September 2011

Various updates on the Rehab.Net September e-bulletin. For information see http://www.bath.ac.uk/health/researchsupport/rehab.net/index.html

The Univeristy of Bath is developing new interactivetechnology to help improve the lives of people with dementia, the elderly and disabled people. The University's Department for Health has produced two new applications; In Touch and If Only, and is now...

Researchers at the University of Bath say regulation is needed of smartphone ‘apps’ that claim to help people manage pain, after 85 per cent were found to be created without input from a medical professional. There are nearly 6,000 smartphone...

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Centre for Pain by undertaking a PhD in user design or assisted living.  We will fund a full-time 3 year PhD studentship in either of the following areas:  a) Inclusive design in...

An online calendar of NIHR funding deadlines has been updated and can be found online at http://www.rds-sw.nihr.ac.uk/funding.htm

On the 15th November The Royal Academy of Engineering will host a one-day conference that will address the key challenges and solutions on introducing new technologies to the NHS. Chaired by Professor SIr John Bell FRS HonFREng PMedSci, President of...

A reminder that the next Clinical Research, Audit and Evaluation seminar is on 21st September 2011. Council House, 1 - 2.30pm Rob Benington, Injury Prevention Manager, NHS Bristol: 'Recent Lessons from Evaluations of Injury' Everyone is welcome, tea and coffee...