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Participants in young people’s mental health study co-produce videos about research

In spring this year, young people who had been adopted came together with University of Manchester researchers to produce two videos about their experience of taking part in research.

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Embed, Build, Accelerate – Manchester BRC Director’s blog – October 2025

Author: Professor Anne Barton

In her latest blog Professor Anne Barton, Director of Manchester BRC, focuses on commercialisation, collaboration and co-development in partnership with industry.

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Celebrating our key achievements 2024-25

Demonstrating the impact it has made over the past year, the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre has published a summary of its key outcomes, outputs and progress.

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Young people shaping research: a choice at every step

Author: Mica Komarnyckyj

Mica, researcher from our Mental Health Theme, shares how young people have shaped her research into trauma and brain development.

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AI-powered automated hearing test okayed by scientists

An AI-powered hearing test is reliably able to check your hearing on a computer or smart phone without clinical supervision according to a study by University of Manchester researchers.

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Innovator Insights blog: Advancing dermatology research through industry partnerships with Dr Ali Al-Janabi

Author: Dr Ali Al-Janabi

In this Innovator Insights blog, Dr Ali Al-Janabi discusses how collaborating with industry during his PhD on inflammatory skin diseases advanced his research portfolio, fostered translational impact, and shaped his future direction in personalised medicine for dermatology research.

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Deaf children share insight on what researchers should study next

Deaf children and people with experience of childhood deafness from across the UK have come together to highlight what matters most to children affected by deafness and hearing loss.

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DNA analysis shows colorectal cancer has unique microbial fingerprint

Colorectal cancer is unique in having its own microbial ‘fingerprint’, according to new University of East Anglia research supported by Manchester BRC scientists.

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