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The new Artificial Intelligence centre for Scotland, which will involve HSRU, is launched.
iCAIRD will be a Scottish centre of excellence and focus on the application of AI in digital diagnostics, ultimately enabling better and earlier diagnosis and more efficient treatment for patients. It is also predicted that iCAIRD will create new jobs centred around AI and digital technology in healthcare. The launch event...
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HSRU's Shaun Treweek to speak at meeting on obesity and cancer: Dundee, 27th April 2019
The University of Dundee is hosting a one day meeting on Saturday 27th April on behalf of the NIHR collaboration on cancer and nutrition with support from The World Cancer Research Fund, the Association for the Study of Obesity and The Scottish Cancer Prevention Network. The aim of the meeting is...
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Patients with experience of Kidney Stones wanted
The NIHR funded PUrE trial, led by by Prof Sam McClinton of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, is looking for patients with experience of kidney stones to help give a patient perspective to the research project. The PUrE Trial is managed by the Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT) in HSRU,...
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First anniversary of HSRU representatives receiving the Queen's Anniversary Prize
Health Services Research Unit's (HSRU) representatives had a very special work trip one year ago: they were invited to the Buckingham Palace to collect the Queen's Anniversary Prize for sustained research excellence in healthcare research leading to improvements in academic and clinical practice and delivery of care. Professor Craig Ramsay, Director...
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Dr Callum Kaye to work with HSRU on an NRS Career Researcher Fellowship
Dr Callum Kaye, Consultant in Anaesthesia & Critical Care at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary will be working with Profs Graeme Maclennan and Shaun Treweek on an NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Career Researcher Fellowship linked to traumatic brain injury. The scheme is funded by the Chief Scientist’s Office and awards clinicians in the...
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HSRU Researcher Heads Stateside to Explore Creative Science Communication
HSRU PhD graduate Dr Heidi Gardner has been away from the Unit since Christmas, on the first leg of her Winston Churchill Memorial Fellowship travels. Heidi is one of 150 Fellows from the 2018 program, and her project aims to explore creative communication methods that can be incorporated within the...
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Staff News - February 2019
Welcome to Paul Manson who has joined us as Information Officer. Paul's previous role was as Clinical Librarian for the NHS. Welcome to Gillian Ferry who has joined us as an Assistant Trial Manager.
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Joanna Crocker to present PIRRIST workshop/seminar on Tuesday 19 February.
We are pleased to let you know that Joanna Crocker, a Research Fellow in Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) from the University of Oxford will be in Aberdeen on Tuesday 19 February. Joanna will be running a 90-minute workshop style seminar starting at 11.00am in Level 2 Seminar Room at...
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Open session with Marion Campbell (Foresterhill)
Date: Tuesday 22 January 2019 Time: 10.00 - 11.00 Venue: Polwarth Auditorium
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PhD Opportunity
We have a PhD studentship available, funded by the THIS Institute and to be supervised by Louise Locock and Marion Campbell, on ‘Soft’ intelligence and online patient feedback: Using Care Opinion for NHS quality improvement in Scotland. If you know of anyone who might be interested in applying (or if you’re...