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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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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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New smartphone skin cancer app could save lives
An AI-enabled smartphone app to help skin cancer patients is being developed by scientists at the University of Aberdeen, thanks to funding of £421,000 from Cancer Research UK.
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ACE team members take part in Doors Open Day 2024
Members of ACE were in the Institute of Medical Sciences last weekend taking part in Doors Open Day. They opened the doors to the clinical studies & evidence synthesis world that help doctors treat patients. The team facilitated activities such a counting pebbles (trial participants), naming studied body parts, picture revealing...
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£1.6 million for University of Aberdeen-led team to trial new drug for ectopic pregnancy
A trial of a new drug for the treatment of ectopic pregnancy, led by the University of Aberdeen, could help hundreds of women every year avoid emergency surgery.
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Staff News - September 2024
Last month we were joined by Laura Moir as a Trial Manager. Laura joins us from Epidimiology so she may be a familiar face to some. Welcome Laura. This month we are joined by Abbie Stephen who will be working as an Research Assistant in Katie Gillies’ team. Welcome Abbie, we’re sure...
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HSRU is changing!
From 1 September 2024, the Health Services Research Unit (HSRU) will become the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation (ACE). All of the work currently undertaken within HSRU will be part of the new Centre, but the new identity makes clear that our scope now extends beyond Scottish and UK borders. The Centre for...
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Staff News July 2024
Congratulations to Emma Berry who graduated from her PhD at the end of June. We hope you had a fantastic day Emma – very well deserved!