortium leaders
The University of Aberdeen is among nine UK universities selected to make up the new NIHR Challenge Maternity Disparities Consortium with the aim of tackling inequalities in maternity care. The research carried out by the consortium will focus on inequalities before, during and after pregnancy. The consortium will also focus on building...
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Celebrating 20 years of CHaRT: the Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials
Remember, remember the 5th of November; this year it wasn’t for Guy Fawkes, but to celebrate 20 years of CHaRT: the Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials! CHaRT staff celebrated the milestone event with a wonderful lunch buffet, a slice of birthday cake and a quiz. They also reminisced with photos of...
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Higher Education Academy - Fellowship Awards Success!
SMMSN staff recently awarded HEA teaching professional recognition.
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New Publication: HPV testing should be included in staging for some head and neck cancers
Professor Lesley Anderson is delighted to be part of this large multi-centre study and to have the work published in the European Journal of Cancer. Oropharyngeal cancer incidence is increasing with human papillomavirus (HPV) linked to the rise. P16 has been suggested as a marker of HPV status but does not...
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STIAS Team Fellowship Success
Congratulations to Lucia D’Ambruoso who is part of a highly prestigious STIAS Team Fellowship award 'Bringing unique data to wicked problems: developing health system models for equitable access to healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa' and will be taking up a residency at Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Study 1 March - 31 May 2025.
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ACE's Shaun Treweek is Top 10 for research impact
Congratulations to Professor Shaun Treweek who has been ranked 8th in the world for impact among researchers working in recruitment. Shaun’s work which looks at, among other things, medical trial methodology, inclusion, efficiency and retention, was found to be among the top 10 in the world by ScholarGPS based on...
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Dr Jennifer Riley selected as a speaker at TEDxAberdeen event
Huge congratulations to Research Fellow Dr Jennifer Riley who is one of 10 speakers selected from a pool of nearly 100 candidates for the always popular TEDxAberdeen event which focuses on the theme of 'identity'. Jennifer was a research fellow on the ESRC-funded Care in Funerals project along with ACE's Professor Vikki Entwistle. The event...
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ACE members preparing for ICTMC24!
A large group of ACE members are currently preparing to attend ICTMC24 next week. ICTMC is the leading international platform for researchers and practitioners to present the very latest in trials methodology. The meeting also offers valuable networking and training opportunities, with 900 delegates from 16 countries attending in 2022. The 2024...
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GPs join University to train the next generation of doctors
GPs from across the north-east are helping to support the next generation of doctors at the University of Aberdeen.
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Thousands of deaths could be avoided with new vaccine
Older people should take a new vaccine to protect them against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) according to new research from the University of Aberdeen and the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research.