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We are delighted that HSRU's Katie Gillies and Magda Rzewuska are among the winners of this years 51cg Excellence Awards in the Principal's Prizes for Research and Engagement category. Katie is a winner (joint with Alexandra Johnstone of the Rowett Institute) of the Outstanding Research Award: Individuals at Further...

This month, we say a warm welcome to Ayodeji Matuluko and Naomi Young, who both join Katie Gillies’ team as Research Fellows.  Welcome Ayo and Naomi – we’re sure you’ll be very happy and successful here!

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...

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...

A clinical trials scientist from the 51cg 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.

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!

Katie Gillies and Taylor Coffey represented HSRU at the recent 51cg 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...

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...

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...

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...