To mark this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, which is taking place on 11 February 2024 and focuses on Sustainable Development Goals, Dr Nisha Nair has written a blog about why sustainability is so important to her and how this relates to the laboratory environment.
Highlighting International Alopecia Day, Dr Matthew Harries, deputy lead of Manchester BRC’s inflammatory hair diseases research programme shines a light on the condition, and shares his insight into BRC research in this area.
In her blog paediatric audiologist Becky Gartside shares the benefits of her 12-week placement within the Hearing Health Theme, and how this has encouraged her to seek out a part-time research position.
On World Hearing Day Melanie Lough, Research Audiologist, discusses her proposed project that aims to widen the use of extended high-frequency hearing testing (audiometry) within NHS hearing services – and how patient and public involvement is helping to shape this research.
For World Hearing Day 2021, Dr Ciara Kelly, Manchester BRC Researcher and Developmental Psychologist, discusses strides made in newborn hearing loss and the importance of babies wearing hearing aids often.
In his blog Paolo Arru, Vocal Project Manager, tells us about Hearing Health Now – a unique and innovative project which aims to spark more conversations around hearing health.
Research across the globe is shifting gears at an extraordinary rate in an effort to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. In these exceptional times, how do we ensure the voices of patients and the public are heard?
The NIHR Your Path in Research campaign supports health care professionals to get more involved in research. For Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, BRC PhD student Vicky Smith shares her work to improve care and treatments for patients with the disease.