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Major depression study gathers momentum
More than 500 Aberdeen volunteers have been recruited to a major £4.7million study to understand depression more clearly than ever before.
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Farr Newsletter 19th May 2017
Vacancies for Committee Members: Join the MHRA Independent Scientific Advisory Committee Data Science Industrial Doctorate Funding Call 2017 Article: Using It or Losing It? The Case for Data Scientists Inside Health Care Career Opportunities PhD Studentship - Using "Big Data" to Create a UK Learning Health System for Astma PhD Studentship - Deep Learning Discovery...
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Can wearable fitness trackers help you lose weight? Volunteers required
University of Aberdeen researchers are investigating the use of wearable technology to help with weight loss in overweight women.
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Farr Newsletter 12th May 2017
Support of SPIRE: How SPIRE Will Improve Health Through Data Congratulations to our Deputy Director - Jill Pell Funding Call: Insight 2017 - The Health Foundation Data Science Industrial Doctorate Funding Call 2017 Article: Whose Data Are They Anyway? Can a Patient Perspective Advance the Data-Sharing Debate?
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Improving clinical trials focus of two new studies
The University of Aberdeen is celebrating International Clinical Trials Day with the announcement of funding for two new research studies, which aim to improve the experience for those who have participated in a trial and to lower dropout rates during trials.
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Farr Newsletter 5th May 2017
Informatics for Health 2017: International Delegates Meet Be Part of the Cancer Innovation Challenge! New Website for Asthma UK Centre for Applied Asthma Research Calling all MRC-funded PhD Students! MRC Launches New Mental Health Strategy Blog Article: What Happens When We Don't Have Good Data? New Papers Medication Without Harm: WHO's Third Global Patient Safety ChallengeEducational and...
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University secures clutch of Athena SWAN Bronze Awards
The University of Aberdeen has retained its Athena SWAN Bronze Award for its commitment to gender equality.
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Heart failure more fatal than most common cancers
Heart failure carries with it a higher risk of death than most common types of cancer according to new research from the University of Aberdeen in collaboration with the Universities of Keele, Manchester and East Anglia.
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Farr Newsletter 28th April 2017
Farr Institute Student Wins Award Call Open - PhD Studentships 2017 IJPDS (International Journal of Population Data Science) - The Science of Data About People Pump-Priming Awards in Global Nutrition Research and Global Mental Health Research