Public Engagement
Here you can find information about recent activities aimed at informing the public about our research. You can also find details of the public engagement activities that took place during our EU Horizon-2020 project "IDentIFY" by following this link.
17th June 2019 - CORDIS coverage of the IDentIFY project, in six languages
11th June 2019 - Professor David Lurie gives the IPEM John Mallard Lecture at the UK Imaging and Oncology Congress (UKIO)
President Professor Mark Tooley presented Professor David Lurie with his certificate for the John Mallard lecture at UKIO2019
20th April – 16th June 2019 Immobile Choreography, by Beverley Hood.Edinburgh based artist Beverley Hood has been commissioned to work with The University of Aberdeen team who are leading the research project, IDentIFY.
From Where Do We See? Craft Skills and Aesthetics in MRI: Public Exhibition by Dr Silvia CasiniThe Small Gallery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/opinion/the-art-of-mri/ The History, Physics, Applications and Future of Magnetic Resonance Imaging: talk by David Lurie
April 18th 2019 Stuff Worth Knowing: The Science of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Professor David Lurie gave an interactive lecture, hosted by the Aberdeen Science Centre
Saturday 8th September 2018. James Ross showed groups from the public the prototype FFC-MRI scanner, provided details of the prototype and answered questions. Lionel Broche explained posters that were on display in the Suttie Centre and answered questions
British Science week 2018:
Cafe Scientifique TalkDavid Lurie gave a public lecture on MRI and FFC-MRI at Waterstones Bookshop, Aberdeen, on 25th October 2017
"MRI scanning: a magnetic window to the body": (Note - FFC-MRI part starts at 37 minutes.) https://www.facebook.com/CafeScientifiqueAberdeenCity/videos/1714259268646482/
Question and Answer Session: https://www.facebook.com/CafeScientifiqueAberdeenCity/videos/1714323031973439/
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TV and Radio
BBC Radio Scotland 21 November 2017 Interview with Prof David Lurie about FFC-MRI on the "Good Morning Scotland" news programme (audio file © BBC 2017). There was also an item on the BBC News web site: New scanner "like 100 MRIs in one" developed in Aberdeen |
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STV news television news item 21 November 2017 Item about FFC-MRI and the first patient scans, including an interview with a patient; broadcast on the STV evening news (video file © STV 2017). There was also an online item on the STV News site: Patients in Scotland first to use new powerful scanner. |
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Original 106 radio news item 21 November 2017 Radio news item on FFC MRI including interview with a patient (audio file © Original 106 2017). |
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SHMU-FM radio interview 24 October 2017 David Lurie was interviewed on Aberdeen local radio station SHMU-FM about MRI and FFC-MRI, during their weekly "Talking Science" programme. You can listen to a recording of the interview here. |
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STV news item 7 February 2013 |
Radio Castle (online station) 18 February 2013 |
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David Lurie was interviewed on "The Password Show with Peter Warren & Jane Whyatt". |
Newspaper Articles
May 11th 2019. Press and Journal feature on FFC MRI, interview with Prof David Lurie. Full PDf here
The Press and Journal 4th May 2019 Scientists turn to north-east women for help testing new type of MRI scanner
The Evening Express 5th July 2018
The Scotsman newspaper 1 December 2017 PDF of the article is here. |
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The Times newspaper (online) 21 November 2017 |
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The Scotsman newspaper (online) 21 November 2017 |
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Evening Express newspaper (Aberdeen) 21 November 2017 City scientists have just what the doctor ordered with MRI scan breakthrough |
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Press & Journal newspaper (Aberdeen) 21 November 2017 |
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Citizen newspaper (Aberdeen) 22 November 2017 |
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Press and Journal Newspaper 8 February 2013 |
The Scotsman Newspaper 7 February 2013 |
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Press and Journal Newspaper 23 March 2007 |
The Scotsman Newspaper 23 March 2007 |
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Online articles
BBC News (online) 3rd May 2019
Volunteers needed for new type of MRI scanner in Aberdeen
BBC News (online) 21 November 2017 |
Twitter Feed - Nicola Sturgeon (First Minister of Scotland) 21 November 2017 |
Radiology "Trade" Articles
Aunt Minnie Europe article February 2013 |
RAD Magazine article March 2013 |
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AuntMinnie Europe radiology web site article on ZF-MRI project. | ![]() |
RAD Magazine medical imaging periodical article on ZF-MRI project. |
General-Interest Articles
Science Scotland article August 2007 |
Innovate Magazine (Aberdeen University) Spring/Summer 2008 |
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Article in the Royal Society of Edinburgh's magazine - see pages 21 and 22 of Issue 6. Also available as Simplified Chinese script. | ![]() |
An article on the project appeared in Issue 2 of the University of Aberdeen's "Innovate" magazine. |
Scientific Publications
These can be found on our Publications page.