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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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Landmark endometriosis study led by University of Aberdeen
Professor Abdel-Fattah wrote: Congratulations to Prof(s) Cooper and Bhattacharya from Aberdeen Centre for Women’s Health Research (ACWHR) and their research team for completing a land mark endometriosis study led by University of Aberdeen and funded by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) program – NIHR . The study has recently been...
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Medal Exams Winner
Congratulations to Weronika Kukulska who has won not one but two O&G medals in her final year of the MBChB! Weronika was awarded the James Matthews Duncan Medal for the highest score in the O&G medal exam AND the Dugald Baird medal for the highest exam scores + medal score...
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Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research (ACWHR) 6th Anniversary and IWD 2024
The Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research (ACWHR) 6th Anniversary and International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024 celebrations took place on Monday 4th March. The programme included the inaugural Sohinee Bhattacharya Memorial lecture which commemorated our late colleague. ACWHR were joined by staff and students across the University and NHS colleagues in...
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Happy 'Birthday' to Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research
Today (4 March) marks 6 years since the Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research (ACWHR) was launched and the anniversary will be marked by an event which will hear from world-class keynote speakers including Dr Woo Yin Ling and Dr Heather Morgan as well as talks from ACWHR Director Prof...
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Choose your Challenge for Women's Health Research!
Registrations are now open for the 2024 community fundraising events in support of women’s health research: Dates for your diary: ...
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Congratulations Alice!
Congratulations to Dr Alice Mcgee, Clinical Research Fellow at the Aberdeen Centre for Women’s Health (ACWHR) whose abstract has been shortlisted for the Young Scientist’s Award at EUROGIN 2024 EUROGIN - International Multidisciplinary HPV Congress. Alice will present her 5-minute pitch to a jury panel in Stockholm next month. All...
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Commemorative article in memory of Sohinee Bhattacharya
Dr Sohinee Bhattacharya was an obstetric epidemiologist at the Aberdeen Centre for Women’s Health Research (ACWHR), and a valued friend and colleague. Sohinee sadly died on the 3rd August 2023 following a long illness, through which she remained committed to her research, teaching and supporting others at work. Sohinee grew up...
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Happy Retirement, Maggie!
Last week we hosted a retirement tea for our co-director, Professor Maggie Cruickshank, in the MacGillivray Centre where we were joined by many colleagues of Maggie’s spanning the last 20 years. Maggie is a highly respected and well-loved colleague of all here at the Aberdeen Centre for Women’s Health and...
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O&G Medal Exam Winners
Congratulations to our two O&G Medal Exam Winners! Abdel-Rahman Abdel-Fattah won the Sir Dugald Baird Medal, for the best combined marks in the O&G OSCEs year 3-5 MBChB and the Medal O&G exam. Abdel-Rahman said, "I am delighted to have been awarded the Sir Dugald Baird Medal. Sir Dugald Baird is a true legend...