Working for better outcomes in speech and language for babies with hearing loss – World Hearing Day 2021 Posted: Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Author: Dr Ciara Kelly 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. Read More
Bridging the Gap – January 2021 Posted: Thursday, January 28, 2021 Author: Professor Ian Bruce Professor Ian Bruce rounds up January's news and developments for the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), with a special look at informatics and data sciences. Read More
Bridging the Gap – December 2020 Posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Author: Professor Ian Bruce Professor Ian Bruce gives a round up of December's news and developments for the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Read More
Hearing Health Now – sparking important conversations Posted: Friday, December 11, 2020 Author: Paolo Arru 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. Read More
Bridging the Gap – November 2020 Posted: Friday, November 13, 2020 Author: Professor Ian Bruce In his new blog, Professor Ian Bruce gives a round up of news and developments for the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Read More
Public involvement and engagement in the COVID-19 crisis Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Author: Dr Emily Howlett 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? Read More
Your Path in Research – BRC PhD student – Vicky Smith Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020 Author: Vicky Smith 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. Read More
How do we know what newborn babies are hearing? Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2020 Author: Dr Anisa Visram For Deaf Awareness Week Dr Anisa Visram, Research Audiologist at Manchester BRC tells us how the ‘Ladies in the van’ project has been travelling the UK to meet the challenge of finding out how much impact hearing aids have on babies’ hearing. Read More