Period pain (dysmenorrhea) is a very common painful condition that affects more than 40 per cent of women on a regular basis. Symptoms can include pain, nausea, and cramping, and is reported as severe in up to 15 per cent...

The West of England Academic Health Science Network (WEAHSN) is launching its mHealth self-management challenge with the first focus being diabetes. We need your help to describe challenges you'd like solved to help people with diabetes better manage their condition...

IPR Public Lecture Date: Thursday 01 May Time: 17.15-19.00 Venue: 5 West 2.3 (for directions please see campus maps) Speaker: Professor Allyson Pollock, professor of public health research and policy at Queen Mary, University of London Audience: Open to all...

Do you have an interest in research improving health services? The West of England Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) Strategy group is an exciting new initiative bringing together four major partners to ensure a strong and integrated public voice in...

This event provides a unique opportunity to understand more about the new EME funding call in Stratified Medicine in Non-Cancerous Conditions and for clinical researchers, academics and the life-sciences industry to meet and form collaborative partnerships to apply for EME...

Long-term Conditions in Children and Young People Research Writing Workshop, Friday 7 March 2014,  Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London A writing workshop has been developed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and the...

WCLRN are pleased to announce that issue #1 of In Touch With Industry has been published and is available to download from their website.

Psychological Treatments for Chronic Pain: Evidence, Challenges and Opportunities. A Presentation by: Professor Chris Eccleston, at the Bath Pain Forum, Winter 2013. What was presented? Psychological treatments for chronic pain are recommended as part of the gold standard for a...

Researchers at the University of Bath are looking for volunteers who suffer from headaches to help them understand how pain affects their attention, memory, and ability to think clearly. Scientists from the Centre for Pain Research have already studied how...

When? 10 March 2014, 09.30 - 17.00 Where? Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, Coram Street, London WC1N 1HT Are you a nurse, midwife, pharmacist or allied health professional curious about a career in clinical health research, or in the early stages of...