PhDs in Focus: Developing a Core Outcome Set for a rare condition
Author: Zelpha D’Souza
For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Zelpha D'Souza outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project is investigating how to improve clinical trials in rare conditions, as part of the Rare Conditions theme.
PhDs in Focus: How can we improve outcomes for patients with bladder cancer?
Author: Fraser Child
For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Fraser Child outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project focuses on improving outcomes for patients with bladder cancer, as part of the Advanced Radiotherapy theme.
PhDs in Focus: Cancer of Unknown Primary – ‘The nameless cancer’
Author: Holly Cassell
For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Holly Cassell outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project aims to shed light on the identities of unknown cancers, within the Cancer Precision Medicine theme as part of work from a team at the Cancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre.
For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Aoife O’Sullivan outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project is investigating how certain rare developmental genetic conditions affect a person’s thinking, behavioural, emotional and social skills, as part of the Rare Conditions theme.
Embed, Build, Accelerate – Manchester BRC Director’s blog – November 2024
Author: Professor Anne Barton
In her latest blog Professor Anne Barton, Director of Manchester BRC, celebrates the £68.2 million in additional funding awards that we have leveraged in our second year and how they support our vast teams to deliver research which can save, change and improve lives.
PhDs in Focus: The predictive value of extended high-frequency hearing
Author: Melanie Lough
For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Melanie Lough outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project aims to determine the value of the highest frequency range of human hearing for predicting hearing aid fitting outcomes, as part of our Hearing Health theme.
PhDs in Focus: Understanding the risk of developing mental health conditions among children and young people after a cancer diagnosis
Author: Moe Zandy
For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Moe Zandy outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project is investigating the risk of developing mental health conditions among children and young people who have been diagnosed with cancer, as part of the Living With and Beyond Cancer theme.
PhDs in Focus: Enhancing opioid safety – Predicting adverse outcomes in musculoskeletal and post-surgery patients
Author: Christina Diomatari
For our PhDs in Focus blog series, Christina Diomatari outlines how their Manchester BRC PhD project aims to improve the safety of opioid use for patients with musculoskeletal conditions and those recovering from orthopaedic surgery, as part of the Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases theme.