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Four musculoskeletal projects awarded funding to ‘pump-prime’ research

Four research projects within our musculoskeletal theme have been awarded a share of £20,000 to ‘pump-prime’ their work.

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Focus on childhood arthritis – Professor Wendy Thomson speaks to Arthritis Digest

Author: Professor Wendy Thomson

In 2020, researchers within our adult and childhood arthritis programmes will be featured in every issue of Arthritis Digest , opening with Professor Wendy Thomson, our Programme Lead forInflammatory Arthritis in Children.

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How we are using data to address health inequalities in research

Author: Gareth Adaway

In the third blog in our ‘addressing health inequalities in research’ series, our Data Management Lead, Gareth Adaway, discusses the role data plays in our work.

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Webinar – Sponsorship advice for trials and studies – 28.04.2020

Part of our regular Rapid Translational Incubator events and webinars, this webinar will provide an overview of sponsorship processes at the University of Manchester.

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Manchester BRC’s emergency genetic test could prevent antibiotic – related hearing loss in newborns

Manchester BRC researchers have launched a trial on a bedside genetic test that will predict whether newborn babies receiving antibiotics in intensive care are at risk of irreversible hearing loss.

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Health inequalities in Greater Manchester – why they exist and what we are doing to address it

Author: Tracy Grey

In the second blog in our ‘addressing health inequalities in research’ series, our Public Programmes Project Manager for Communities and Inclusion, Tracy Grey, discusses some of the health inequalities that persist in our Greater Manchester population and why.

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Dual honours for Manchester BRC Hearing Health Lead

Hearing Health Lead Professor Kevin Munro has become a Principal Fellow of The British Society of Audiology (BSA) and North West Committee Chair of the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme.

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Manchester BRC in unique collaboration to accelerate the development of hearing loss treatments

Manchester BRC Hearing Health Lead Kevin Munro welcomes the launch of the “Hearing Medicines Discovery Syndicate,”a unique collaboration to accelerate the much-needed development of treatments for hearing loss and tinnitus.

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